Jean-Jacques Rousseau hailed Platée as “the best musical play ever to be heard in our theatres.” In Robert Carsen’s production, the mythological events take place in the world of Parisian haute couture and Jupiter is portrayed as the fashion god Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) – who has now really been transferred up to Olympus. This ingeniously apt transposition of this satirical opera into the modern day has long been a hit! The renowned specialist in baroque music, William Christie, conducts his Les Arts Florissants, the Arnold Schoenberg Chor and a fantastic cast.

“A candy-coloured baroque dream” – Salzburger Nachrichten

“A must-see - and not only for fashion freaks!” – Bühne

Bonus: Interviews with Marcel Beekman, Nicolas Paul (Choreographer), Gideon Davey (Set and Costume Designer), William Christie and Robert Carsen

Cast:
- Platée: Marcel Beekman
- La Folie: Jeanine de Bique
- Thespis / Mercure: Cyril Auvity
- Momus / Cithéron: Marc Mauillon
- Jupiter: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
- Amour / Clarine: Emmanuelle de Negri
- Junon: Emilie Renard
- Thalie: Ilona Revolskaya
- Mommuss: Padraic Rowan

Stage director: Robert Carsen
Set & costume designer: Gideon Davey
Lighting designers: Robert Carsen, Peter van Praet
Choreographer: Nicolas Paul
Dramatic advisor: Ian Burton
Video director: Davide Mancini

Recording date: Theater an der Wien, December 2020
Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Picture: NTSC, 16:9
Subtitles: French (original language), English, German, French, Korean, Japanese (Bonus: English, German)
Booklet: English, German, French
Total running time: 170 mins (Opera: 138 mins + Bonus: 32 mins)