Castor & Pollux

Castor & Pollux

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 5, 2011

Runtime

2h 35m

Genres

Music

User Score

50%

Original Title

Castor & Pollux

Production Companies

De Nederlandse Opera, Opus Arte

Director

Pierre Audi

Description

Recorded at the Musiektheater, Amsterdam on 21 & 25 January 2008. Performed by De Nederlandse Opera, composer Jean-Philippe Rameau's renowned tragedy "Castor et Pollux" tells the myth-based story of the selfless love between two brothers: Castor, who is mortal, and the immortal Pollux. When Castor dies trying to prevent the kidnapping of the woman he loves, Pollux decides to become mortal and replace his brother in the Underworld. Finnur Bjarnason, Henk Neven and Anna Maria Panzarella star.