JEAN-PHILIPE RAMEAU:
LES INDES GALANTES
Get ready for a truly star-studded cast! The opera will be staged in the newly renovated Centrum Jízdárna in Znojmo—an architecturally exceptional venue that blends contemporary design with original historical elements and is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and lighting technology. The production of Les Indes galantes will be among the very first major projects to inaugurate this new space. Audiences can look forward to an extraordinary artistic experience in a truly unique setting unlike any other in the region.
Choose from three dates:
J.P. Rameau: Les Indes galantes – premiere
In 1735, Jean-Philippe Rameau unveiled in Paris a work that profoundly redefined the concept of opera. Les Indes galantes is not a tale of a single hero or a linear plot, but rather a dazzling Baroque kaleidoscope in which four contrasting tableaux unfold — visions of Turkey, Persia, Peru, and North America as imagined through the lens of 18th-century exoticism. What unites these scenes is a single, timeless idea: love as a force that transcends cultural boundaries and reconciles human difference. Set to a libretto by Louis Fuzelier, the opera premiered on August 23, 1735, at the Palais-Royal Theatre in Paris. Now, this masterpiece returns in an authentic interpretation on period instruments, featuring an exceptional ensemble of soloists.
Painting by Bernardo Bellotto (1720–1780): Le Turc généreux, a ballet from Rameau’s Les Indes galantes, exhibited at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
J.P. Rameau: Les Indes galantes – repeat performance
In 1735, Jean-Philippe Rameau unveiled in Paris a work that profoundly redefined the concept of opera. Les Indes galantes is not a tale of a single hero or a linear plot, but rather a dazzling Baroque kaleidoscope in which four contrasting tableaux unfold — visions of Turkey, Persia, Peru, and North America as imagined through the lens of 18th-century exoticism. What unites these scenes is a single, timeless idea: love as a force that transcends cultural boundaries and reconciles human difference. Set to a libretto by Louis Fuzelier, the opera premiered on August 23, 1735, at the Palais-Royal Theatre in Paris. Now, this masterpiece returns in an authentic interpretation on period instruments, featuring an exceptional ensemble of soloists.
Painting by Bernardo Bellotto (1720–1780): Le Turc généreux, a ballet from Rameau’s Les Indes galantes, exhibited at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
J.P. Rameau: Les Indes galantes – last performance
In 1735, Jean-Philippe Rameau unveiled in Paris a work that profoundly redefined the concept of opera. Les Indes galantes is not a tale of a single hero or a linear plot, but rather a dazzling Baroque kaleidoscope in which four contrasting tableaux unfold — visions of Turkey, Persia, Peru, and North America as imagined through the lens of 18th-century exoticism. What unites these scenes is a single, timeless idea: love as a force that transcends cultural boundaries and reconciles human difference. Set to a libretto by Louis Fuzelier, the opera premiered on August 23, 1735, at the Palais-Royal Theatre in Paris. Now, this masterpiece returns in an authentic interpretation on period instruments, featuring an exceptional ensemble of soloists.
Painting by Bernardo Bellotto (1720–1780): Le Turc généreux, a ballet from Rameau’s Les Indes galantes, exhibited at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
A Message from the Festival President:
“In 2026, we have prepared a true musical delicacy for opera lovers. It is an opera-ballet by the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau—an exceptional Baroque masterpiece, which we present, as every year, in our own original directorial interpretation. This production will be created specifically in Znojmo and will be premiered in the new and unique venue of the Riding Hall at the Louka Monastery.”
Jiří Ludvík, Festival President
Cast:
Adam Plachetka
Jean-François Lombard
Hana Blažíková
Lenka Máčiková
Doubravka Novotná
Michal Marhold
Tomáš Král
Vojtěch Semerád
Conductor: Tomáš Netopil
Director: Tomáš Ondřej Pilař
Choreography: Martin Šinták
Orchestra: SILENTIUM! Ensemble
