Alceste (2015): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2015, Alceste is a notable film.

What it’s about. Under the baton of the excellent conductor Guillaume Tourniaire, Gluck’s most original tragedy comes to Venice’s most celebrated theater in a production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. After successive triumphs in the Viennese scene of the 1760s, over the course of the 1770s Gluck met with a new series of successes in France. Aiming to establish himself in the French musical scene as a genius of musical storytelling, he took the challenge head on, appropriating selected Lullian librettos from the previous century to his own dramatic ends. He did just this with Alceste, one of Quinault’s most acclaimed texts, setting it to his own music. This production of the tragic three-act opera stars Marlin Miller (Admeto) and Carmela Remigio (Alceste) in the roles of the self-sacrificing royal couple.

Who’s in it. Alceste stars Marlin Miller, Carmela Remigio, Ludovico Furlani and Anita Teodoro, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Alceste page.