Credits:

Schubert / Gonzales / Maa

Description:

Christie’s definitive masterful performance of Rameau’s great masterpiece “Plate” is now available on CD! Christie’s CD of Rameau’s masterpiece “Plate,” which he has loved for more than 50 years since his youth, was recorded at the Theater an der Wien in December 2020 under the direction of Robert Carsen (Carsen’s long-awaited production of “Plate” was presented as a new production in 2014. (Carsen’s long-awaited production of “Plate” was staged as a new production in 2014, but Paul Agnew conducted that production due to Christie’s indisposition. This is a reprise under Christie’s direction.) While studying at Harvard, there was a time when Christie was unsure whether or not he would continue with music as a professional performer, but after hearing a recording of Rameau’s opera, he thought that if he had not continued with music, he would never have performed these works and would