Hippolyte and Aricie (Paris National Opera)

November. 11,2014

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Topi Lehtipuu and Anne-Catherine Gillet star in the 2012 Opera National de Paris production of Jean-Philippe Rameau's opera Hippolyte et Aricie. Also starring Sarah Connolly and Stephane Degout.

Topi Lehtipuu as Hippolyte

Sarah Connolly as Phédre

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