by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet · Alpha · CD · EAN 3760014199677
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«Persée 1770» is the recording of the opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully performed by Le Concert Spirituel and Hervé Niquet, released by Alpha in 2017 on 2 CDs.
The 1770 version of Lully's tragedy in music «Persée» with a libretto by Quinault, which inaugurated the Royal Opera of Versailles for the wedding of the future Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Recorded in 2016 on that stage, it features Mathias Vidal, Hélène Guilmette and Katherine Watson, with Le Concert Spirituel conducted by Hervé Niquet.
Recording made on 15 and 16 April 2016 at the Royal Opera of Versailles, with the participation of the CMBV. Edition of 2 CDs with libretto; catalogue ALPHA 967.
Will appeal to fans of Baroque opera and historically informed recordings of eighteenth-century French repertoire.
