Alceste ou Le Triomphe d'Alcide

N°149

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In 1674, Lully and Quinault premiered Alceste, a tragic opera that blends Greek mythology with Baroque style, which was met with success at the court of Louis XIV. The opera played a key role in establishing tragic opera as a major genre. Stéphane Fuget, with Les Epopées and the Chœur de l’Opéra Royal, masterfully brings this world of love and sacrifice to life.More details

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687)
Alceste ou Le Triomphe d'Alcide

A lyric tragedy in a prologue and five acts, with a libretto by Philippe Quinault, first performed at the Palais-Royal in Paris in 1674.

Gens · Berg · Auvity · Worms · Poul · Vermot-Desroches · Buffière · Lefilliâtre · Mey · Achille

Les Épopées
Chœur de l’Opéra Royal
Stéphane Fuget, conductor

In 1674, Lully and Quinault unveiled a new collaboration : Alceste, a tragédie en musique combining the dramatic power of the Greek myth from which it was inspired with the musical richness of the French Baroque. Despite criticism from the rivals of Lully and Quinault, this opera seduced the court of Louis XIV, reinforcing the new genre of the tragédie en musique. Stéphane Fuget explores
a world where love, sacrifice and duty intertwine, supported by sumptuous arias and choruses of unprecedented expressivity, sublimely performed by Les Epopées and the Chœur de l'Opéra Royal.

Recorded from January 26th to 29th 2024 in the Crusades Room at the Palace of Versailles.

Booklet French/English/German - Duration : 179'33

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