La Captive du Sérail

N°58

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Sometimes captives, slaves or in love and full of courage, the soprano Florie Valiquette lends her voice to a great number of characters of the gallant turqueries of the 18th century, accompanied by Gaétan Jarry and the Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal. More details

LA CAPTIVE DU SERAIL

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
Florie Valiquette, soprano

Gaétan Jarry, conductor

Works by Grétry, Mozart, Gluck, Philidor, Monsigny, Gibert

Here are the Oriental Turqueries galantes of the Opéra Comique, where the lovers are captured by Corsairs and held as prisoners: the Harem for the Belle and the galleys for her knight… These enslaved Christians captivated the artistic imagination, which mixed the Thousand and One Nights and slave traders in amorous intrigues where the Sultan is deceived in his Seraglio! The young soprano Florie Valiquette embodies these captive heroines, marked by love, despair and courage, while Gaétan Jarry offers the Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal the bright colours and frenzied rhythms of Oriental fantasy, from Grétry to Mozart!

Recorded from 20 to 23 December 2020 at the Salle des Croisades, Château de Versailles

Booklet in French/English/German - Duration: 62'07

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