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Elisabeth Jacquet De La Guerre: Cephale Et Procris

Reinoud Van Mechelen; Ema Nikolovska; Deborah Cachet; Marc Mauillon; A Nocte Temporis; Choeur de Ch

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CVS119

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Release Date:  09 February 2024

Label:  Outhere / Chateau Versailles

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  3760385430249

Genres:  Classical  Opera  

Composer/Series:  Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre

  • Description

    1694: the first French opera composed by a woman is premiered at the Academie royale de musique. The fateful destiny of the Greek lovers, driven to blindness and horror by the gods: Cephalus will kill Procris, whom he believes to be unfaithful, and himself... A virtuoso harpsichordist much appreciated by Louis XIV, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre chose to become a composer at a time when such freedom was virtually unheard of for a woman. Her gamble paid off, with six performances and the admiration of posterity: this flamboyant work has finally been brought back to the public by Reinoud van Mechelen.

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