Lully - Acis et Galatee
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Label: Aparte
Cat No: AP269
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 14th October 2022
Contents
Artists
Cyril AuvityAmbroisine Bre
Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Deborah Cachet
Benedicte Tauran
Robert Getchell
Enguerrand de Hys
Philippe Estephe
Choeur de chambre de Namur
Les Talens Lyriques
Conductor
Christophe RoussetWorks
Acis et GalateeArtists
Cyril AuvityAmbroisine Bre
Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Deborah Cachet
Benedicte Tauran
Robert Getchell
Enguerrand de Hys
Philippe Estephe
Choeur de chambre de Namur
Les Talens Lyriques
Conductor
Christophe RoussetAbout
This opera, an undoubted dramatic success, gives the orchestra an important part, expressively evoking, for example, the giant’s cries of anger, the terror of the chorus, and the lovers’ hasty flight in Act III. It includes some magnificent pieces, including the final passacaille, as well as inventive treasures, such as duet for hautes-contre (high tenors) “Ah! je succombe au tourment qui m'accable”, or the burlesque march that accompanies the entry of Polyphemus and his fellow cyclopes, conveying their uncouthness. But the loveliest pieces in the score are for Galatea: “Enfin, j’ai dissipé la crainte”, for instance, or “Que ne puis-je expirer après ce coup funeste?”. Lully died in March 1687, a few months after the première, leaving Achille et Polyxène unfinished.
Cast:
Prologue
- Diane: Ambroisine Bré
- L’Abondance: Bénédicte Tauran
- Comus: Robert Getchell
- Apollon: Cyril Auvity
- Une Dryade: Deborah Cachet
- Un Sylvain: Philippe Estèphe
Pastorale
- Acis: Cyril Auvity
- Galatée: Ambroisine Bré
- Polyphème: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
- Aminte, une Naïade: Deborah Cachet
- Scylla, une Naïade: Bénédicte Tauran
- Télème: Robert Getchell
- Tircis, le Prêtre de Junon: Enguerrand de Hys
- Neptune: Philippe Estèphe
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