by Véronique Gens, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset · Virgin Classics · CD · EAN 0094634676229
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«Tragédiennes» is a recital by soprano Véronique Gens with Les Talens Lyriques, conducted by Christophe Rousset, released by Virgin Classics on CD and sung in French.
It brings together scenes and arias from operas by Lully, Campra, Rameau, Mondonville, Leclair, Royer, and Gluck, alongside orchestral excerpts. It includes music from the two versions of «Armide», by Lully and Gluck, as well as passages from «Hippolyte et Aricie», «Castor et Pollux», and «Scylla et Glaucus».
This 2006 edition has a running time of 70 minutes and 5 seconds. The booklet includes an essay, the sung texts, and translations.
For listeners interested in French opera of the 17th and 18th centuries and in the soprano repertoire.
