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An opera of adventurous and lavish scope, Rameau’s magical Achante et Céphise receives its world premiere recording – 270 years after its staged premiere at the Académie royale de musique in celebration of the birth of Louis XV’s grandson. The first French opera to feature clarinets, it offers a rich sequence of choruses, ballets and virtuoso ariettes and opens with a celebratory overture which includes a graphic musical depiction of a fireworks display. Alexis Kossenko conducts tenor Cyrille Dubois and soprano Sabine Devieilhe in the title roles, Les Ambassadeurs – the orchestra he founded in 2010 – and the choral singers of Les Chantres du CMBV (Centre de musique baroque de Versailles).
Featured artists:
Cyrille Dubois, David Witczak, Judith Van Wanroij, Jehanne Amzal, Artavazd Sargsyan, Arnaud Richard, Marine Lafdal-Franc, Anne-Sophie Petit, Floriane Hasler, La Grande Ecurie, Les Ambassadeurs, Olivier Scheneebeli, Les Chantres Du Centre De Musique Baroque De Versailles