Reinoud Van Mechelen: Cephale Et Procris - COMPACT DISCS

Reinoud Van Mechelen: Cephale Et Procris - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Cephale Et Procris

Artist:

Reinoud Van Mechelen

Label:

Chateau Versailles

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

3760385430249

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2024-02-16

Number of Discs:

2

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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