Title from disc label. Program notes in English, German and French and librettos with English and German translations in container. Amanda Forsythe, Teresa Wakim, Dorothee Mields, sopranos ; Mireille Lebel, mezzo-soprano ; Aaron Sheehan, Zachary Wilder, Jason McStoots, tenors ; Jesse Blumberg, baritone ; Douglas Williams, bass-baritone ; Boston Early Music Festival vocal & chamber ensembles ; Paul O'Dette, Stephen Stubbs, conductors. Recorded 2013 July 1-6 Sendesaal Bremem.
Summary:
In cooperation with the Boston Early Music Festival, cpo is releasing two baroque operas by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, works proving to be both complex and highly entertaining. Charpentier wrote an impressive number of sacred works; the number of secular works is considerably smaller, but similarly varied. These two works are genuine standouts. The BEMF once again presents a marvelous cast of young soloists for the interpretation of these two vibrant operas.
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