The divertissements of the French court, renowned throughout Europe, were at their height during the reign of Louis XIV (1638-1715). Earlier genres, especially the air de cour and the air de ballet,...
Venus, irritated by the young mortal Psych? whose beauty radiates all across the world, dispatches Cupid to impose a thousand trials upon her, which the young victim triumphs over to the point of...
Nearly a century after it's composition, Lully's Pers?e was recreated in 1770 to mark an exceptional event: the inauguration of the Royal Opera House at Versailles Palace, built to celebrate the...
Lully / Ricci / Laurens / Simphonie Du Marais Lully: Amadis CD1. Prologue - Ouverture 2. Ah J'entends Un Bruit Qui Nous Presse de Nous Rassembler 3. Esprits, Empress??S a Nous Plaire 4. Premier Air 5...