Rebel / Francoeur / Fouchecourt / Murphy / Sharp Zelindor CD

First performed at Versailles in 1745, the opera ballet Zelindor is a delightful rococo pastorale which found favour with Louis XV' mistress, Madame de Pompadour, no doubt because it's story about a king who loves a commoner reflected her own situation. Opera Lafayette?s 2007 revival was hailed as ?brilliant÷ by The Washington Post, which praised the soloists, headed by Jean-Paul Fouch?court, and chamber chorus who ?sang with a gusto matched by the orchestra?s rhythmic pungency÷. This is the work?s world premi?re recording with full orchestra and chorus.