ANDRE CARDINAL DESTOUCHES

Callirhoé tragédie lyrique (version 1743)

 

Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Cyril Auvity, Joao Fernandes, Ingrid Perruche, Renaud Delaigue, Stéphanie Revidat

Le Concert Spirituel / Hervé Niquet

 

Recorded at the Grande Salle of the Arsenal de Metz, France, in February 2006

 

André Cardinal Destouches… not exactly a name that automatically generates much recognition. Destouches was, in his time, one of the clear and unequivocal leading figures of French opera along with other composers from the early 18th century such as Desmarest, Campra and Marin Marais. Under the direction of Hervé Niquet, this opera will undoubtedly find a new lease of life. Benefiting from an inspired cast of highly talented young soloists, the musicians of Le Concert Spirituel and new research from the Centre de Musique Baroque in Versailles, this recording reveals for us a moving tragedy in which love, jealousies, power and a noble generosity of spirit are embraced and merged into one captivating whole.

 

Booklet texts in English - French - Spanish

 

Glossa 2cds GCD9216122