Marie Lys
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New. Lully: Proserpine
Marie Lys (Proserpine), Ambroisine Bré (Arethusa), Jean-Sébastien Bou (Crinise), Véronique Gens (Ceres), Nick Pritchard (Mercury), Laurence Kilsby (Alphée); Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Marie Lys makes much of the few opportunities she is given...this penultimate instalment in Christophe Rousset's magnificent survey of Lully's operas should not be missed. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Record Review, 27th June 2026, Record of the Week
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New. Inexorable amour. Haendel: Cantates virtuoses
Marie Lys (soprano), Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Gaétan Jarry
Lys gives a superb account of all four cantatas. She brings freshness, clarity and luminous high notes to the virtuosic sections, and intensity and sensitivity to the reflective passages. —
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Special offer. Lully: Atys
Reinoud Van Mechelen (Atys), Marie Lys (Sangaride/Flore), Ambroisine Bré (Cybèle), Philippe Estèphe (Célénus)
Les Talens Lyriques, Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Christophe Rousset
The instrumentalists of Les Talens Lyriques brilliantly tease out the drama...but the ultimate glory is Rousset ’s playing of the harpsichord, to which he gives its own affective voice – rejoicing... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, Opera Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Winner - Complete Recording
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Special offer. Rameau: Platée
RecommendedZachary Wilder (tenor), Marie Lys (soprano), Cyril Costanzo, Cécile Achille, David Witczak, Mathias Vidal (tenor), Alexandre Duhamel (baritone), Juliette Mey, La Chapelle Harmonique, Valentin Tournet
The satire which director Valentin Tournet draws from his artists feeds off their virtuosity. Vidal relishes Platée's self-delusion with added trills, bouncy runs and moaning slides that showcase... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Arsilda
Benedetta Mazzucato (Arsilda), Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Lisea), Marie Lys (Mirinda), Shira Patchornik (Nicandro), José Coca Loza (Cisardo), Nicolò Balducci (Barzane), Leonardo Cortellazzi (Tamese)
La Cetra Basel, Andrea Marcon
Vivaldi actually reserves his most highly charged music for the more complex character of Lisea, ardently sung here by mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya who draws on an expressive palette... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2025, Opera & Stage Choice
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Lully: Thésée
Mathias Vidal (Thésée). Karine Deshayes (Médée), Deborah Cachet (Aeglé), Marie Lys (Cléone/Cérès), Bénédicte Tauran, (La Grande Prêtresse de Minerve), Thaïs Raï-Westphal (Dorine/Venus), Les Talens Lyriques, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Christophe Rousset
Rousset and his performers are lithe and imaginative. A well-chosen cast make much of Lully's expressive recitative. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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International Opera Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Argippo
RecommendedEmőke Baráth (soprano), Marie Lys (soprano), Delphine Galou (contralto), Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano), Luigi De Donato (bass), Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
Scholarship aside, what counts is whether Fabio Biondi directing Europa Galante finds satisfying music theatre in this collage. And so he does...Vivaldi’s musical fingerprints are everywhere... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, Opera Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th December 2020
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Special offer. Vivaldi: Serenata A Tre, Rv690
Marie Lys (Eurilla), Sophie Rennert (Nice), Anicio Zorzi Giustiani (Alcindo), Abchordis Ensemble, Andrea Buccarella
The music is a delight throughout, and the performance mainly of a high standard. Marie Lys is a spirited Eurilla...In all, Andrea Buccarella, his soloists and his vibrant Abchordis Ensemble... —
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Special offer. Philippe d'Orléans: Suite d'Armide ou Jérusalem délivrée
Marie Lys (soprano), Véronique Gens (soprano), David Witczak, Nicholas Scott, Fabien Hyon, Gwendoline Blondeel, Victor Sicard, Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Cappella Mediterranea, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón
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Special offer. Cimarosa: l'Olimpiade
Josh Lovell (Clistene), Rocio Pérez (Aristea), Mathilde Ortscheidt (Licida), Alex Banfield (Aminta), Maite Beaumont (Megacle), Marie Lys (Argene)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Young Spanish coloratura Rocío Pérez (Aristea) is the standout singer in Rousset's excellent cast, with a bell-like core, easy lyricism, searing emotionalism, leaping staccato proficiency and... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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