Château de Versailles Spectacles
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Special offer. Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre: Cephale Et Procris
Lore Binon (soloist), Gwendoline Blondeel (soloist), Marc Mauillon (soloist), Lisandro Abadie (soloist), Wei-Lian Huang (soloist), Deborah Cachet (soloist), Samuel Namotte (soloist), Laurent Bourdeaux (soloist), Pauline De Lannoy (soloist), Gert-Jan Verbueken (soloist), Ema Nikolovska (soloist),...
A Nocte Temporis’s playing applies finesse to juxtaposed sensuality and energy... Reinoud van Mechelen juggles functions as conductor and flexible high tenor impressively. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. John Corigliano: the Ghosts of Versailles
RecommendedChœur et danseurs du Festival de Glimmerglass, Peter Morgan, Glimmerglass Festival Choir, Jonathan Bryan, Teresa Perrotta, Ben Schaefer, Kayla Siembieda, Brian Wallin, Christian Sanders (soloist), Emily Misch, Joanna Latini, Spencer Britten, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Joseph Colaneri
You cannot but admire the commitment that Joseph Colaneri and the musicians of the Orchestra de l’Opéra Royal bring to a score that looks as much backwards as forwards. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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2 CDs + DVD Video + Blu-ray Audio
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria
Filippo Mineccia (soloist), Alex Rosen (soloist), Ambroisine Bré (soloist), Marie Perbost (soloist), Lucile Richardot (soloist), Pierre-Antoine Chaumien (soloist), Cyril Auvity (soloist), Juan Sancho (soloist), Valerio Contaldo (soloist), Marielou Jacquard (soloist), Jörg Schneider (soloist), Fabien...
Such is the power of Richardot’s magnificent performance that it might have swamped all else. That it does not is tribute to a splendidly accomplished cast...truly a unique performance, one... —
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Opera, September 2022, Disc of the Month
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Testamento. Vespro della Madonna 1643
Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre
the quality of the composer’s late Venetian-period sacred works shines throughout this opulent recording made in the chapel at Versailles. —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2025, Musique Baroque Vocale
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Special offer. Haendel: Sosarme
Rémy Brès-Feuillet (Sosarme), Sarah Charles (Elmira), Éléonore Pancrazi (Erenice), Logan Lopez Gonzalez (Argone), Nicolò Balducci (Melo), Giacomo Nanni (Altomaro); Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Marco Angioloni (Haliate/conductor)
the show is almost stolen by the villain Altomaro, whose rather cheerful arias (one adapted from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo) are dispatched by Giacomo Nanni with real flair.…You could wish for... —
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Special offer. Gretry: Richard Coeur de Lion
Reinoud Van Mechelen, Cécile Achille, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet
Vocally the most demanding role is that of Richard, whose big aria in Act 2, the most Italianate music in the opera, is sung with splendid assurance by the experienced Reinoud Van Mechelen…The... —
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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. Rameau Triomphant
Mathias Vidal (haute-contre), Ensemble Marguerite Louise, Gaétan Jarry
Anyone yet to fall under Rameau’s spell would find this a splendid entrée. If there’s justice in the recording world this will be up for multiple awards. Rameau and Mathias Vidal triomphant! —
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Opera, August 2021, Disc of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Salomon: Médée et Jason
Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, Mélissa Petit, Lore Binon, Annelies Van Gramberen, Cyril Costanzo, Lore Binon, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Reinoud Van Mechelen
