Dumestre has assembled a fine cast...The instrumental ensemble also has plenty of character, like a paella prepared by an expert Spanish chef...if opera from this era interests you, I think you are in for a treat.

The music is often boisterous in style and Le Poème Harmonique’s new recording features baroque guitar, harp and castanets to provide an unmistakable Spanish flavour under the direction of Vincent Dumestre.

As reflected in a sold-out run at the Opéra Comique last year, this recording reveals just why an unknown Baroque zarzuela hit the Parisian bull’s-eye...Dumestre leads an in-your-face performance which benefited from a run in Caen before the triumphant Paris production. He joyously conveys Durón’s humour, if flattening some of his subtlety...This revelatory Coronis well merits a crown.