Written at the request of Louis XIV in honour of his sister-in-law, Henrietta of England, Le Ballet royal de la naissance de Vénus was performed in 1665 [...]
This manuscript, from Christophe Rousset’s private collection, was discovered by him in 2004. Property of Madame Théobon, one of Louis XIV’s mistresses, [...]
2CD + booklet Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) Phaéton Tragédie lyrique en un prologue et cinq actes présentée devant sa Majesté à Versailles, le sixième [...]