Desmarest / Gens / Les Nouveaux Caracteres- Circe (CD)
Desmarest was something of a frustrated genius. A precocious musician, he had a great career on opera from 1693 to 1698. His destiny was broken when he kidnapped the love of his life and fled to Brussels to escape a death sentence. Kapellmeister to the King of Spain, Philippe V in 1701, then to the Duke of Lorraine, Paris remained off-limits to him until 1720... Circé (1694) was his apotheosis, meeting of Ulysses and the sorcerers, a superb and supernatural heroine. The dramatic force of the work stimulates the flamboyant Véronique Gens who plays the evil lover!
Tracklist:
- Circé~Acte II: Scène 6: Prélude: Rendez hommage à l'Amour
- Circé~Acte III: Scène 5: Prélude: Je lui suis suspect...
- Circé~Acte IV: Scène 8: Chour de Démons: Venez prendre part à nos jeux
Desmarest was something of a frustrated genius. A precocious musician, he had a great career on opera from 1693 to 1698. His destiny was broken when he kidnapped the love of his life and fled to Brussels to escape a death sentence. Kapellmeister to the King of Spain, Philippe V in 1701, then to the Duke of Lorraine, Paris remained off-limits to him until 1720... Circé (1694) was his apotheosis, meeting of Ulysses and the sorcerers, a superb and supernatural heroine. The dramatic force of the work stimulates the flamboyant Véronique Gens who plays the evil lover!
Tracklist:
- Circé~Acte II: Scène 6: Prélude: Rendez hommage à l'Amour
- Circé~Acte III: Scène 5: Prélude: Je lui suis suspect...
- Circé~Acte IV: Scène 8: Chour de Démons: Venez prendre part à nos jeux