Built around the young soprano Katherine Watson and suggested by the
conductor and flutist Alexis Kossenko, supported by the Centre de
Musique Baroque de Versailles, this operatic program revives the
splendor of Versailles.
Blending operatic airs and instrumental pieces, this baroque
collection offers a selection of the major works of the Sun King’s
court, from André Campra to Marin Marais, but rediscovers as well
several long-forgotten works from this period, as Louis de Lully’s opera
Orphée.
It also allows us to glimpse into the dramatic power of the rôles
tendres, that mostly suit to women in love, leading roles of the
tragédie lyrique, and for which Katherine Watson proves to be the ideal
interpreter. The smoothness of her timbre and the clarity of the
orchestra, under Alexis Kossenko’s sure direction, reveal all the
treasures of these French airs that explore the depths of the human
soul.
Often exposed to torments, victims of the avarice of the gods,
suffering from love and cruelty, the heroines of the tragédie lyrique
nevertheless embody tragic beauty and majesty.
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