The circulation of artists and sovereigns between France and England in
the seventeenth century resulted in the establishment of highly original
genres in the latter country: the first recitatives, large-scale airs
from masques and dramatic ‘scenes’ provided fertile ground for
experimentation and prepared the way for the birth of semi-opera.
Sébastien Daucé explores this English vocal art in a programme
tailor-made for one of today’s most fascinating voices: Lucile
Richardot, in the exquisite setting provided by Ensemble Correspondances, subtly blends music, love, night and melancholy.
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