| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Summary |
In late February 1653, just after the Fronde rebellion, the most influential spectacle of the early reign of Louis XIV was presented at the Louvre: the Ballet Royal de la Nuit. Grandiose, and carefully elaborated at the highest levels of the state, the libretto by Benserade called upon the finest artists of the time. Banishing the troubles of night, Louis XIV danced in the Sun King costume that would henceforth be forever associated with him. This unmissable world premiere recording presents a reconstruction of the work created by Sebastien Dauce that includes music by Jean de Cambefort, Antoine Boesset, Louis Constantin, Michel Lambert, Francesco Cavalli and Luigi Rossi |
| Notes |
Reconstruction of the Ballet royal de la nuit performed February 23, 1653 with libretto by Isaac de Benserade and music by Jean de Cambefort, Antoine Boesset, Louis Constantin, Michel Lambert, Francesco Cavalli, Luigi Rossi, and other unnamed composers; Cambefort composed all the sung music |
| Performer |
Ensemble Correspondances ; Sébastien Daucé, conductor |
| Event |
Recorded 2015 January-February Grenoble, MC2 |
| Notes |
Sung in French |
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Hard copy version record |
| Subject |
Ballets.
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Ballets.
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Streaming audio
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Streaming audio
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| Author |
Benserade, Isaac de, 1613-1691, librettist.
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Boesset, Anthoyne, composer.
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Constantin, Louis, approximately 1585-1657, composer.
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Lambert, Michel, 1610-1696, composer.
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Cavalli, Pier Francesco, 1602-1676, composer.
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Rossi, Luigi, approximately 1598-1653, composer.
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Daucé, Sébastien, conductor.
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Ensemble Correspondances, performer.
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