Landi, S: Il Sant'Alessio
Maryseult Wieczorek (Roma/Religione), Nicolas Rivenq (Eufemiano), Christopher Josey (Adrasto), Patricia Petibon (Sant' Alessio), Mhairi Lawson (Curtio), Steve Dugardin (Martio)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Landi, S: Il Sant'Alessio
Maryseult Wieczorek (Roma/Religione), Nicolas Rivenq (Eufemiano), Christopher Josey (Adrasto), Patricia Petibon (Sant' Alessio), Mhairi Lawson (Curtio), Steve Dugardin (Martio)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
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The opera includes introductory canzonas which function as overtures; indeed they are the first overtures in the history of opera. Dances and comic sections mix with serious arias, recitatives, and even a madrigalian lament, for an overall dramatic variety which was extremely effective, as attested by the frequent performances of the opera at the time. Sant'Alessio was one of the first staged dramatic works successfully to mix both the monodic and polyphonic styles.
Contents and tracklist
- Maryseult Wieczorek (mezzo-soprano)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
- Christopher Josey (tenor), Nicolas Rivenq (bass), Patricia Petibon (soprano), Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Steve Dugardin (alto), Cécile Eloir (soprano), Katalin Károlyi (alto), Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano), Clive Bayley (bass), Stéphanie Révidat (soprano)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
- Clive Bayley (bass), Steve Dugardin (alto), Maryseult Wieczorek (mezzo-soprano), Armand Gavrilidès (alto), Christopher Josey (tenor), Nicolas Rivenq (bass), Cécile Eloir (soprano), Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano), Mhairi Lawson (soprano)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
