Gens's dark hues, femme fatale swagger and willingness to take risks all hit their mark, musically and dramatically; Cécile Achille’s charming transparency and bright execution as Éolie are their perfect foil...Conductor Sébastien d’Hérin and the band brilliantly paint the scenes. Especially for the Baroque-curious, Desmarets and this recording have much to offer.

…The performance of this work is outstanding. The tempos are maintained throughout so that there is little demarcation between the various scenes, and all flow together in a sort of fluid stream in each act...both orchestra and the singers are at the top of their game, welding this fluid opera into a continuous whole, which is exactly as it should be.

[Gens's] imperiously compelling Circé demonstrates from the outset that the role might have been written for her. But there is tenderness, too...All in all, this is yet another highly welcome addition to the ever-expanding renaissance of French Baroque opera.