Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants

Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants

Les Arts Florissants is a chamber opera in five scenes by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, written in 1685 for Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise. The story of the opera concerns the Arts, shown flourishing under the beneficent and peaceful reign of Louis XIV, as they become drawn into a dispute between La paix (Peace) and La discorde (Discord). After a brief struggle in which Discord gains the upper hand, Peace appeals to Jupiter to intervene on her behalf. Discord and his followers are chased back into hell by a hail of thunderbolts, and Peace holds sway once more. This benchmark recording by William Christie and his eponymous group, Les Arts Florissants, was originally released in 1982.
Country USA
Brand HARMONIA MUNDI
Manufacturer HARMONIA MUNDI
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2016-04-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 3149020108307

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