Paphos was a city in Cyprus sacred to Venus the goddess of love. `Reunited on the island of Paphos Venus Bacchus and Cupid decide to enliven their leisure in such a pleasant location by celebrating their first loves and this gives rise to the following three acts and the title Les fêtes de Paphos.`
Act One Vénus et Adonis
Librettist Jean-Baptiste Collet de Messine
Source the myth of Venus and Adonis
Act Two Bacchus et Érigone
Librettist Charles-Antoine le Clerc de la Bruère
Source the myth of Bacchus and Erigone
Act Three L`Amour et Psyché
Librettist Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon
Source the myth of Cupid and Psyche
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Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
(tenor),
Cristophe Rousset
(conductor),
Sandrine Piau
(soprano),
Veronique Gens
(soprano),
Les Talens Lyriques,
Chamber Choir `Accentus`
Sandrine Piau (Aglae, Erigone, L`Amour), Véronique Gens (Venus), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (Adonis, Mercure), Olivier Lallouette (Mars, Bacchus), Peter Harvey (Comus, Tisiphone), Agnès Mellon (Psyche) // CD 1997
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