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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...
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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 Close
Veronique Gens
(soprano)
,
Cristophe Rousset
(conductor),
Sandrine Piau
(soprano),
Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
(tenor),
Peter Harvey
(baritone),
Les Talens Lyriques,
Chamber Choir `Accentus` (Paris)
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 1997Read moreCollapseSandrine 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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