FULL Cécile, vierge radieuse Ambronay 2016 Ensemble Correspondances

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Cécile, vierge radieuse  
• Composer: Charpentier, Purcell  
• Libretto: various  
• Venue & Opera Company: Festival d'Ambronay, France  
• Recorded: September 2016
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Caroline Weynants, Lucile Richardot, Judith Fa, Caroline Dangin, Marie Pouchelon, Stephen Colardelle, Etienne Bazola
• Conductor: Sébastien Daucé  
• Orchestra: Ensemble Correspondances  
• Chorus: Ensemble Correspondances  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Ensemble Correspondances  
• Date Published: 2020  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  PROGRAMME

  Marc-Antoine Charpentier
  Sainte Cecile, vierge et martyre

  Henry Purcell
  Hail Bright Cecilia, ode to Saint Cecilia

  Marc-Antoine Charpentier is the only composer of the Grand Siècle to have distinguished himself so remarkably in the genre of sacred history, producing more than thirty works, all conceived after his stay in Italy. From this exceptional body of work, Sébastien Daucé and Ensemble Correspondances have selected “Caecilia, virgo et martyr,” the first of these sacred histories dedicated to Cecilia, one of the composer’s most original sacred frescoes. The cult of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians, also quickly spread across the Channel: Henry Purcell, like Charpentier, dedicated several works to her. The most accomplished, and probably the most appreciated since its creation, is “Hail! Bright Caecilia!” The juxtaposition of these two works here outlines the extremely strong and profound links woven between French music and the English repertoire in the 17th century.

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