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Philidor: Les femmes vengées

3/4/2016, 16 Tracks, 1:07:18

Featuring

  • Ryan Brown
  • Claire Debono
  • Pascale Beaudin
  • Blandine Staskiewicz
  • Antonio Figueroa
  • Alexander Dobson
  • Jeffrey Thompson
  • Opera Lafayette Orchestra
  • François-André Danican Philidor

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Recording & Production

This recording includes the complete music of Les Femmes Vengées, with the full text available on the Naxos website.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Philidor's score for Les Femmes Vengées is lighthearted and sparkling, featuring many ensembles including duets, trios, a quartet, and a sextet.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Les Femmes Vengées was still being performed three years after its premiere when Mozart visited Paris, and it may have influenced his later opera, Così fan tutte.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Les Femmes Vengées was well received at its premiere, ending a period of lukewarm receptions for Philidor's stage works since his 1766 success, Tom Jones.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Opera Lafayette, an American period-instrument ensemble, specializes in French repertoire and has earned acclaim for its performances and recordings of baroque and classical operas.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The libretto for Les Femmes Vengées by Michel-Jean Sedaine was adapted from Jean de La Fontaine's tale, Les Rémois, published in 1671.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Les Femmes Vengées, an opéra-comique by François-André Danican Philidor, premiered on March 20, 1775, at the Comédie Italienne.

Source: Booklet

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