Lully: Persée

A musical tragedy in five acts and a prologue in praise of Louis XIV, composed in 1682 to a libretto by Philippe Quinault, Persée is the most spectacular of all Lully's operas.

Over the past quarter of a century - since the last recording dedicated to Persée - musicological knowledge, our understanding of the sources and so-called historically informed performance practices have evolved enormously.

Almost ten years after his recording of Persée in its revised 1770 version for the inauguration of the Royal Opera at the Palace of Versailles, Hervé Niquet now presents the original! With soloists and ensembles of the very highest calibre, and in collaboration with the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Lully's masterpiece is brought to life in all its power and uniqueness.

Now, Alpha Classics & Le Concert Spirituel present the final instalment of their 'Baroque tetralogy', which began in March 2023 with Marais's Ariane & Bacchus.