The Ensemble "Les Nouveaux Caractères", directed by Sébastien D'Hérin, plays "Les Surprises de l'amour" by Jean Philippe Rameau, with sopranos Caroline MUTEL and Virginie POCHON, mezzo soprano Karine DESHAYES, tenor Anders DAHLIN , and the baritone Pierre Yves PRUVOT.
This concert was recorded at the Chapelle de la Trinité on March 15, 2013, as part of the 30th Lyon Baroque Music Festival.
- Opening
- The Rape of Adonis
- The Enchanted Lyre
- Anacréon
“Les Surprises de l'Amour” premiered in Versailles on the Grand Escalier des Ambassadeurs of the brand new Théâtre des Petits Appartements on the 20th October 1748. It was commissioned by Madame de Pompadour to celebrate the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, and featured the King’s official mistress in the roles of both Venus and Urania, thus reminding the whole court of her hold over Louis XV.
