Marc-Antoine Charpentier and Thomas Corneille’s Médée is a monument of the 17th century French baroque lyric tragedy.
Two short theatrical works and one sacred piece from the beguiling oeuvre of the guy who didn’t write Louise
For those who complain (not entirely unfairly) that Handel operas are “just a string of da capo arias,” I sometimes mutter to myself, “Have they ever tried Rameau?”
The full title of the opera pretty much describes the plot: Il mondo alla roversa osia Le donne che comandano.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
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