William Christie conducts Titon et l'Aurore by Mondonville at the Opéra-Comique
Titon et l'Aurore; 'Pastorale héroique' in a prologue and three acts by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711 - 1772); Libretto by Antoine Houdar de la Motte; First performance in Paris, Académie Royale de Musique, 9 January 1753; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (Conductor); Basil Twist (Stage Direction, sets, costumes, puppets); Daniel Brodie (Video Design), Jean Kalman (Lighting design); Reinoud Van Mechelen (Titon); Gwendoline Blondeel (L'Aurore); Emmanuelle de Negri (Palés); Marc Mauillon (Eole); Julie Roset (Amour); Renato Dolcini (Prométhée); Virginie Thomas, Maud Gnidzaz, Juliette Perret (Nymphes); Valentin Arnoux, Coline Fouilhé, David Girondin Moab, Cristina Iosif, Sylvain Menard, Diana-Elizabeth Neva Jaramillo, Candice Picaud, Philippe Rodriguez-Jorda (puppeteers); Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, 19 January 2021 (135 min)
