Organization

Singer

Gwendoline Blondeel

L’Aurore

Virginie Thomas

Nymphes

Maud Gnidzaz

Juliette Perret

Reinoud Van Mechelen

Titon

Julie Roset

Amour

Emmanuelle de Negri

Palès

Marc Mauillon

Eole

Renato Dolcini

Prométhée

Stage director

Basil Twist

Conductor

William Christie

Lighting designer

Jean Kalman

Costume designer

Set designer

Video designer

Daniel Brodie

Assistant Costume designer

Alain Blanchot

Constance Larrieu

Nymphe

Others

Les Arts Florissants

Opéra Comique

French

Titon et l'Aurore -  (Titon and the Dawn)

Paris

France

Opéra-Comique

Live from the famed Opéra-Comique in Paris, discover Titon et l’Aurore by Mondonville. This 1753 opera-ballet follows the tumultuous and seemingly unbreakable liaison between l’Aurore (“Dawn”), a goddess running from her immortal fate, and shepherd Titon. Basil Twist’s masterful staging and a typically impeccable performance by Les Arts Florissants, under the direction of William Christie, make this production a delight for the eyes and ears. The title roles are interpreted by star tenor Reinoud Van Mechelen and acclaimed soprano Gwendoline Blondeel, with Julie Roset as l’Amour, Emmanuelle de Negri as Palès, as well as Marc Mauillon and Renato Dolcini as Éole (Aeolus) and Prométhée (Prometheus).

Titon and the Aurora
'Heroic Pastoral' in a prologue and three acts by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711 - 1772)
Libretto by Antoine Houdar de la Motte
Premiered in Paris, Royal Academy of Music, January 9, 1753

Recording: January 19, 2021 - Opéra Comique | Paris
Realization :
Duration: 02:07

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