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Les Talens Lyriques
Groupb. 1991 · Paris, France, France
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Bio
Les Talens Lyriques is a French early-music ensemble founded in Paris in 1991 by harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset. The group specializes in Baroque opera and instrumental repertoire, performing on period instruments and collaborating with leading soloists and stage directors. Since its formation, Les Talens Lyriques has appeared at major festivals and opera houses across Europe and beyond, releasing numerous recordings on labels such as Erato, Virgin Classics, and naïve. Its discography spans French tragédies en musique, Italian opera, and German cantatas, earning critical acclaim for historically informed interpretations.
Popular tracks
- 12:38
Destouches: Callirhoé, Act 4: Musette
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- 25:32
Zaïs, Ouverture
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- 35:10
Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 30: Ballet des ombres heureuses
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- 41:28
Acte 1, sc 1: Marche
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- 53:21
Kreutzer: Astyanax, Act 2: Récit. "Ah, ces perfides grecs" - Air. "Dieux, à qui recourir ?" (Andromaque)
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- 64:44
Mitridate, re di Ponto, K.87 / Act 2: "Nel grave tormento"
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- 73:20
Gossec: Thésée, Act 4: Récit. "Ah ! Faut-il me venger" - "Ma rivale triomphe" (Médée)
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- 86:32
Mitridate, re di Ponto, K.87 / Act 2: "Se viver non degg'io"
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- 96:31
Mitridate, re di Ponto, K.87 / Act 1: "Al destin, che la minaccia"
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- 104:41
Vénus & Adonis, Act V, Scene 5: No. 65, Passacaille
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- 110:49
Acte III, sc. 1: Ritournelle - Live
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- 125:46
Mitridate, re di Ponto, K.87: Overture
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Albums
Rameau: Zaïs
Album · 2015
Mozart: Mitridate, Re di Ponte
Album · 1999
Haendel : Scipione
Album · 2010
Bellérophon
Album · 2011
Salieri: Les Danaïdes
Album · 2015
Handel: Riccardo Primo
Album · 1996
Rameau: Pygmalion & Les Fêtes de Polymnie
Album · 2017
Salieri: Armida
Album · 2021
Desmarest: Vénus & Adonis
Album · 2007
Traetta: Antigona
Album · 2000
Salieri: Cublai, gran kan de' Tartari
Album · 2025
Haendel Opera Seria
Album · 2004