Rameau: Castor et Pollux (1737 Version)

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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Jean-Philippe Rameau
    • PERFORMER
      Judith van Wanroij, Veronique Gens, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Tassis Christoyannis, Olivia Doray, Hasnaa
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 28, 2025
    • UPC
      3701624511480
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1148
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Overture

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    2. Prologue Scene 1: Venus, o Venus (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    3. Prologue Scene 1: Aria: Implore, Amour, le secours de ta mère (Minerva)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Olivia Doray

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    4. Prologue Scene 1: Accompanied recitative: Toi, par qui l'univers reconnaît mon empire (Cupid)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Jehanne Amzal

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    5. Prologue Scene 1: Aria: Vénus, que ta gloire réponde (Minerva)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Olivia Doray

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    6. Prologue Scene 1: Duet: Vénus! Ô Vénus, c'est à toi (Cupid, Minerva, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Jehanne Amzal, Olivia Doray

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    7. Prologue Scene 1: Annonce de la descente de Vénus et de Mars

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    8. Prologue Scene 1: Accompanied recitative: Ranimez-vous, plaisirs, Vénus descend des cieux (Cupid, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Jehanne Amzal

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    9. Prologue Scene 1: Accompanied recitative: La nature se renouvelle (Cupid)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Jehanne Amzal

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    10. Prologue Scene 2: Recitative: Je vous revois, belle déesse (Mars)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: David Witczak

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    11. Prologue Scene 2: Accompanied recitative: C'est assez régner par les armes (Venus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Hasnaa Bennani

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    12. Prologue Scene 2: Trio: Ne formons que des jeux, ne suivons que les ris (Venus, Mars, Cupid, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Hasnaa Bennani, David Witczak, Jehanne Amzal

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    13. Prologue Scene 2: Première et deuxième gavottes pour les Grâces, les Plaisirs et les Arts

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    14. Prologue Scene 2: Aria: Renais plus brillante, paix charmante (Cupid)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Jehanne Amzal

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    15. Prologue Scene 2: Premier menuet et tambourin pour les Grâces, les Plaisirs et les Arts

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    16. Prologue Scene 2: Aria: Naissez, dons de Flore (Cupid, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Jehanne Amzal

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    17. Prologue Scene 2: Deuxième menuet et tambourin pour les Grâces, les Plaisirs et les Arts

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    18. Prologue Scene 2: Recitative: D'un spectacle nouveau que la pompe s'apprête (Minerva)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Olivia Doray

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    19. Prologue Scene 2: L'ouverture pour entracte

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    20. Act I Scene 1: Que tout gemisse (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    21. Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Où courez-vous? (Phébé, Télaïre)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    22. Act I Scene 3: Aria: Tristes apprêts (Télaïre)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    23. Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Mais, d'où partent ces cris nouveaux? (Télaïre, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    24. Act I Scene 4: Marche des spartiates, des athlètes et des combattants

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    25. Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Votre amour pour mon frère s'est assez signalé (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    26. Act I Scene 4: Que l'enfer applaudisse (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    27. Act I Scene 4: Premier air pour les athlètes

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    28. Act I Scene 4: Duet: Éclatez, fières trompettes (Deux athlètes, Mars)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Attila Tóth, David Witczak

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    29. Act I Scene 4: Deuxième air pour les athlètes et les combattants

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    30. Act I Scene 4: Troisième air pour les femmes spartiates

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    31. Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Je remets à vos pieds (Pollux, Télaïre)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis, Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    32. Act II Scene 1: Aria: Nature, Amour, qui partagez mon coeur (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    33. Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Ce sacrifice vous annonce (Pollux, Télaïre)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis, Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    34. Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Le souverain des dieux (Le grand-prêtre de jupiter, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Attila Tóth

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    35. Act II Scene 3: Descente de Jupiter

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    36. Act II Scene 4: Ma voix, puissant maître du monde (Pollux, Jupiter)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis, David Witczak

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    37. Act II Scene 4: Accompanied recitative: Ah! Laisse-moi percer (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    38. Act II Scene 4: Recitative: J'ai voulu te cacher le sort qui te menace (Jupiter, Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: David Witczak, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    39. Act II Scene 4: Accompanied recitative: Enfants du ciel, charmes de mon empire (Jupiter)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: David Witczak

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    40. Act II Scene 5: Entrée d'Hebé et des plaisirs célestes

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    41. Act II Scene 5: Connaissez notre puissance (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    42. Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Tout l'éclat de l'Olympe est en vain ranimé (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    43. Act II Scene 5: Air pour Hébé et les plaisirs célestes

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    44. Act II Scene 5: Qu'Hébé, de fleurs toujours nouvelles (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    45. Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Un malheureux amour m'engage sous sa loi (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    46. Act II Scene 5: Aria: Que nos jeux comblent vos vœux (Une suivante d'Hebe)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Hasnaa Bennani

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    47. Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Plaisirs, que voulez-vous de moi? (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    48. Act II Scene 5: Qu'Hébé, de fleurs toujours nouvelles (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    49. Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Ah! Sans le trouble où je me vois (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    50. Act II Scene 5: Sarabande pour Hebé et les plaisirs célestes

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    51. Act II Scene 5: Aria: Voici des dieux l'asile aimable (Une suivante d'Hebe)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Hasnaa Bennani

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    52. Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Si je romps vos aimables chaînes (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    53. Act II Scene 5: Entrée d'Hébé et des plaisirs célestes pour l'entracte

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    54. Act III Scene 1: Aria: Rassemblez-vous, peuples (Phébé, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Véronique Gens

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    55. Act III Scene 2: Recitative: Ah! Prince! (Phébé, Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    56. Act III Scene 3: Ah! Princesse (Phébé, Pollux, Télaïre)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Tassis Christoyannis, Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    57. Act III Scene 3: Accompanied recitative: Son char a reculé tout à coup à mes yeux (Télaïre)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    58. Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Les dieux respecteront le sang de Télaïre (Pollux, Phébé)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis, Véronique Gens

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    59. Act III Scene 3: Trio: Je reverrai donc ce que j'aime (Télaïre, Phébé, Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Judith van Wanroij, Véronique Gens, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    60. Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Mais le ciel s'obscurcit, le jour pâlit d'effroi (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    61. Act III Scene 4: Sortez, sortez d'esclavage (Phébé, Pollux, Télaïre, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Tassis Christoyannis, Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    62. Act III Scene 4: Premier air pour les démons

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    63. Act III Scene 4: Brisons tous nos fers (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    64. Act III Scene 4: Deuxième air pour les démons

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    65. Act III Scene 5: Accompanied recitative: Tout cède à ce héros vainqueur! (Phébé)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Véronique Gens

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    66. Act IV Scene 1: Aria: Séjour de l'éternelle paix (Castor)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Reinoud Van Mechelen

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    67. Act IV Scene 2: Premier air pour les ombres heureuses

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    68. Act IV Scene 2: Qu'il soit heureux comme nous! (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    69. Act IV Scene 2: Loure pour les ombres heureuses

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    70. Act IV Scene 2: Aria: Ici se lève l'aurore (Une ombre heureuse, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Hasnaa Bennani

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    71. Act IV Scene 2: Aria: Nous quitterions pour ces beaux lieux (Une ombre heureuse)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Hasnaa Bennani

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    72. Act IV Scene 2: Gavotte pour les ombres heureuses

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    73. Act IV Scene 2: Aria: Sur les ombres fugitives (Une ombre heureuse)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Hasnaa Bennani

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    74. Act IV Scene 2: Premier et deuxième passepieds pour les ombres

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    75. Act IV Scene 2: Aria: Autant d'amours que de fleurs (Une autre ombre)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Jehanne Amzal

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    76. Act IV Scene 2: Premier passepied (reprise)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    77. Act IV Scene 2: Fuyez, fuyez, ombres légères (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    78. Act IV Scene 3: Rassurez-vous, habitants fortunés (Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    79. Act IV Scene 4: Mais, qui s'offre à mes yeux (Pollux, Castor)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis, Reinoud Van Mechelen

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    80. Act IV Scene 4: Revenez, revenez sur les rivages sombres (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    81. Act V Scene 1: Recitative and Aria: Castor revoit le jour (Phébé)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Véronique Gens

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    82. Act V Scene 2: Recitative: Le ciel est donc touché des plus tendres amours! (Télaïre, Castor)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Judith van Wanroij, Reinoud Van Mechelen

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    83. Act V Scene 2: Recitative: Mais, j'entends des cris d'allegresse! (Télaïre)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    84. Act V Scene 3: Vivez, heureux époux! (Chorus, Télaïre, Castor)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Judith van Wanroij, Reinoud Van Mechelen

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    85. Act V Scene 4: Recitative: Eh quoi! tous ces objets ne peuvent t'attendrir? (Télaïre, Castor)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Judith van Wanroij, Reinoud Van Mechelen

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    86. Act V Scene 4: Accompanied recitative: Qu'ai-je entendu! (Télaïre, Castor)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Judith van Wanroij, Reinoud Van Mechelen

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    87. Act V Scene 4: Accompanied recitative: Mais, le bruit cesse (Castor)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Reinoud Van Mechelen

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    88. Act V Scene 5: Recitative: Les destins sont contents (Jupiter)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: David Witczak

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    89. Act V Scene 6: Mon frère… Ô ciel! (Castor, Pollux, Télaïre)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Reinoud Van Mechelen, Tassis Christoyannis, Judith van Wanroij

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    90. Act V Scene 6: Accompanied recitative: Palais de ma grandeur (Jupiter)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: David Witczak

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    91. Act V Final Scene: Aria: Soleil, sur le trône des cieux (Jupiter)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: David Witczak

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    92. Act V Final Scene: Aria: Descendez des sphères du monde (Jupiter, Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: David Witczak

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    93. Act V Final Scene: Recitative: Et vous, jeune mortelle (Jupiter)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: David Witczak

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    94. Act V Final Scene: Entrée des planètes et des constellations

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    95. Act V Final Scene: Aria: Brillez, astres nouveaux (Une constellation)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Olivia Doray

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    96. Act V Final Scene: Chaconne pour les planètes et les constellations (Castor, Chorus, Télaïre, Pollux)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Performer: Reinoud Van Mechelen, Judith van Wanroij, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    97. Act V Final Scene: Que le ciel, que la terre et l'onde (Chorus)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Ensemble: Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi


Castor et Pollux is Rameau's third opera and is packed with arias that show off the soloists to their best advantage: Tristes appr�ts for Telaire, Nature, Amour for Pollux, Sejour de l'eternelle paix for Castor, and Soulevons tous les dieux for Phebe. In this new recording Judith van Wanroij, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Tassis Christoyannis and Veronique Gens are the outstanding performers, alongside the Purcell Choir and the Orfeo Orchestra conducted by Gyorgy Vashegyi, in a new edition of Rameau's work prepared under the aegis of the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles. Research that was begun several years ago on questions of performance practice has now been complemented by their intensive work on the score and the division of roles, respecting what we now know about performance practice at the Paris Opera in Rameau's day.