Tragediennes - Gens, Rousset, Les Talen Lyriques - Composer: Jean-Baptiste Lully, Andr� Campra, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Jean-Joseph Cassan�a de Mondonville, Performer: V�ronique Gens, Conductor: Christophe Rousset, Orchestra/Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques, Number of Discs: 1 - This fascinating recital, filled with rarities from the French Baroque/Classical period, is comprised of a series of monologues by tragic heroines: they're enraged, submissive, and everything in between. V�ronique Gens is an amazingly classy singer, incapable of vulgar exclamation, but she still manages to express the full range of emotions required here. Her lower register has gained in volume and thrust and the top of her voice remains free and clear; her classical line, enunciation, and legato are flawless; her mastery of ornamentation is exquisite.