Il Sant'Alessio
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Il Sant'Alessio is an opera in three acts composed by Stefano Landi in 1631 with a libretto by Giulio Rospigliosi. Its first performance was probably in February 1632.
Stefano Landi Il Sant'Alessio Rome 1634 title page of the score
Les Arts Florissants is a French Baroque musical ensemble housed in the Philharmonie de Paris. The organization was founded by conductor William Christie in 1979. The ensemble derives its name from th
Il Sant'Alessio
…madre), Katalin Karolyi (nutrice), Christopher Josey (Adrasto), Nicolas Rivenq (Eufemiano), Clive Bayley (demonio), Bertrand Bontoux (uno del coro); Les Arts florissants; Conductor William Christie. Originally recorded 1996. Label: Warner Classics (in Italian) Period printed score: Il S. Alessio//Dramma Musicale//Dall'Eminentissimo…
Baroque period instruments: lute, hurdy-gurdy, viola da gamba, Baroque violin, and Baroque guitar
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687). The 1986 production of his opera Atys by Les Arts Florissants brought the ensemble to international attention. The opera was subsequently recorded by the group for Harmonia Mundi in 1993.