JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683-1764): Les Paladins.

Description: This was Rameau's other comédie-lyrique, first staged in 1760. It failed for precisely the reasons we love it: it combines comédie-lyrique, comédie-ballet, tragédie lyrique, Italian opera buffa, French pastorale, comedy of manners, parody and fairy tale, blending genres and poking fun at convention. More gorgeous orchestration too! 2 CDs for the price of 1. French libretto. Anna Virovlansky, Iulia Elena Surdu (sopranos), Laimonas Pautienius (baritone), Anders J. Dahlin (tenor), Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik; Konrad Junghänel.