Episode 3
Donald Macleod discusses Campra's career as a stage composer. Music includes Idomenee (excerpts), Les fetes venitiennes and La dispute de l'amour et de l'hymen.
Presented by Donald Macleod. Now based in Paris, life as a freelance composer was a precarious business for André Campra. He gave up the security of a job at Notre Dame in 1700, so when he was appointed as Director of the Orchestra of the Opera at the Académie Royale de Musique it must have seen like a very good proposition indeed, but then things didn't quite turn out as he might have expected. Guest William Christie explains how Parisian theatrical life worked.
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André Campra
O Dieux! ô justes Dieux! (Act 2, Sc 1 Idoménée)
Performer: Jérôme Correas (baritone) Neptune Performer: Les Arts Florissants Performer: William Christie (director)
- Harmonia Mundi HMC 901397.
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André Campra
Excerpt from Idoménée (Act 3, Sc 6 to 8)
Performer: Sandrine Piau (soprano) Electra Performer: Marie Boyer (soprano) Venus Performer: Jérôme Correas (baritone) La Jalousie Performer: Les Arts Florissants Performer: William Christie (director)
- Harmonia Mundi HMC 901397.
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André Campra
Les fêtes vénitiennes
Performer: Ensemble Baroque de Limoges Performer: Jean Michel Hasler (conductor)
- Lyrinx LYR CD 069.
- 1 to 9.
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André Campra
La dispute de l'amour et de l'hymen
Performer: Dominique Visse (counter tenor) Performer: Les Arts Florissants Performer: William Christie (director)
- Harmonia Mundi HMC 901238.
- 2.
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- Wed 8 Dec 201012:00BBC Radio 3
- Wed 8 Dec 201022:00BBC Radio 3
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