13.09.2024

SABINE DEVIEILHE | New release of Rameau’s Les Boréades with Erato

Les Boréades is an ambitious 10-year Rameau project with the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles. The cast of Sabine Devieilhe, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Tassis Christoyannis, Thomas Dolié, Gwendoline Blondeel, Benedikt Kristjánsson and Philippe Estèphe is joined by the Orfeo Orchestra and Purcell Choir, two ensembles founded by Vashegyi himself.

Having made her Erato debut with a Rameau recital, Sabine Devieilhe takes on this time the central role of Alphise, Queen of Bactria, who must defy the traditions of her country if she is to marry the man she loves. The theater music of Rameau runs in her blood and gets right under the skin of the listener. She understands the rhythmic character, the phrasing and shaping of her melodies and the variation, wit and sophistication of Rameau's music.

The theme of freedom, ‘la liberté’, is important in the opera; conceived in 1763 to mark the end of the Seven Years’ War, it had to wait more than 200 years for its first full staging. When the performers on this recording appeared in a concert version of Les Boréades at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Concert Classique declared that “Rameau’s genius shines through at every moment.”

The recording will be released on 13 September both on CD and on all major music streaming platforms and can be preordered now by the following link.