La caravane du Caire; Le jugement de Midas

Opera in three acts, excerpts (Le jugement de Midas)

Sung in French

Added titles from booklet and leaflet

Libretto by Etienne Morel de Chédeville, possibly with the aid of the future Louis XVIII (La caravane du Caire)

Mieke van der Sluis (disc 2: 8th and 11th works), Franc̦oise Vanhecke (disc 2: 7th-8th and 11th), Suzanne Gari (disc 2: 6th, 8th and 11th), sopranos; Gilles Ragon, countertenor (disc 1. disc 2: 1st); Guy de Mey (disc 1. disc 2: 1st), John Elwes (disc 2: 3rd and 5th-11th), tenors; Philippe Huttenlocher, baritone (disc 1. disc 2: 1st); Jules Bastin (disc 1. disc 2: 1st, 3rd-6th, 8th and 11th), Vincent Le Texier (disc 1. disc 2: 1st), basses; other soloists; Chœur de chambre de Namur (disc 1. disc 2: 1st); Chœur de la Chapelle royale de Paris (disc 2: 11th); Ricercar Academy (disc 1. disc 2: 1st); La Petite Bande (disc 2: 2nd-11th); Marc Minkowski (disc 1. disc 2: 1st), Gustav Leonhardt (disc 2: 2nd-11th), conductors

Recorded: 20 et 21 juillet 1991, en l'église Saint-Loup à Namur dans le cadre du Festival de Wallonie (live recording) (La caravane du Caire); Septembre 1980 (Le jugement de Midas)

Compact discs

Libretto in French with English translation

Ricercar: RIC 268

Ricercar: RIC 268 A--RIC 268 B

マーキュリー: MRIC268