Lully, the seminal figure in French opera, was of course Italian in origin. His earliest vocal works were composed in the Italian style:
This is from an album called Ballets & récits italiens:
Ah, quelle cruauté (from Ballet de Flore) - Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) ; Stephanie True, soprano ; La Risonanza directed by Fabio Bonizzoni
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The album includes a spectacular duet sung by Emanuela Galli and Yetzabel Arias Fernández, which does not appear to be available on YouTube. Here is a shorter version of the same piece which was recorded some years earlier:
Cede al vostro valore ogni deità (from Ballet d'Alcidiane) - Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) ; Mary Enid Haines, Sharla Nafziger, sopranos ; Arcadia Baroque Ensemble directed by Kevin Mallon
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Enfin il est en ma puissance (from Armide) - Christophe Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) ; Véronique Gens, soprano ; Les Talens Lyrique directed by Christophe Rousset
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Ciascun siegua il suo stile Maggior follia (from Semiramide reconisciuta) - Christophe Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) ; Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano ; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin directed by Bernhard Forck
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Ah, taci, barbaro Come potesti, oh Dio! (from La clemenza di Tito) - Christophe Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) ; Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano ; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin directed by Bernhard Forck
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Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux (from Castor et Pollux) - Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) ; Agnès Mellon, soprano ; Les Arts Florissants directed by William Christie
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“Christ has no body now but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks with compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks among His people to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses His creation.”
“Christ has no body now but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks with compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks among His people to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses His creation.”
“Christ has no body now but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks with compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks among His people to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses His creation.”
Superduper group! The Traveling Wilburys with Neil Young and Eric Clapton.
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“Christ has no body now but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks with compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks among His people to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses His creation.”