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[The arias] are particularly suited to the pellucid, languid sensitivity and affecting charm of Watson’s voice, which always displays an ability to colour text with an understanding of the nuances... — Opera, February 2020 More…

Release Date: 25th Oct 2019
Catalogue No: AP209
Label: Aparté
Length: 73 minutes

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Lully, Louis: Orphée: "Ah ! Que j'éprouve bien l'amoureuse flamme"

Work length6:14

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Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Marais, M: Alcyone: Ouverture

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Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Excerpt, Marais, M: Ariane et Bacchus

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Alexis Kossenko (soloist), François Nicolet (soloist), Katherine Watson (soloist), Lorenzo Brondetta (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

"Croirai-je, juste ciel ! Ce que je viens d'entendre ?"

Track length4:47

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Symphonie du sommeil

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Air pour les flûtes

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Campra: Idoménée: Chaconne

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Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Lully: Acis et Galatée: "Enfin, j'ai dissipé la crainte…"

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Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Desmarest: Circé

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Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

"Sombres marais du Styx, Cocyte, Phlégéton…"

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"Calmez votre violence…"

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Lully: Deh, piangete (from Psyché)

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Stefano Rossi (soloist), Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Stuck: Non sempre guerriero… (from Thétis et Pélée)

Work length3:52

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Jean-François Madeuf (soloist), Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Campra: Mes yeux, fermez-vous à jamais from Carnaval de Venise

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Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Campra: Télèphe

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Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Sarabande

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"Soleil, dans ta vaste carrière…"

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"Charmant Père de l'harmonie…"

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Marais, M: Ariane et Bacchus: Rondeau

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Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Campra: Quelle épaisse vapeur tout à coup m'environne ? (from Télèphe)

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Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Marais, M: Marche pour les Matelots (from Alcyone)

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Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Campra: Espoir des malheureux (from Idoménée)

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Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Marais, M: Deuxième Air des Matelots (from Alcyone)

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Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Monteclair: Mais, tout parle d'amour

Work length3:13

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François Nicolet, Alexis Kossenko, Lorenzo Brondetta, Katherine Watson (soloist)

Campra: Coulez, ruisseaux; dans votre cours… (from Idoménée)

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Tormod Dalen, Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Lully: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs

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Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

Stuck: C'en est donc fait, le roi n'a plus de fils… (from Polydore)

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Katherine Watson (soloist)
Les Ambassadeurs
Alexis Kossenko

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Built around the young soprano Katherine Watson and suggested by the conductor and flutist Alexis Kossenko, supported by the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, this operatic program revives the splendor of Versailles.

Blending operatic airs and instrumental pieces, this baroque collection offers a selection of the major works of the Sun King’s court, from André Campra to Marin Marais, but rediscovers as well several long-forgotten works from this period, as Louis de Lully’s opera Orphée.

It also allows us to glimpse into the dramatic power of the rôles tendres, that mostly suit to women in love, leading roles of the tragédie lyrique, and for which Katherine Watson proves to be the ideal interpreter. The smoothness of her timbre and the clarity of the orchestra, under Alexis Kossenko’s sure direction, reveal all the treasures of these French airs that explore the depths of the human soul.

Often exposed to torments, victims of the avarice of the gods, suffering from love and cruelty, the heroines of the tragédie lyrique nevertheless embody tragic beauty and majesty.

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February 2020

[The arias] are particularly suited to the pellucid, languid sensitivity and affecting charm of Watson’s voice, which always displays an ability to colour text with an understanding of the nuances of the French language rare among non-French singers… She is sympathetically supported by the period-instrument Les Ambassadeurs, who also contribute a number of orchestral extracts, played capably if without always displaying the verve one hears from the best French ensembles.

Opera Now January 2020

Soprano Katherine Watson, whose CD offers a selection of French arias demonstrating the art d’attendir, or rôles tenders, essentially pieces conceived to inspire tender emotions in the listener. Watson is well-equipped to do this, as her soprano is bright and fluent and she is a natural communicator. Just a dash of astringency towards the top saves the instrument from becoming saccharine.

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