Lully and the librettist Philippe Quinault developed one of the most productive partnerships in the history of opera.
Donald Macleod looks at their role in the birth of French opera and introduces works arising from their collaboration. Overture: Isis
Jean-Paul Lecot (organ) Phaeton (excerpt)
Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius, Les Musiciens du Louvre, director Mark Minkowski
Armide (excerpt) Collegium Vocale, La Chappelle Royale , director Philippe Herreweghe