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Le Devin du Village

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(The Village Soothsayer) An intermezzo
Words and music by Jean-Jacques Rousseau sung in the 1766 English translation by DR CHARLES BURNEY
Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains
Rousseau in his Social Contract, 1762. The pleasure of affecting so many amiable people moved me to tears
Rousseau on the first night of Le Devin du Village in 1762. Continuo players-ALASTAIR ROSS (harpsichord)
GILLIAN STEEL (Cello) THE RICHARD HICKOX
SINGERS AND ORCHESTRA leader SIMON STANDAGE conducted by RICHARD HICKOX
(Score prepared by GordonStewart)

Contributors

Music By:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Translation By:
Dr Charles Burney
Harpsichord:
Alastair Ross
Cello:
Gillian Steel
Leader:
Simon Standage
Conducted By:
Richard Hickox
Source: Radio Times

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