Idéale audience
Mission, Cecilia Bartoli sings the music of Agostino Steffani
Cecilia Bartoli sings and her voice transports us within Louis XIV’s chambers, under the gold of the Hall of Mirrors, between the Salon de Vénus’ brown marbles or the mysterious groves in the palace’s park. Hidden in the obscurity, by the singer, the musician priest decided to win over the Sun King’s castle with his music…
Scriptwriter :
Olivier Simonnet
Director :
Olivier Simonnet
Producer :
Co-production : Idéale Audience, Arte France
In association with :
France Televisions, Château de Versailles Spectacles
Produced by : Pierre-Olivier Bardet
Running time :
60’
Format :
HDCAM
Year of production :
2011
Distributor(s) / Sales Agent(s) :
EuroArts Music International (TV)
http://www.euroarts.com
Decca (DVD)
http://www.deccaclassics.com
Composer(s) :
Agostino Steffani
Work(s) :
Opera excerpts :
Henrico Leone - I trionfi del fato - Tassilone Niobe, regina di Tebe La livertà contenta.
La superbia d'Alessandro - La lotta d'Hercole con Acheloo
Marco Aurelio - alarico il baltha.
Excerpts from Stabat Mater
Cast :
Cecilia Bartoli & Philippe Jaroussky, Solists
Diego Fasolis, Conductor
I Barrocchisti orchestra
Coro della Radiotelevisionne Svizzera
Date and shoot location :
Château de Versailles, in June 2011
Photo credits :
Julien Mignot