Baroque opera today (2/3)
France: Baroque Revival in Three Acts
There was a time when the operas of Lully and Rameau were little more than names in history books. Having disappeared from the stage since the beginning of the 19th century, they seemed destined for a purely musicological existence. Yet, beginning in the early 20th century, a succession of initiatives, rediscoveries, and artistic leaps of faith gradually brought this repertoire back to life. It was a slow, uneven, yet spectacular revival that permanently transformed the French operatic landscape.
