At the Maguelone Festival in Occitanie (France), Léa Desandre and Thomas Dunford bring to life, through their programme *Laissez durer la nuit*, a rich yet all too rarely performed repertoire of 17th-century French court music, in a virtuoso interplay between voice and theorbo. 
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Bathed in the musical hues of the Grand Siècle, Maguelone Cathedral hosts a recital by mezzo-soprano Léa Desandre and lutenist Thomas Dunford as part of the Maguelone Early Music Festival. “Laissez durer la nuit” offers a journey through an operatic repertoire that subtly explores the nuances of the heart.
Little-known French songs
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