Rameau & Bailleux: Pigmalion Mathias Vidal, Chœur de lOpéra Royal, Ensemble Il Caravaggio & Camille Delaforge

• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764): Pigmalion, RCT 52:
• 1 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52: Ouverture 04:19
• Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 1:
• 2 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 1: Air. Fatal amour, cruel vainqueur (Pigmalion) 03:22
• Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 2:
• 3 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 2: Récit. Pigmalion, est-il possible que tu sois insensible (Céphise, Pigmalion) 02:17
• Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 3:
• 4 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 3: Air. Que d'appas ! Que d'attraits ! (Pigmalion) 00:53
• 5 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 3: Air. Ô Vénus, ô mère des plaisirs (Pigmalion) 01:06
• 6 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 3: Air. D'où naissent ces accords ? (Pigmalion) 00:57
• 7 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 3: Récitatif. Quel prodige ! Quel Dieu ! (Pigmalion) 01:00
• Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 4:
• 8 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 4: Récitatif. Que vois-je ? Où suis-je ? (La Statue) 01:17
• 9 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 4: Air. De mes maux à jamais, cet aveu me délivre (Pigmalion, La Statue) 01:56
• Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 5:
• 10 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 5: Récitatif. Du pouvoir de l'Amour ce prodige est l'effet (L'Amour) 01:08
• 11 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 5: Air. Jeux et ris qui suivez mes traces (L'Amour) 01:57
• 12 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 5: Airs de différents caractères pour les Grâces 02:39
• 13 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 5: Sarabande pour la Statue 01:50
• 14 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 5: Tambourin (Chœur de la suite de Pigmalion) 00:59
• 15 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 5: Récitatif. Le peuple en ces lieux s'avance (Pigmalion) 00:22
• Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 6:
• 16 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 6: Entrée du peuple qui vient admirer la Statue 01:12
• 17 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 6: Air. L'Amour triomphe, annoncez sa victoire (Pigmalion, Chœur) 02:28
• 18 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 6: Pantomime pour un niais et une niaise 00:49
• 19 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 6: Deuxième pantomime pour deux paysans 01:52
• 20 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 6: Ariette. Règne amour, fais briller tes flammes (Pigmalion) 04:43
• 21 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 6: Air pour les Grâces, les Jeux et les Ris 00:42
• 22 Rameau: Pigmalion, RCT 52, Scene 6: Contredanse 01:26
• Antoine Bailleux (c. 1730 - 1800): Pigmalion, sixième cantatille dans le goût italien:
• 23 Bailleux: Pigmalion, sixième cantatille dans le goût italien: Récitatif. Pigmalion paya cher l'avantage 01:03
• 24 Bailleux: Pigmalion, sixième cantatille dans le goût italien: Air. Touché d'un amour vif et tendre 01:30
• 25 Bailleux: Pigmalion, sixième cantatille dans le goût italien: Air. Amour, quelle cruelle flamme 06:00
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687): Le Mariage Forcé, LWV 20:
• 26 Lully: Le Mariage Forcé, LWV 20: Récit de la Beauté. Si l'amour vous soumet à ses lois inhumaines 07:29
• Total Runtime 55:16

Info for Rameau & Bailleux: Pigmalion

Alone in his workshop, the sculptor Pygmalion shapes a statue of incomparable beauty, to the point of falling hopelessly in love with it. He then implores Love to bring his creation to life, and, moved by his pure devotion, Love grants his wish. With Pigmalion, Rameau crafted his finest opera-ballet, showcasing the full brilliance of his genius to depict the transformation from marble to flesh and the passionate quest for love. Alongside this, Antoine Bailleux's version offers a fresh and novel interpretation of the myth. Camille Delaforge and the ensemble Il Caravaggio deliver a brilliant performance, unveiling the full evocative power and refined elegance of Rameau's style.

Mathias Vidal, tenor
Catherine Trottmann, soprano
Louise Bourgeat-Roulleau, soprano
Laura Jarrell, soprano
Apolline Raï-Westphal, soprano
Choeur de l'Opera Royal
Ensemble Il Caravaggio
Camille Delaforge, direction

Mathias Vidal
studied Musicology at the University of Nice and studied singing with teacher Christiane Patard. He graduated from the Paris Conservatory in 2003.

Praised for his qualities in the French repertoire, he took part in many operas by Rameau, Lully, Campra, Boismortier and also Monteverdi, Purcell, Cavalli… In the French light-music repertoire, he sang in such productions as Orphée aux Enfers, La Vie Parisienne, La Périchole, Fra Diavolo, La Belle Hélène, La Veuve Joyeuse, Le Dilettante d'Avignon, Barbe-Bleue, Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde, La Fille de Madame Angot, L'Auberge du Cheval Blanc... His repertoire also includes Italian bel-canto roles such as Nemorino from L'elisir d'amore, Ernesto from Don Pasquale, Elvino from La sonnambula, Almaviva from Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Ramiro from La Cenerentola and the title-role of Le Comte Ory. He also sings the French romantic repertoire together with the 20th century and contemporary pieces.

In the past few seasons, he was heard in the title-role of Platée by Rameau (Zürich), Atys by Lully (Avignon, Tourcoing, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées), Abaris from Les Boréades (Oldenburg, Dijon), Valère and Tacmas from Les Indes Galantes, Thespis from Platée and Der vierte Jude from Salomé (Paris Opera), Tamino from Die Zauberflöte (Avignon, Versailles), Ferrando from Cosí fan tutte (Toulouse), Belmonte from Die Entführung aus dem Serail (French version in Versailles), Nemorino from L'Elisir d'Amore (Angers, Nantes), Rennes, Ernesto from Don Pasquale (Oldenburg), Nadir from Les Pêcheurs de perles (Toulouse), Aristée/Pluton from Orphée aux Enfers (Komische Oper Berlin, Düsseldorf) as well as many title-roles : Platée, Orlando Paladino, Orphée et Eurydice, Le Comte Ory, Cinq-Mars, Faust, Der Zwerg... ​​​

He is very much in demand on the lyric stages in France as in the rest of Europe, Asia, the US and in Russia. He regularly takes part in live and studio recordings in a broad and versatile repertoire.

His projects for season 2024-2025:​ The Prince from Les Brigands by Offenbach and Monostatos from Die Zauberflöte at the Paris Opera, Tamino from Die Zauberflöte in Versailles, Aristée / Pluton from Orphée aux Enfers at the Capitole in Toulouse, Valère / Don Carlos / Tacmas / Damon from Les Indes Galantes at the Seine Musicale in Paris, at the Teatro Real in Madrid and in Lyon. Concert-wise: La Messe de Minuit by Charpentier in Versailles, the title-role of Persée by Lully at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and a Purcell / Charpentier program at the Seine Musicale and in Arras.

Camille Delaforge
Hailed as ​“dynamic and inspired” by Forum Opera, Camille Delaforge is a French conductor and harpsichordist, specialising in the Baroque repertoire. ​

2024/25 season highlights include Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with Netherlands Chamber Orchestra at Dutch National Opera, and Rameau’s Pygmalion at Opéra Royal de Versailles, alongside engagements at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Grand Théâtre de Provence among others. As founder and artistic director of Ensemble Il Caravaggio, a period ensemble committed to the French and Italian lyrical repertoire, Delaforge conducts over fifty performances this season at prestigious venues, including Opéra de Rennes, Opéra Angers Nantes, La Seine Musicale and Festival Saint-Denis. ​

A resident conductor at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence last season, alongside Emmanuelle Haïm, other recent engagements have included Orchestre national de Cannes, Festival International de Beaune, Festival de Sablé, Oude Muziek Festival, Festival de Bilbao and Festival de Radio France. Delaforge has collaborated with numerous ensembles such as Le Poème Harmonique, Le Concert de la Loge and Orfeo 55, performing at Philipszaal in The Hague, Wigmore Hall London, Salzburger Festspiele and Victoria Hall in Geneva. ​

Passionate about the vocal repertoire, Delaforge has worked with opera singers at the Festival de Sablé, Festival Radio France (Montpellier), Potager du Roi (Versailles), Oude Muziek Festival (Utrecht), Rosa Bonheur Festival and Agapé Festival (Geneva) among others. She has a longstanding collaboration with French bass-baritone Guilhem Worms, with whom she has worked on several chamber music programmes, including Mozart and Salieri (piano for four hands, with Karolos Zouganelis), La Dame de mes Songes (Franco-Spanish repertoire from the 20thcentury) and Near my heart (French melodies). ​

Delaforge holds a Master’s degree from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. Keen on developing socio-cultural exchanges through music education, she has initiated a number of humanitarian projects, including teaching underprivileged children in Ecuador and, with Il Caravaggio, leading cultural mediation projects in schools and for disadvantaged groups in the regions of Val d’Oise, Essonne and Plaine Saint-Denis.

She has recorded for Warner, Alpha, Klarthe, and Château de Versailles Spectacles.

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