Les Talens Lyriques This vocal-<strong>in</strong>strumental ensemble was founded nearly 20 years ago by Christophe Rousset, who by <strong>the</strong> mere choice of name designated <strong>the</strong> scope of <strong>the</strong> group’s <strong>in</strong>terests from <strong>the</strong> outset. Les Talens Lyriques’ focus is on 18 th -century operatic music; but <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>gly, <strong>the</strong> ensemble draws upon o<strong>the</strong>r genres, as well as <strong>the</strong> achievements of o<strong>the</strong>r eras. Its repertoire <strong>in</strong>cludes stage works by C. Monteverdi (L’Incoronazione di Poppea), G. F. Handel (Scipione, Riccardo Primo, R<strong>in</strong>aldo, Admeto, Giulio Cesare, Serse, Tamerlano, Alc<strong>in</strong>a, Ariodante), J.-B. Lully (Persée, Roland, Bellérophon), D. Cimarosa (Il mercato di Malmantile, Il matrimonio segreto), T. Traetta (Antigona, Ippolito ed Aricia) and even W. A. Mozart (Mitridate, re di Ponto), as well as motets (Dumont, Daniélis), madrigals and cantatas (Clérambault, Brossard, Montéclair). In its <strong>in</strong>terpretations of stage works, what is clearly prioritized is <strong>the</strong> works’ <strong>in</strong>strumental plane, considered by Rousset (a harpsichordist) to be just as important as <strong>the</strong> vocal parts. The clarity and <strong>the</strong>atrical panache of <strong>the</strong>ir presentations, <strong>in</strong> turn, are achieved through <strong>the</strong> ensemble’s collaboration with such artists as Jean-Marie Villégier, Philippe Lénaël, Jean-Claude Berutti, Pierre Audi, Jean-Pierre V<strong>in</strong>cent, L<strong>in</strong>dsay Kemp, Marco Arturo Marelli, Éric Vigner, Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeïeff, Marcial di Fonzo Bo, Francisco Negr<strong>in</strong>, Ir<strong>in</strong>a Brook and Lukas Hemleb, as well as, recently, Krzysztof Warlikowski, Zhang Huan, Mariame Clément and David McVicar. Les Talens Lyriques records for Decca (Universal Music), Naïve, Ambroisie, Aparté and Virg<strong>in</strong> Classics. In 1994, it took part <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> record<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> soundtrack for <strong>the</strong> film Far<strong>in</strong>elli: il castrato. The group’s artistic activity is supported f<strong>in</strong>ancially by <strong>the</strong> French government, <strong>the</strong> city authorities of Paris, <strong>the</strong> Annenberg Foundation and <strong>the</strong> Cercle des Mécènes. Les Talens Lyriques receive support from <strong>the</strong> French Department of Culture and Communication, <strong>the</strong> city of Paris, <strong>the</strong> Annenberg Foundation and <strong>the</strong> Cercle des Mécènes. The ensemble is a member of <strong>the</strong> FEVIS and PROFEDIM (Fédération et Syndicat des Ensembles Vocaux et <strong>in</strong>strumentaux Spécialisés). 80
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