A number from the Magic Flute which is unknown? Impossible! But there is a duet for Tamino and Papageno which was not part of the well-known sequence. It is now available again.

Lully’s Alceste represents a milestone in French Baroque opera. With the publication of a critical edition as part of the Complete Edition, the work is now available in an authoritative form for scholars and practical performing use.

Following its premiere in 1656 Francesco Cavalli’s L’Erismena was a great success in Venice. An English version was also created. The edition being published as part of the critical edition Francesco Cavalli – Opere offers opportunities for a rediscovery.

It’s very much alive, the art form of opera. Contemporary music theatre fills the theatres, like grand opera for a large audience.

The series L’Opéra français publishes historical-critical editions of French music theatre works, which offer an authoritative basis for performances.