Lully: Bellérophon

Lully: Bellérophon: Reine, vous savez qu’en ce jour…



Jean-Baptiste Lully: Bellérophon, Libretto by Thomas Corneille.


First performed on January 31st 1679, Bellérophon was among the most popular of Lully’s operas during his lifetime.

The myth of Bellérophon was intended as a metaphor for Louis XIV’s military victories in the Netherlands.

This world première and eagerly anticipated release is the fruit of lengthy musicological research by Christophe Rousset.

Let’s discover together this sensational recording.