Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) originally hailed from Florence, and he was essentially known as a cheeky street musician in his youth. His talents, musical and otherwise, were recognized, and he ended up as an Italian language tutor to Louis XIV’s cousin

Reine, vous savez qu’en ce jour… Céline Scheen, soprano (Philonoé) Ingrid Perruche, soprano (Sténobeé) Christophe Rousset, conductor Les Talens Lyriques, baroque orchestra Chamber Choir of Nemur From Lully: Bellérophon (2011) Released by Aparté Lully: Bellérophon: Reine, vous savez qu’en ce