Charpentier/ Nocte Temporis/ Vox Luminis - Orphee Aux Enfers Fulfilled By FYE This is essential listening for

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Charpentier/ Nocte Temporis/ Vox Luminis - Orphee Aux Enfers Fulfilled By FYE This is essential listening forThe Orpheus myth was as important for the birth of opera in France as it had been in Italy. In 1684, Charpentier composed a work for three voices, Orphe descendant aux Enfers. With this piece, remarkable for it's style and concision, he showed how well he had assimilated Carissimi's art. It is a dramatic scene, similar to the 'sacred histories' of the Roman master. The text, by an unknown author, narrates Orpheus' quest for his beloved in the