Campra: Le Carnaval De Venise Le Concert Sprituel, Hervé Niquet

With its exotic dances and virtuoso Italian arias, Le Carnaval de Venise (1699) by André Campra is one of the most original experiments to be found in the entire French musico-dramatic output of the time. With this work at the latest, the composer gained the reputation of being the new master of French opera. Campra creates a colorful score in the Franco-Italian style for his ballet opera. (Glossa)