A great Century of Music

« This choral fresco is as impressive for its density as for the dedication of its performers, offering a reinvented coronation of Louis XIV, at the crossroads of theater and ritual. » – Olyrix

« Sébastien Daucé’s understated conducting brings to life the harmony between the musicians and singers. Serenity prevails over tragedy, with an emphasis on dialogue and communication between the performers and conductor, between the musicians and singers, and between the Correspondances ensemble and the audience. » – Forum Opera

« A production of rare elegance and relevance, a first-rate cast, and refined musical direction provide Francesco Cavalli’s opera with the ideal conditions for rediscovery. One of the highlights of the 2025 Aix-en-Provence International Opera Festival. » – Les Echos

« To prevent the music from evaporating, Sébastien Daucé did what composers did at the time: he reorchestrated it for 33 musicians, including 10 violins, 2 cornets, and 3 sackbuts, the ancestor of the trombone. It could have been heavy, but the conductor has such musical elegance and expertise in the repertoire that this instrumental opulence fills the space without saturating it. The contrasts are a little smoothed out, but the timbres are so beautiful and the line so fluid that it almost feels like Mozart, a good century ahead of its time. » – Le Figaro