The myth of Medea and Jason has inspired many composers and librettists, the best-known French version of the opera being Médée by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Reinoud Van Mechelen and his ensemble a nocte temporis chose to revive Joseph-François Salomon’s version, which was published twenty years before Charpentier’s. Médée et Jason from 1713 has been forgotten, but nevertheless enjoyed considerable popularity in the 18^th century, as the opera was revived several times at La Monnaie in Brussels in 1726. Abbé Simon-Joseph Pellegrin, who also wrote the libretto for Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie, opted for a highly psychological interpretation of the myth. From the outset, the main characters are full of doubts about the choices they have to make, creating a complex but emotionally captivating story. Salomon emphasises the effects with lively melodies and powerful instrumental effects.

Following Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre’s Céphale et Procris, the Belgian ensemble and its conductor are delighted to perform a lyric tragedy in concert form for the second time.

This program will be recorded on CD for the Château de Versailles Spectacles label.

Coproduction : Opéra Royal / Château de Versailles Spectacles, a nocte temporis.

Tragedy in music in five acts, with a libretto by Simon-Joseph Pellegrin, premiered at the Royal Academy of Music in 1713.

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