JEAN BAPTISTE LULLY (1632-1687): Psyché.

Description: Originally a 1671 tragicomédie et ballet, Psyché was revised as a full-scale, five-act tragédie en musique seven years later, making full use of the newly designed stage machinery, luxurious costumes, corps de ballet and other luxuries which came to design the genre under the Sun King. This 2007 Boston production was recorded after the public performances and the massive book comes with five separate notes about various historical and technical aspects of the work and its production, as well as almost four dozen photos of the performance and the recording sessions. 3 CDs for the price of 2. French-English libretto. Carolyn Sampson, Karina Gauvin (sopranos), Aaron Sheehan, Colin Balzer (tenors), Boston Early Music Festival Chorus and Orchestra; Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs.