PAOLO LORENZANI (1640-1713): Nicandro e Fileno.

Description: A pastoral opera first performed in 1681 before Louis XIV at the palace of Fontainebleau with the usual amorous plottings of shepherds and villagers, the music nimble and superb at depicting the various emotions of the characters with an orchestra of strings and two recorders. Italian-English texts. Le Nouvel Opéra, Les Boréades de Montréal; Francis Colpron.