Actaeon, Charpentier

With Actaeon, Marc-Antoine Charpentier revives, in this miniature drama, the myth of the hunter punished by Diana for having surprised the goddess at the bath. Carried by an ensemble dear to the composer — a few singers, two violins, two flutes and basso continuo — Actéon reveals all his dramatic and expressive finesse. Scherzi Musicali invites you to listen to this Actaeon, whose recording combined with his unpublished twin work, Actaeon changed into a deer, was released in June 2026.
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Full cast: Pierre Derhet, tenor/Morgane Heyse, Wei-Lian Huang, Wei-Lian Huang, soprano/Luciana Mancini, mezzo-soprano/Andrea Gavagnin, countertenor/Emanuele Petracco, tenor/Andrés Soler Castaño, bass/Andrés Soler Castaño, bass, bass, Castaño, bass, bass, Castaño, bass, bass/Beniamino Paganini and Matteo Gemolo, traverso/Ann Cnop & Shiho Ono, fiddle/Lies Wyers, bass guitar/François Damolo Wood, guitar/Lynda Sayce, theorbo/Nicolas Achten, baritone, harpsichord and direction/Jean-Marc Amé, staging