Credits:

William Christie

Description:

Orol, the goddess of dawn, and Titon, a shepherd, are deeply in love. Titon, being human, is tormented by the fear that one day Orol might fall in love with another god. Aeol, the god of the wind, who also loves Orol, asks Palas, the goddess of herding, to kill Titon, whom he sees as a nuisance. However, since Palas secretly loves Titon, she promises Aeolus that she will not kill him, but will kidnap him instead. Overcome with grief at the loss of Titon, Orol rejects Aeoluss advances and vows to spend the rest of her life mourning Titons deathbutMondonville was a composer of the French Baroque period. While active as a violinist at the French court, he gained such popularity as a composer of choral works and operas that he even surpassed Rameau, who was the most renowned composer of the time. In particular, *Tithonus and Orol*, which premiered in 1753, was met with great acclaim. After Rame

Credits:

William Christie

Description:

Orol, the goddess of dawn, and Titon, a shepherd, are deeply in love. Titon, being human, is tormented by the fear that Orol might one day fall in love with another god. Aeol, the god of wind, who also loves Orol, asks Palas, the goddess of herding, to kill Titon, whom he sees as a nuisance. However, since Pales secretly loves Titon, she promises Aeolus that she will not kill him, but rather kidnap him. Overcome with grief at the loss of Titon, Orol rejects Aeoluss advances and vows to spend the rest of her life mourning Titons deathbutMondonville was a composer of the French Baroque period. While active as a violinist at the French court, he gained popularity that rivaled even Rameauwho was the most renowned composer of choral works and operas at the time. In particular, *Tithonus and Orol*, which premiered in 1753, was met with great acclaim. After Rameaus retirement, when the Bufon Contr