Credits:

William Christie

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Orol, the goddess of dawn, and Titon, the 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 considers a nuisance. However, since Pales secretly loves Titon, she promises Aeolus that she will not kill him, but instead 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 Rameauthe most renowned composer of choral music and opera at the time. In particular, *Tithonus and Orol*, which premiered in 1753, was met with great acclaim. After Rameaus retirement, when the Buffon Cont