With Renaud (1783), Sacchini made his debut on the Parisian stage. Criticism from the supporters of Gluck and Piccinni - his rivals - came from all sides... and yet Renaud is a success. Sacchini then became Maris-Antoinette’s new favourite. Encouraged by the public, who saw him as one of the best authors of the time, he enriched the Opera’s repertoire with several masterpieces. Some remained on the stage for many years, such as Renaud, performed almost without interruption until 1799 and revived in 1815.

Marie Kalinine as Armide
Julien Dran : Renaud
Jean-Sébatien Bou : Hidraot
Pierrick Boisseau : Adraste, Arcas, Tissapherne, Mégère
Julie Fuchs : Lemon Balm, a coryphée
Katia Velletaz as Doris, a coryphée
Chantal Santon as Antiope
Jennifer Borghi as Iphise
Cyrille Dubois : Tisiphone, a knight
Pascal Bourgeois : Alecton

Les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
(Olivier Schneebeli, artistic direction)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (ed.)

Texts written by Alexandre Dratwicki and Benoît Dratwicki
Limited and numbered edition of 3000 copies