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The music of Louis XV’s court: Jordi Savall and ‘Le Concert des Nations’ play Jean-Philippe Rameau.

By Edoardo Pelligra, 18 September 2014
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Reviewed at Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin on 16 September 2014
Programme
Rameau, Naïs, Opéra pour la Paix (Opera to Peace)
Rameau, Les Indes galantes
Rameau, Zoroastre
Rameau, Les Boréades
Performers
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall, Viola da Gamba
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Edoardo Pelligra
Edoardo Pelligra
Edoardo is a philosophy student in Torino, Italy. He has always been fond of classical music and operas and tries to combine his philosophical studies with music and especially philosophy of music. He is particularly enthusiastic about opera modern adaptations. Edoardo also maintains a strong passion for films, literature and travelling. He also writes reviews in Italian for Operaclick.