Titon et l'Aurore 'Pastorale héroïque' in a prologue and three acts by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711 - 1772) Libretto by Antoine Houdar de la Motte First performance in Paris, Académie Royale de Musique, 9 January 1753 Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (Conductor) Basil Twist (Stage Direction, sets, costumes, puppets) Daniel Brodie (Video Design), Jean Kalman (Lighting design) Reinoud Van Mechelen (Titon) Gwendoline Blondeel (L'Aurore) Emmanuelle de Negri (Palès) Marc Mauillon (Eole) Julie Roset (Amour) Renato Dolcini (Prométhée) Virginie Thomas, Maud Gnidzaz, Juliette Perret (Nymphes) Valentin Arnoux, Coline Fouilhé, David Girondin Moab, Cristina Iosif, Sylvain Menard, Diana-Elizabeth Neva Jaramillo, Candice Picaud, Philippe Rodriguez-Jorda (puppeteers) Recorded at the Opéra Comique, Paris, 19 January 2021