When Atys was first performed before the court in 1676, Lully was at the peak of his triumph: his tragédie lyrique became “the King’s opera”, so highly did the monarch esteem its quality. The chords unfold to embody human passions and divine wills, guiding the young Atys’s romantic impulses and the wounded fury of the goddess Cybèle. With Atys, Lully establishes love as the central thread of the drama, weaving around this sovereign passion a tale where the impulses of the heart, celestial jealousies, and human flaws intertwine to seal the fate of the heroes. Leonardo García-Alarcon conducts this new version with exquisite finesse, elevating Lully’s music to carry souls into an enchanting dream.

Cast:
- Atys: Matthew Newlin
- Cybèle: Giuseppina Bridelli
- Sangaride: Ana Quintans
- Célénus: Andreas Wolf
- Idas, Phobétor, Un songe funeste: Adrien Fournaison (CD), Michael Mofidian (DVD, Blu-ray)
- Iris, Doris, Divinité de fontaine, La Déesse Flore: Sophie Junker (CD), Gwendoline Blondeel (DVD, Blu-ray)
- Mélisse, Divinité de fontaine: Lore Binon
- Morphée, Dieu de Fleuve: Valerio Contaldo
- Le Fleuve Sangar: Geoffroy Buffière (CD), Luigi De Donato (DVD, Blu-ray)
- Le Sommeil, Phantase: Cyril Auvity (CD)
- Un Zéphir, Le Sommeil: Nicholas Scott (DVD, Blu-ray)
- Phantase: José Pazos (DVD, Blu-ray)