Charpentier’s Midnight Mass for Christmas forms part of the Parody Mass tradition dating from the beginning of the 16^thcentury, in which popular Christmas tunes were used to compose the various movements making up the Proper of the Mass. Charpentier’s mass is therefore redolent of a wide range of colours and emotions.

This short work is interspersed with four Christmas carols telling the story of the Nativity.

Ensemble Aedes (Mathieu Romano, conductor)
La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy
Dominique Visse : conductor

David Tricou : counter-tenor
Hugues Primard : tenor
Renaud Delaigue : bass

Coréalisation Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing et Ville de Marcq-en-Baroeul