Semiramis, tortured by the spells of Zoroaster, violence, incest, murder, and magnificence: here is one of the most astonishing lyric tragedies!

Its composer, Destouches, had an extraordinary destiny: a missionary in Siam, then a Musketeer in the Royal Army, he discovered his musical talent and trained under Campra. His first lyrical work, Issé, triumphed in 1697 before Louis XIV.

Twenty years later, his final lyric tragedy, Semiramis (1718), possesses great dramatic force, depicting the tragic fate of the Queen of Babylon who, fearing the prophecy of a son who would lead her to death, abandoned him at birth. But Arsane, the adopted son she adores without knowing his true lineage, will fulfill the will of the gods to save his beloved Amestris, driven mad by the magic of Zoroaster. From this powerful libretto, Destouches creates striking effects that turn his final work into a true passionate torrent.

Margaux Blanchard and Sylvain Sartre bring this opera of impossible love to a fiery climax.