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Donald Macleod introduces a complete performance of Rameau's acte de ballet of 1748 Pygmalion, which was an instant hit with the Parisian public. By this point, Rameau was so successful that he was officially banned from having more than two operas staged in a single year. La Dauphine Sophie Yates (harpsichord) Pygmalion Pygmalion ...... John Elwes (tenor) Cephise ...... Mieke van der Sluis (soprano) Statue ...... Francois Vanhecke (soprano) Amour ...... Rachel Yakar (soprano) Choeurs de la Chapelle Royale, Paris La Petite Bande Gustav Leonhardt (conductor).