Musical direction: Sébastien Daucé
Stage direction: Samuel Achache

Like a beautiful anthology, these songs trace the art of singing well in the English manner, where France and its delicacy are never far away, where Italian extravagance is envied and imitated. From the great tales of William Lawes to the seductive melodies of John Blow, it is the whole English sound universe that is shaped before our eyes and that will build over the years the inspiration of the young Henry Purcell.

Music
Go happy man – John Coperario (1570-1626)
Care-Charming sleep – Robert Johnson (1583-1633)
Suite n°1 – Consort for four parts – Matthew Locke (1621-1677)
Give me my lute – John Banister (1624-1679)
Whiles I this standing lake – William Lawes (1602-1645)
O precious time – Martin Peerson (1571-1651)
Powerful Morpheus – William Webb (1600-1657)
No more shall meads – Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666) 
Loving above himself – John Blow (1649-1708)
Amintas – John Banister 
Howl not, you ghosts and furies – Robert Ramsey (1590-1644)
Miserere mei, Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Excerpt from the Epilogue : “Sing sing me Ye muses” John Blow