About This Song
About "Proserpine, LWV 58, Act V Scene 6: Second air" by Christophe Rousset
The second air of Act V Scene 6 deepens the drama. Rousset draws supple phrasing from his ensemble, the music swaying between elegance and unease. Proserpine's mythic captivity haunts each cadence, a gilded cage of sound where sweetness masks sorrow.