"BBC music opera choice: Harmonia Mundi's production has all the sumptuousness of the original Medici spectacle ... The performances are highly polished, chorus and ensemble, producing a glossy and liberally embellished sound while the dozen soloists give fine and well-balanced contributions. Pichon's approach is certainly creative and, though ultimately it's something of a hodge-podge of genres and periods, it's all very stylishly done".