Cécile McLorin Salvant performs “D’un feu secret,” Michel Lambert’s 1660 air de cour, from her 2023 album, Mélusine. The album features a mix of five originals and interpretations of nine songs, dating as far back as the twelfth century, mostly sung in French along with Occitan, English, and Haitian Kreyòl, that tell the folk tale of Mélusine, a woman who turns into a half-snake each Saturday after a childhood curse by her mother. Video animated by Amanda Bonaiuto in Brooklyn, NY, with assistance by Kohana Wilson.