Thomas - Mignon / Horne · Welting · Vanzo · Zaccaria · von Stade · PO · de Almeida [Box set]

1. Mignon, opera in 3 acts
   Composed by Ambroise Thomas
   Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
   with Ruth Welting, Frederica Von Stade, Claude Meloni, Nicola [singer] Zaccaria, Alain Vanzo, Paul Hudson, Marilyn Horne
   Conducted by Antonio Carlos Nobrega d Almeida
   
   
2. Mignon, opera in 3 acts Act II: A merveille! J'en ris d'avance! [Alternate Opening]
   Composed by Ambroise Thomas
   Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
   with Ruth Welting, Frederica Von Stade, Claude Meloni, Nicola [singer] Zaccaria, Alain Vanzo, Paul Hudson, Marilyn Horne
   Conducted by Antonio Carlos Nobrega d Almeida
   
   
3. Mignon, opera in 3 acts Act III: Dansons, dansons, amis, dansons! [Alternate Finale]
   Composed by Ambroise Thomas
   Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
   with Ruth Welting, Frederica Von Stade, Claude Meloni, Nicola [singer] Zaccaria, Alain Vanzo, Paul Hudson, Marilyn Horne
   Conducted by Antonio Carlos Nobrega d Almeida
   
   

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Average customer rating: Horne and Welting Together.... Amazing and Inspiring! Hear the Familiar Arias in Context At long last available! An unjustly neglected treasure finally available again.

Thomas - Mignon / Horne · Welting · Vanzo · Zaccaria · von Stade · PO · de Almeida Ambroise Thomas , Antonio de Almeida , Marilyn Horne , Alain Vanzo , Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus , Ruth Welting , Nicola Zaccaria , and Frederica von Stade Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Horne, Marilyn | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Von Stade, Frederica | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000HXYI Release Date: 1999-01-26

Tracks:

1. Mignon: Act I: Overture
2. Mignon: Act I: Bons bourgeois et notables
3. Mignon: Act I: Fugitif et trembland
4. Mignon: Act I: Place, amis, faites place!
5. Mignon: Act I: Laerte, ami Laerte, accourez au plus vite!
6. Mignon: Act I: Pour gagner maintenant toute votre indulgence
7. Mignon: Act I: Hola', coqquin ! Arrete
8. Mignon: Act I: Quel est, je veux le savoir
9. Mignon: Act I: Monsieur!
10. Mignon: Act I: Oui, je veux par le monde promener
11. Mignon: Act I: J'aime votre gaite'
12. Mignon: Act I: Eh quoi! mon cher Laerte
13. Mignon: Act I: De mon ami, monsieur, excusez la folie
14. Mignon: Act I: Demain, dis-tu?
15. Mignon: Act I: Dis-moi de quelles plages lointaines
16. Mignon: Act I: Connais-tu le pays
17. Mignon: Act I: Ce pays enchante' n'est-ce pas l'italie?
18. Mignon: Act I: Legeres Hirondeles
19. Mignon: Act I: Comment ! C'est voud?
20. Mignon: Act I: Pourquoi pas!
21. Mignon: Act I: Viens, la libre vie est douce !
22. Mignon: Act I: En route, amis, plions bagages
23. Mignon: Act I: Qui m'aime me suive !

Tracks:

1. Mignon: Act II: Entr'acte
2. Mignon: Act II: A merveille, j'en ris d'avance!
3. Mignon: Act II: Ecoutez! Belle, avez pitie de nous!
4. Mignon: Act II: Plus de soucis, Mignon!
5. Mignon: Act II: Ah! je crois entendre les doux compliments
6. Mignon: Act II: Me voila seule helas!
7. Mignon: Act II: Je connais un pauvre enfant
8. Mignon: Act II: C'est moi, j'ai tout brise, n'importe, m'y foici!
9. Mignon: Act II: Mignon! J'ai promis de me separer d'elle
10. Mignon: Act II: Adieu, Mignon!
11. Mignon: Act II: Merci de tes bontes
12. Mignon: Act II: Demain je serai loin!
13. Mignon: Act II: Vous disiez vrai!
14. Mignon: Act II: Interlude
15. Mignon: Act II: Elle est la, pres de lui!
16. Mignon: Act II: Ciel! qu'entends-je?
17. Mignon: Act II: As-tu souffert
18. Mignon: Act II: Ah! Brava! La Philine est vraiment divine!
19. Mignon: Act II: Oui, ce soir je suis la reine des fees
20. Mignon: Act II: Je suis Titania
21. Mignon: Act II: Ah! Vous voila!

Tracks:

1. Mignon: Act III: Ah! Au souffle leger du vent
2. Mignon: Act III: De son coeur, j'ai calme' la fievre
3. Mignon: Act III: Vous verrez de cette fenetre
4. Mignon: Act III: Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur naive
5. Mignon: Act III: Signor!
6. Mignon: Act III: Je suis heureuse
7. Mignon: Act III: Je suis Titania
8. Mignon: Act III: Ah! malheureuse enfant!
9. Mignon: Act III: Mignon! Wilhelm! Salut a vous!
10. Mignon: Act III: O Vierge Marie
11. Mignon: Act III: Elle revit!
12. Mignon: Appendix 1 - A merveille! J'en ris d'avance!
13. Mignon: Appendix 2 - Dansons, dansons, amis, dansons

Customer Reviews:

Horne and Welting Together.... Amazing and Inspiring!.......2001-10-26

This recording, the only complete Mignon is without a doubt, the finest available. Marilyn Horne as Mignon is the astonishing Horne, as she always is. Ruth Welting is always supreme, and in this recording, one of a handful of Welting's recordings available, her voice is magnificent. The high reaches of her range are smooth and effortless. The recording is Ruth's legacy to the opera world, and we will forever miss her beautiful coloratura voice. Vanzo is magnificent as are Zaccaria and von Stade. The recording is a must have for anyone's collection.

Hear the Familiar Arias in Context.......2000-11-20

Opera lovers who buy this 3 CD set will receive very good value indeed. There's three and a quarter hours of delight. Arias for the four or five principal characters in the opera are frequently heard in extract; here they can be heard in context. There's a lullaby, a styrienne, a polonaise and - of course - Mignon's "Connais-tu le pays?". Thomas, the composer, somehow managed to express homesickness much more successfully in this aria than Schubert, Hugo Wolf, or any other composer who attempted settings of Goethe's text.

Opera lovers are unlikely nowadays to see a production mounted of this once popular opera. I saw it once only in Vienna when I was nineteen. I remember being enchanted by its melody and rhythm driven score. I remember the suspense created when the soprano attempted her five minute "Je suis Titania". Would she get through? Could she provide genuine trills? Would she finish her final cadenza in tune? I remember also thinking that it was a difficult opera to stage (Mignon is rescued from a fire).

No such thoughts need spoil your enjoyment of these CDs. All members of the starry, international cast are in fine voice, Almeida draws every nuance and colourful detail from the score, and the warm, comfortable acoustic makes for easy listening.

At long last available!.......2000-03-13

The crazy SONY people kept this important recording in their archives for over 2 decades. I just don't know what's wrong with them, (they still are hidding Donizetti's Gemma di Vergy with Caballe recorded live in NY in 1976. Surely one of Caballe's best recordings). As for Mignon it's a lucky charm of an opera. This recording is excellent, with Horne in spectacular voice as the heroine, but it is perhaps that great and underrated tenor Alain Vanzo who steals the honours. He gives an exquisite performance. Von Stade is also there. Don't miss it!

An unjustly neglected treasure finally available again........1999-02-25

Mignon is a beautiful opera that inexplicably -- and, in my opinion, unjustly -- lies outside the standard repertory. This wonderful recording appeared on LPs several years ago and now is availble on CD. If you like melodious romantic operas you will almost certainly like Mignon. And it is unlikely that you will ever encounter a better performance.

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