Andre Messager: Fortunio

1. Fortunio, operetta
   Composed by Andre Messager
   Performed by Lyon National Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Lyon Opera Orchestra
   with Patrick Rocca, Gilles Cachemaille, Brigitte Desnoues, Sylvie Stewart, Thierry Dran, Francis Dudziak, Michel Trempont, Rene Schirrer, Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Michel Fockenoy, Nicolas Rivenq
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   

Andre Messager: Fortunio,Andre Messager,John Eliot Gardiner,Lyon National Opera Orchestra & Chorus,Lyon Opera Orchestra,Brigitte Desnoues,Colette Alliot-Lugaz,Francis Dudziak,Gilles Cachemaille,Michel Fockenoy,Michel Trempont,Nicolas Rivenq,Patrick Rocca,Rene Schirrer,Sylvie Stewart,Thierry Dran,Elektra / Wea,Classical,Classical Music,French Romantic Opera,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio

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Average customer rating: Enchanté, Mlle Graham! excellent singing, not so great programming A CD full of scrumptious French chocolates! REYNALDO AND SOME LIGHT STUFF C'est magnifique!!

"C'est ca la vie, c'est ca l'amour": French Operetta Arias Reynaldo Hahn , Andre Messager , Susan Graham , Yves Abel , and City of Birmingham Symphony Manufacturer: Erato ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Honegger | Honegger, Arthur | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Susan Graham - La Belle Époque (The Songs of Reynaldo Hahn) Susan Graham ~ Berlioz - Les nuits d'été Poèmes de l'Amour Susan Graham - Mozart & Gluck Arias ~ Il tenero momento Artist Portrait: Susan Graham ASIN: B00005UW0Z Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

1. "C'est ca la vie, c'est ca l'amour" (Moises Simons, from Toi c'est moi, 1934)
2. "J'ai deux amants" (Andre Messager, from L'Amour masque, 1923)
3. "Yes" (Maurice Yvain, from Yes, 1928)
4. "Si vous saviez" (Arthur Honegger, from Les Aventures du roi Pausole, 1930)
5. "O mon bel inconnu" (Reynaldo Hahn, from O mon bel inconnu, 1933)
6. "Je ne vois rien..Lorsque je n'etais qu'une enfant" (Andre Messager, from Fortunio, 1907)
7. "Les hommes sont biens tous les memes" (Andre Messager, from Coups de roulis, 1928)
8. "Air de la Lettre" (Reynaldo Hahn, from Brummell, 1931)
9. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Andre Messager, from Passionnement, 1926)
10. "Vois-tu, je m'en veux" (Andre Messager, from Les P'tites Michu, 1897)
11. "Etre adore" (Reynaldo Hahn, from Mozart, 1925)
12. "Je regrette mon Pressigny" (Andre Messager, from la Petite Fonctionnaire, 1921)
13. "Amour, amour, quel est donc ton pouvoir" (Andre Messager, from Les Dragons de l"Imperatrice, 1905)
14. "Mon reve" (Andre Messager, from L'Amour masque, 1923)
15. "C'est tres vilain d'etre infidele" (Reynaldo Hahn, from O mon bel inconnu, 1933)
16. "C'est pas Paris, c'est sa banlieue" (Reynaldo Hahn, from Ciboulette, 1923)
17. "Vagabonde" (Moises Simons, from Toi c'est moi, 1934)

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This record presents the esteemed opera singer and French music specialist Susan Graham in a new light. French operetta began with Jacques Offenbach (creator of The Tales of Hoffmann) in the 1850s; his ability to blend sweet lovely melodies with bitter political satire made him and the form famous, and composers all over the world have emulated him ever since, including those represented on this disc. Most of them, though popular during their lifetime, are hardly known today. The most familiar are Arthur Honegger and Reynaldo Hahn, though not primarily as operetta composers; the latter contributes some of the loveliest music.

The arias on this program are thoroughly appealing and very different, ranging from frothy creampuffs to almost operatic dramas, from ingenuous simplicity to ironic sophistication. As one might expect, the texts, all written from a woman's point of view, focus on the relationships between men and women in all their infinite, subtle variety. Susan Graham uses her very beautiful voice and captivating charm to bring out the teasing humor, the intimacy, passion, joy, and regret in words and music. One song is a trio, but since no other singers are mentioned, one assumes that she covers all three parts! The first song is the only one in which the singing is artificial and exaggerated, as if Graham were feeling her way into the style. The orchestra is very good, but some of the arrangements are overloaded. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Enchanté, Mlle Graham!.......2004-11-13

Though it's fair to say that the stunning title track reaches a creative standard unmatched by any of the later items (no wonder it comes first), this is still refreshing stuff, which will bring out the slumbering Maurice Chevalier in us all. Anyone who can hear it without wanting to grab the nearest straw hat and proclaim "Zank 'eaven for leedle girrrrrlz" is a tougher man than I am, Gunga Din.

Refreshing stuff, but seldom flippant. Other than the X-rated Honegger song (who'd have thought sober-sided Artur H had a bawdy streak in him?) and the subtler but still eyebrow-raising Maurice Yvain number "Yes", the prevailing atmosphere is often surprisingly operatic. Surprising at any rate to me, since I can't recall hearing most of this material before. Reynaldo Hahn sometimes does a rather good Richard Strauss impersonation, as in "O mon bel inconnu", which suggests a Gallic version of ROSENKAVALIER's final trio.

Presumably Miss Graham sings all the vocal parts of this piece in a multi-tracking arrangement, but it would be nice to have been told in the booklet note whether this was the case. The short playing time deplored by Joy Fleisig is also a nuisance, since one wants even more of the same. Miss Fleisig rightly censured, in addition, the white-print-on-purple-background design which some graphic-design-school genius decided to employ for the lyrics' translations. So no fifth star for this review. The release remains a pretty enchanting (not to say enchanté) production, even if a native French singer would have cultivated - as native French singers will - an edgier, more acidic timbre than Miss Graham's warm, sonorous, very slightly cloudy tone. Altogether a splendid supplement to heftier and more austere listening.

excellent singing, not so great programming.......2002-10-02

A delightful album by Graham, who has apparently been cast as a French expert...but I wish there had been a few more uptempo numbers on here, so many of them are slow that it almost detracts from the sparkle of her singing. Great performances and sound, though.

A CD full of scrumptious French chocolates!.......2002-09-03

When one thinks of 'French operetta', the composer that most often springs to mind is Jacques Offenbach. However, the generations of operetta composers that came after him also produced some wonderful music. Unfortunately, although these works were very popular in their time, they are virtually forgotten today. Apart from Andre Messager, the best known names on this anthology, Reynaldo Hahn and Arthur Honneger, are better known for other types of work, and most of the other composers are unknowns. Susan Graham, perhaps the finest American mezzo-soprano of our time, is to be commended for bringing these sweets out into the open once again.

Graham is a singer very much in the mold of Frederica von Stade - like von Stade, she is best known for trouser roles such as Octavian and Cherubino, but she has done some wonderful work in French music, especially as a recitalist. Her voice is firm and lustrous with an easy, sopranoish top, her phrasing is exquisite, and her French is excellent. By turns Graham is funny, ironic, sensual, wistful, charming, and heroic.

Most of the music on this CD was written between 1920 and 1935, although one selection here is from as early as 1897. The music actually has greater similarity to 'modern' musical comedy than to traditional operetta. Of course, the primary theme of these works is the travails of women in love - either they struggle with their (often illicit) passions - in one case attempting to invoke Joan of Arc! - or muse on the perfidy of men. My favorite song on the disc is the title track, a delightful samba take on 'Carmen' (from Cuban-born Moises Simons' 'Toi c'est moi') with a verse that sounds quite a bit like the 'Habanera' - only in this version, Carmen murders Escamillo! It actually occurred to me while listening to this disc that Graham might make an excellent Bizet Carmen on records or in a small theater. By the way, the 'Carmen' connection shows up again in a song entitled - you guessed it - 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle'!

Other tracks which I love are `Yes', wherein a French woman goes to England knowing only that word and gets her self married - and more, and `O mon bel inconnu', where three women get letters from the same man (their husband, father, and employer respectively) through the lonelyhearts column. Thanks to the miracle (?) of multi-tracking, Graham gets to sing all three roles, and her `voices' blend together gorgeously. And in the final track, 'Vagabonde' (also from 'Toi c'est moi') is a delightfully whirling 'impatient, quivering, impulsive' plea from a woman who wants to find a man willing to marry before her 'orange-flower' wilts (wink, wink).

Despite the light tone of most of this music, there are several moments of high drama. `Lorsque je n'etais que enfant' is an aria from Messager's `Fortunio' where the heroine, berating herself for toying with her boyfriend, reminisces of her purer and more innocent childhood. Graham is back in her usual trouser-role territory for the heroic `Etre adore' from Hahn's `Mozart', where the composer effuses over Paris and willingly sacrifices his soul to be adored by its people. There is also sweet nostalgia and regret, such as in 'Je regrette mon Pressigny', 'Vois-tu, je m'en veux' and 'C'est pas Paris, c'est sa banlieu'.

Actually, the only track that I don't like is 'Si vous saviez' from Honneger's 'Les Aventures du Roi Pausole', which ironically enough is Graham's favorite. The aria, where the wife of a polygamous potentate begs her husband to sleep with her more than once a year, is meant to be sensuous but just drags. I suspect this his Honneger's fault, not Graham's.

The French-Canadian Yves Abel is an ideal conductor for this repertory. He has a strong affinity not only for French opera but also for comedy and light music in general; the latter two qualities were very evident at a Metropolitan Opera `Il Barbiere de Siviglia' this year. I also remember a fine performance of `La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein' he conducted with his company L'Opera Francais de New York and Stephanie Blythe. Under his baton the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra plays just like a French ensemble.

The documentation has full texts and translation of all the material and a fine essay on the works and the composers by Patrick O'Connor. Unfortunately, there is no biographical information for either Graham or Abel. Also, some people might have problems reading the white type on purple background for the translations (the type for the essay is the normal white-on-black), although I did not. As usual, my complaint about many modern CDs, especially those produced by Erato, applies here - there is less than an hour of music on a medium that can hold almost 80 minutes. I think it is unlikely that Graham and Abel couldn't find more good music in this vein, or even that they ran out of recording time. And speaking of Erato, I think it is a crime that that parent company Warner Classics dismissed not only Graham but many other fine operatic artists like Jose Cura, Daniel Barenboim, and Barbara Frittoli. At least the man now in charge of Warner regrets Graham's dismissal and is negotiating a new contract with her.

I am glad that so many star singers today are championing French rarities - not only Graham but also Roberto Alagna and Vesselina Kasarova, among others. I would recommend this not only to lovers of opera and operetta but also to fans of more 'popular' French music like Edith Piaf's and Jacques Brel's, or even to admirers of the American musical. It doesn't matter by which road you come to it - this material is delightful and the presentation is flawless. Most importantly, it is clear that everybody involved with the making of this disc had a great time, and anyone who listens to it will as well.

REYNALDO AND SOME LIGHT STUFF.......2002-08-02

SUSAN GRAHAM had me an addict of her voice with her marvelous songs of REYNALDO HAHN,a treasure that i cherish.This FRENCH OPERETTA ARIAS is still a good cd,but lighter and fluffier.Not surprizingly, i consider the HAHN arias the highlight of this record.It seems to me that SUSAN has real affinities with the composer of CIBOULETTE and O MON BEL INCONNU.O MON BEL INCONNU and ETRE ADORÉ are wonderfully sung and are worth the price of the cd.I did not completely enjoy the first 4 numbers,although i should say that they are correctly done.Maybe i simply can't accept the fact that SUSAN can sing humourous stuff.Well that's my problem isn't it?I have the original version of J'AI DEUX AMANTS sung by YVONNE PRINTEMPS and the comparaison gives advantage to SUSAN.

C'est magnifique!!.......2002-06-29

Graham has never been better in this disc of delightful French operetta arias. A must for fans of the artist. And I dare you to get that opening track out of your head!!

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David Devriès Manufacturer: Symposium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lalo, Edouard | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001XX9 Release Date: 1997-05-13

Tracks:

1. La Basoche: Quand Tu Connaitras Colette
2. Manon: En Fermant Les Yeux
3. La Traviata: Non, Non, Loin D'Elle
4. Astarte: Les Adieux D'Hercule
5. Wether: J'Aurais Sur Ma Poitrine
6. Faut: Salut Demeure
7. La Fille De Mme. Angot: Voyons, Monsieur, Raisson Nous Politique - David Devries/Gabrielle Lejeune
8. La Dame Blanche: Viens, Gentille Dame
9. La Dame Blanche: O Moment Plein De Charmes
10. Faust: Salut Demeure
11. Le Roi D'Ys: Vainement, Me Bien Aimee
12. Les Pecheurs De Perles: Je Crois Entendre Encore
13. Carmen: La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee
14. Manon: En Fermant Les Yeux
15. Sapho: Ah! Qu'Il Est Moin Mon Pays
16. Jongleur De Notre-Dame: O Liberte Ma Mie
17. Fortunio: Si Vous Croyez Que Je Vais Dire
18. Fortunio: Ma Vieille Maison Grise
19. Paganini: J'Air Toujours Cru Qu'Un Baiser
20. Requiem: Pie Jesu
21. La Chanson Du Pecheur
22. Cimetiere De Compagne
23. Les Anes Du Caire

Average customer rating: Just so beautiful...

Andre Messager: Fortunio Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005EA1 Release Date: 1993-05-11

Customer Reviews:

Just so beautiful..........2005-02-18

I am a huge fan of Andre Messager and am constantly hunting down his works (only on CD) and I remember how happy I was when I found a copy of this still in it's original plastic. As I listened to it again and again I only fell more in love with it. It's one of my favorite operas to listen to as I go to sleep and to write to because it is so bewitching. I love being under it's spell.
John Gardiner does an excellent job with the whole piece and makes the whole opera come to life. Even if you don't know what they're saying you truly know how the characters feel. But if you must know what they're saying there is a complete libretto as well as some excellent and informative notes on the opera.
This CD, despite what the description says, is on the Erato label, not Electra. Unless there is something about these two labels I don't know.
Anyway this is one of my favorite operas and I highly recommend it. The more you listen to it the more you fall in love with it.

Average customer rating: Just a taste, search for the meal!

Le Petit Duc / La Basoche, Fortunio Charles Lecocq , Andre Messager , Jacques Pernoo , and Jules Gressier Manufacturer: EMI/Angel/Virgin/Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005GU0 Release Date: 1996-11-27

Customer Reviews:

Just a taste, search for the meal!.......2005-02-17

What a wonderful taste of two masters of operretta! Especially Andre Messager. The Highlights from 'La Basoche' are truly delicious. Every piece is so flowingly elegant, even the comical numbers.
I love 'Fortunio' but I prefer the J. Elliot Gardiner version on Erato. This is a good way to get a bit of it's flavor though.
I Also appreciate 'Le Petit Duc' greatly but again I prefer the version on the Accord label. This recording is great for as old as it is but the quality of the accrod label is better.

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The French Operatic Tradition Manufacturer: Symposium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004SD1D Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

1. Richard Coeur-De-Lion: O Mon Roi - Gabriel Soulacroix
2. Les Huguenots: O Ciel! Ou Courez-Vous - Laute-Brun & Affre
3. Le Pardon De Ploermel: Les Bles Son Bon A Faucher - Cesar Vezzani
4. La Favorite: Pour Tante Amour - Gabriel Soulacroix
5. La Juive: Il Va Venir - Jeanne Bourdon
6. Mousquetaires De La Reine: Chanson Du Capitaine Roland - Hypolite Belhomme
7. Le Val D'Andorre: Chanson Du Chevrier - Paul Aumonier
8. Le Chalet: Vallons De L'Helvetie - Edouard Cotreiul
9. Si J'etais Roi: Chanson A Boire - Gabriel Soulacroix
10. Le Caid: Couplets Du Tambour-Major - Edouard Cotreiul
11. Hamlet: Priere Du Roi - Paul Aumonier
12. Don Carlos: Elle Ne M'aime Pas - Paul Aumonier
13. Faust: Elles Se Cachaient - Jeanne Bourdon
14. Sigurd: Des Presents De Gunther... Avec Ces Fleurs - Laute-Brun & Affre
15. Samson Et Dalila: Printemps Qui Commence - Alice Raveau
16. Samson Et Dalila: Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix - Alice Raveau
17. Henri VIII: Qui Donc Commande - Dinh Gilly
18. Carmen: Couplets Du Toreador - Gabriel Soulacroix
19. Werther: Quelle Priere - Dinh Gilly
20. La Navarraise: O Bien-aimee - Cesar Vezzani
21. Griselidis: Loin De Sa Femme - Hipolyte Belhomme
22. Fortunio: Si Vous Croyez - Fernand Francell

Average customer rating: The art of Ninon Vallin.

Ninon Vallin: Opera & Mélodie Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chabrier | Chabrier, Alexis Emanuel | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lalo, Edouard | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000WXU Release Date: 1993-01-21

Tracks:

1. Le Roi D'Ys: Margared, O Ma Soeur...En Silence
2. Les Pecheurs De Perles: Me Voila Seule...Comme Autrefois
3. Carmen: Habanera
4. Carmen: Seguidilla
5. Carmen: Les Tringles Des Sistres
6. Carmen: Air Des Cartes
7. Carmen: C'est Toi (Final Duet)
8. Herodiade: Il Est Doux
9. Louise: Depuis Le Jour
10. L'enfant Prodigue: Air De Lia
11. Fortunio: La Maison Grise
12. Chanson Georgienne
13. L'ile Heureuse
14. Les Berceaux, Op.23/1
15. Phidyle
16. Chant Hindou
17. Green (Ariettes Oubliees-5)

Customer Reviews:

The art of Ninon Vallin........2004-01-24

This Pearl issue is one of the few CDs devoted entirely to the great French soprano Ninon Vallin. Listen to the Lalo duet on Track 1 (one of the earliest and best recordings here) and you'll hear a singer who knows perfectly how to maximize her own vocal resources, how to project every subtlety of the French language, and how to cast a spell. Most aspects of her art are well represented here and the transfers are exemplary. I live in hopes of finding a reissue of her recording of Reynaldo Hahn's "La Dernière Valse", a song I heard her sing in a recital many years ago.

Average customer rating: A Rare Treat for French Opera Enthusiasts

Laurence Dale - Airs d'Opéras Français (French Opera Arias) Jules Massenet , François Adrien Boieldieu , Ambroise Thomas , Edouard Lalo , Adolphe Adam , Charles Gounod , Etienne-Nicolas Méhul , Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber , Georges Bizet , André Messager , François Bazin , Nancy Lyric Symphony Orchestra , Laurence Dale , and Pierre Jourdan Manufacturer: Musique D'abord ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lalo, Edouard | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000007P1 Release Date: 1995-08-22

Customer Reviews:

A Rare Treat for French Opera Enthusiasts.......2004-01-28

There used to be a record store in Cambridge, MA that prided itself on having the best selection of classical music as far as quality is concerned. Usually the titles were not the familiar best sellers, but shoppers were always able to find wonderful selections that no other retailer carried. It was in this store I first discovered this disc of French opera arias performed by tenor Laurence Dale.

Since so few tenors actually delve into this repertoire, Dale has little competition, but even if other recordings existed, Dale's rendition of the arias would excel. The only mainstream aria of the collection is "Salut, demeure chaste" from Gounod's FAUST. Other arias that might be familiar include selections from Adam's LA POSTILLON DE LONGJUMEAU (he strains a bit on this aria, but given its difficulty this can be forgiven), Boieldieu's LA DAME BLANCHE, Thomas' MIGNON and "Vianement ma biene-aimee" from Lalo's LE ROI D'YS, which happened to be a favorite of Gigli (the tenor, not the movie). The other arias are lesser known but also performed well.

There are some recordings from tenors of an earlier generation of these works, but Dale gives a new life to them for modern audiences and is certainly a disc that will be enjoyed by French opera enthusiasts as well as those who love excellent singing.

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Symposium Opera Collection Vol. 3 Manufacturer: Symposium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004SD1G Release Date: 2000-06-27

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Jean Marny Sings Arias Manufacturer: Malibran [C.D.R.G.] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Godard, Benjamin | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Lalo, Edouard | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005A0NG Release Date: 2001-02-27

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Grandes Voix Grandes Mélodies Manufacturer: Epm Musique ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Godard, Benjamin | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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 ASIN: B00000HZU0 Release Date: 1999-01-26

Tracks:

1. Les Oiseaux Dans Le Soir - Georges Thill
2. Pensee D'automne - Georges Thill
3. La Maison Grise - Georges Thill
4. Berceuse De Jocelyn - Germaine Cernay
5. Chanson De Solveig - Germaine Cernay
6. La Ronde Des Heures - Andre Bauge
7. Les Vieilles De Chez Nous - Andre Bauge
8. Celebre Serenade - Andre Bauge
9. Plaisir D'amour - Yvonne Printemps
10. Au Clair De La Lune - Yvonne Printemps
11. Envoi De Fleurs - Vanni-Marcoux
12. L'etoule D' amour - Vanni-Marcoux
13. Vous Etes Si Jolie - Vanni-Marcoux
14. L' Angelus De La Mer - Louis Lynel
15. Les Menetriers - Louis Lynel
16. Nuits De Chine - Louis Lynel
17. Les Filles De Cadix - Leila Ben Sedira
18. Chanson De Fortunio - Leila Ben Sedira
19. D'une Prison - Ninon Vallin
20. Les Berceaux - Ninon Vallin

Meditation Music:

1. Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle
2. Beethoven: Fidelio
3. Beethoven: Fidelio (performance at Vienna State Opera, 12 October 1953)
4. Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi
5. Bellini: Il Pirata
6. Bellini: Il Pirata
7. Berg: Lulu
8. Berlioz: Les Troyens [Box set]
9. Boito: Mefistofele
10. Borodin: Prince Igor; Songs

Meditation Music

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De Noche y de Dia [Import]

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