Favorite Lesser Known Operas
GRNDPADAVE
My first of these is Giordano's FEDORA. It is best known by its gorgeous tenor
aria, "Amor ti vieta." The recording I have offers the superb voice of Magda
Olivera in the title role with Mario del Monaco and Tito Gobbi. Del Monaco was
past his prime, yet he gives what I would call a resolute performance. Gobbi
sings a robust Russian-style aria with great panache although he aspirates his
divisions.
The opera itself sort of runs out of gas. The soprano dies from
self-administered poison, not as dramatic as the Maddalena-Andrea welcoming of
Dr. Guillotine's efficient device.
Del Monaco manages some very long phrases and exhibits a rare tenderness. But
the voice is frayed.
Lamberto Gardelli gives his usual professional and unsentimental performance.
This London / Decca offers generous excerptsfrom Zandonai's FRANCESCA DA
RIMINI, an opera that was championed by James Levine. The conductor here is
Nicola Rescigno, best remembered as a Callas collaborator.
Another obscurity that provides surprisingly much pleasure is Leoncavallo's LA
BOHEME. Some of it comes from his music (at times reminiscent of PAGLIACCI and
also showing traces of the influences of FALSTAFF). But by and large it shows
how great is the genius invested by the team of Illica, Giacosa and Puccini in
raising the source material into something incredibly vivacious and deeply
heartfelt. Leoncavallo's most masterful stroke is having Mimi expire as we
hear joyful cries hailing Christmas Eve. The Orfeo recording provides some
comical German accents commingled with lovely singing from Lucia Popp, Franco
Bonisolli and Alan Titus. Heinz Wallberg conducts Munich Radio Orchestra.
Lastly, and I think the best of these three operas, is Mascagni's IRIS. The
opera must be some sort of allegory. The story is one of the grimiest ever.
The Sony recording offers some sonorous although rather unenthusiastic singing
from Placido Domingo and rather indifferent conducting by Giuseppe Patané.
Ilona Tokody is rather sympathetic as the hideously mal-treated heroine.
Mascagni's lavish melodic gift is in evidence. His opening and closing "Hymn
to the Sun" is impressive. What is needed, though, are singers of the Di
Stefano / Carteri class and a conductor at least as vital as Antonino Votto was
at his best.
All of these operas first appeared in that short interval between Puccini's LA
BOHEME (1896) and TOSCA (1900). One would think that some impressario would
present Leoncavallo's work. Much of the scenery and costumesare already at
hand. I actually saw Leoncavallo's opera staged at McMillan Hall on the campus
of Columbia University (must have been in the mid-1950s). It was quite
gripping.
==G/P Dave
Leonard Tillman
for, respectively, baritone and coloratura soprano.
LT
Mark D Lew
grndp...@aol.com (GRNDPADAVE) wrote:
> This is my week for exploring operas thatt are on the fringe of the repertory.
Well, I think Weinberger's SVANDA DUDAK would have to top the list for me.
Of all the titles that regularly appear on lists of "neglected
masterpieces" this one seems the most producible. It has a perfect
combination of sophisticated music with infectious tunefulness, and it has
a cheery, plot-heavy story that provides plenty of scope for entertaining
stage business and pretty sets.
Another piece I'd like to hear is Chausson's LE ROI ARTHUS, which is sort
of a cross between Gounod's ROMEO ET JULIETTE and Wagner's PARSIFAL, if you
can imagine such a thing. Like Wagner, it can be a bit long-winded, so I
think it needs an arty and/or balletic sort of staging. Either that or skip
the staging altogether and present it in concert. Musically, I think it's
better suited for that anyway, since it would benefit from concert-style
singers and (especially) a large symphony chorus.
In the lighter repertoire, there are several charming comedies which are
known but not produced nearly as much as the endless repetition of
Fledermaus, Merry Widow and anything by Gilbert and Sullivan. These staples
have persisted because they combine a witty drama with excellent music, but
there are other less familiar pieces which meet the same standards, in my
opinion. I think Adam's POSTILLON DU LONGJUMEAU is a delightful work, so
long as you've got a good high tenor for it. (He doesn't have to be loud,
just high and pretty.) Chabrier's L'ETOILE is another delightful piece with
excellent music. (Personally, I would want to see either of these
presented translated into the language of the audience. I would do that
with SVANDA as well.)
Korngold's DIE TOTE STADT is not exactly obscure, but it surprises me that
it hasn't become even more popular than it is. I think it's a brilliant
work.
A couple of others I have a personal fondness for are Massenet's
ESCLARMONDE, Goldmark's KÖNIGIN VON SABA, Vaughan Williams' PILGRIM'S
PROGRESS, and Puccini's LE VILLI, though I'm not sure I could make a
persuasive argument for any of them to a producer. In the past few years,
I've become too close to the real world of producing, so I can no longer
think in terms of what I want to see without considering practical matters
of how difficult it would be to produce and what sort of audience it could
attract.
SVANDA fares well against that standard, I think, and is ripe for revival.
The main problem is that the companies which are best-suited to produce it
(ie, medium-sized regional companies) rely a lot on name recognition. I
think what SVANDA needs is some sort of high-profile advocacy, sort of like
Janac^ek's works got from Mackerras, so that ordinary casual opera fans
would see the season schedule and say, "Oh yeah, I've heard of that."
VILLI might benefit from a small-scale simple reading. PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
I'd want to see done with a vivid abstract design and lots of stylized
choreography, perhaps as a collaboration with a dance company. ESCLARMONDE
and KÖNIGIN both want a large, traditional production (along with a great
soprano for the former), but in that arena I'm not sure they could compete
against the better-known titles.
mdl
REG
earlier one with Zylis - it stayed in the can the better part of a decade
before it was released, and the sonics (about which I rarely complain) make
it sound like La cathedrale engloutte.
I thought that L'Etoile was to be staged this year at City Opera, and of
course Esclarmonde has been staged from time to time, even at the MET as a
vehicle for the Bonygne road show with youknowho. Actually, she was pretty
good in it, rather Margurite Dumont-ish in appearance but sang with more
consonants, and more feeling, than I usually got from her. Interestingly,
when Beverly began to have real doubts about doing those last Lucias at the
MET, she proposed, as one of two alternatives, that she do the Esclarmondes
as well (she would have been coming after Joan, I think) but was turned down
and had to make her way through the Lucias, not always brilliant vocalism,
and some cautious singing (and yes, she cracked on the first Eb in the Mad
Scene on the bcast), but wonderful performances, with both John Alexander
and Gedda.
I would love to hear Pilgrim's Progress, but Mark, we will both get a lot
older before we hear that in a major staging in this country. I think it has
its longeurs - I have the early recording with Boult - but so does the
book, and, like the original, it rises at moment to a great depth of
feeling, IMHO.
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GRNDPADAVE
The Carnegie Hall concert performance conducted by Eve Queler is a stunning
instance revealing a committed Placido Domingo in all his glory.
There is plenty of squillo and this is a live job -- no splicing or retakes
(and plenty of juicy coughs from an audience of breathers of New York air).
Okay, as Santa might say: Now bashaway, bashaway, bashaway, all.
:>)) G/P Dave
REG
Roumanian singer - blanking on her name for the moment. There was a period,
fyi, when Eve was doing a lot of verismo, and she just would NOT take Magda,
although she was more than willing to come. We might have had her here years
earlier, and with a wider repetoire, and were denied it because Eve Killer
thought the voice was not attractive enough.
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GRNDPADAVE
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>Not a bash at all - wasn't that the performance with, not the Gench, but the
>Roumanian singer - blanking on her name for the moment. There was a period,
>fyi, when Eve was doing a lot of verismo, and she just would NOT take Magda,
>although she was more than willing to come. We might have had her here years
>earlier, and with a wider repetoire, and were denied it because Eve Killer
>thought the voice was not attractive enough.
>
Here is the cast of FdR.
By the way, this sounds to me more like a very Romantic opera rather *verismo*.
It has a dreamy quality that brings Montemezzi's L'AMORE DE TRE REI to mind.
The melodies are totally free of dance rhythms and take on an ethereal quality
akin to Debussy.
I do not know the date of this performance, but the singing is outstanding (as
is Queler's direction).
==G/P Dave
Paolo Malatesta: Placido Domingo
Francesca da Rimini: Raina Kabaivanska
Gianciotto: Matteo Manuguerra
Malatestino: Nuccio Saetta
Samaritana: Barbara Hoffman
Biancofiore: Frederika Wisehart
Garsenda: Sheryl King
Altichiara: Carole Walters
Donella: Alice Marie Nelson
Smaragdi: Carole Walters
Ostasio: Harlan Foss
Eve Queler: Conductor
REG
still doing her thing. The closest I think she got to the MET was a
performance of excepts from Tosca a few years ago with the Pav bcast on TV
from across the plaza at Avery Fisher Hall. Not bad at all, really. She's
recently doing stuff like Hanna Gkawari in Italy.
Thanks
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Mitchell Kaufman
> That's her name - Kabaivanska. Not a bad singer, but NOT Olivero. She is
> still doing her thing. The closest I think she got to the MET was a
> performance of excepts from Tosca a few years ago with the Pav bcast on TV
> from across the plaza at Avery Fisher Hall.
Actually, she sang quite often at the Met under Bing (something like a dozen
roles), and then sporadically there afterwards (I saw her in Onegin in the late
'70s). The bulk of her career was spent elsewhere, however.
She was a favorite of Karajan, and sings Nedda on the filmed Pagliacci with
Vickers and Leonora on the live Vienna Trovatore with Domingo issued by RCA/BMG.
MK
REG
been at the MET, and then I just figured, "What the Hell..."
Was she really a Herbie favorite? That surprises me - the voice certainly
isn't conventionally beautiful, and she is individualistic, although for me
not distinctive, and so I am surprised she would have been a fave for the K.
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David7Gable
I am a great admirer of the later operas of Spontini, my favorite being his
last, Agnes von Hohenstaufen. The live performance with Gui and Corelli is
pretty terrific.
-david gable
Georio
performance conducted by Eve Queler is a stunning instance revealing a
committed Placido Domingo in all his glory. There is plenty of squillo and this
is a live job -- no splicing or retakes (and plenty of juicy coughs from an
audience of breathers of New York air).<
Also PLENTY of cuts. Zandonai's FRANCESCA DA RIMINI is a particular favorite
of mine also, and I have just about every recording there is of it. The Queler
concert has a marvelous cast but the score is hacked to pieces -- there is
hardly a scene that doesn't have at least one huge chop in it, and most of them
have several. I regard this performance (which, ironically, is the most easily
available) as a glorified Highlights set. The recently reissued Warners
Fonit-Cetra (with a passe' but game Caniglia) is a better representation but
try to hear if you can find it the Rodolphe set with Ilva Ligabue.
My nomination for favorite Little Known Opera: Blohmdahl's ANIARA. Any opera
with a character named Daisy Doody has to be worth a look.
Claude Michel
Meyerbeer..
Regards
Claude
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In France we have others recordings unknow in USA and UK,a,d so on....
Complete listing of unknow and obscure operas :
ADAM A. La poupée de Nuremberg ?
ALFANO Sakuntala donné par M.Fleury
ARRIEU Claude Cadet Roussel Radio Diffusion Française
1948 - Tony Aubin - J.Boué - G.Tourenne - R.Bourdin, - L.Lovano, A.Basquin,
ARRIEU Claude La cabine téléphonique ORTF
ARRIEU Claude La princesse de Babylone ORTF -
F.Betty - L.Lovano - B.Demigny - ...
ARRIEU Claude Noé ORTF - L.Noguera - F.Betty -
C.Collart - C.Maurane - L.Lovano - A.Doniat - J.Gireaudau -
ARRIEU Claude Un clavier pour un autre ORTF
AUBERT Louis la forêt bleue "RTF - Enregistré le Vendredi 11 Juin 1954 -
Raymond Malvasio - Le Prince charmant Louis Noguera :.Le Père du Petit
Poucet - Martha Angelici (soprano) Le petit Chaperon Rouge - Claudine
Collart (soprano)Le Petit Poucet - Jacqueline Brumaire.La princesse -
Geneviève Leroy-Thiebaut :Le Père du Petit Poucet
Agnès Disney (mezzo-soprano)....La mère du petit Chaperon Rouge - Lucien
Lovano (baryton - basse) :.L'ogre - Henri Becourt :Un moissonneur - Freda
Betti: La servante - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique - Choeurs de la RTF dirigés par
Eugène Bigot
AUBIN Tony La Jeunesse de Goya Jacqueline Brumaire,
Bernard Demigny, Janine Capderou, Jacques Villisech, Claudine Collart,
Monique Delassus, Michel Caron, Jean Mollien, Joseph Peyron, Gerard
Friedmann, Jean Hoffmann ; Orchestre lyrique de l'ORTF, Tony Aubin, 27 2
1969, radio, ++ mon
AUDRAN Edmond La chercheuse d'Esprit ORTF - R.Verdel,
J.Peyron, A.Doniat, M.Stiot, L.Dachary, direct : Jean Bribion
AUDRAN Edmond Miss Helyett ORTF - L.Dachary,
C.Collard, G.Ristori, Lise Anseguet, A.Doniat, R.Lenoty, G.Rey, direct :
Marcel Cariven
BACHELET Scemo Micheline Grancher, Marie-Luce Bellary,
Berthe Kal, Edith Seligh, Jean Mollien, Bernard Demigny, Jacques Mars,
Lucien Lovano, Marti, Joseph Peyron, Marcel Vigneron ; RF, Tony Aubin radio
BARLOW Fred Mam'zelle Prudhomme L.Berton, J.Peyron,
BARRAINE Elsa Christine ORTF
BARRAUD Henri Numance INA
BARRAUD Henri tête d'or INA
BERTHOMIEU Marc Roger Bontemps ORTF - F.Balagna,
B.Sinclair, M.Pieri, J.Peyron, M.Hamel, A.M Sanial, D.Benoit, M.Sliot
BEYDTS Louis La SADMP ORTF - L.Dachary, J.Pruvost, G.Roy,
R.Denaty, D.Tirmont - direct J.Brébron
BEYDTS Louis Moïneau ORTF - C.Collart, D.Benoit, A.Doniat,
J.Peyron, G.Rey, A.Martineau - direct Tony Aubin
BOÏELDIEU Le nouveau seigneur du village ORTF - 1971 direct :
F.Hollard - L.Dachary, B.Demigny, J.Mollien, J.Peyron, A.Doriat,
BOÏELDIEU les voitures versées ORTF
BOÏELDIEU Ma tante Aurore RTF -
BOISMORTIER Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse Le concert
spirituel - H.Niquet
BONDEVILLE L'Ecole des maris P.M Le Conte - J.P
Laffage, A.Mallabrena, C.Cales, J.Mars, C.Eda-Pierre,L.Felder, J.Collard
BONDEVILLE L'Ecole des maris (un ext) P.Fournillier
BONDEVILLE Madame Bovary X.Depraz, A.Esposito,
BRUNEAU l'attaque du moulin (ext) RTF
BRUNEAU l'attaque du moulin (intégrale) RTF
BRUNEAU l'attaque du moulin (intégrale) Philarmonie
des Stadttheaters Gieben, dirigé par J.Pillement, L.Lhote, G.Bennett, ..2001
BRUNEAU le rêve RTF
BRUNEAU l'ouragan (extraits : acte1 : scène 1 - acte 3 - acte 4)
RTF
BRUNEAU Méssidor RDF - 1948 - Albert Wolff - L.Lovano, Ch
Cambon, J.Rolland, Y.Kork, .
BUSSER la pie borgne ORTF
BUSSER le carosse du saint sacrement ORTF
BUSSER Les Noces corinthiennes Croizet, Bouvier,
Peyron, Froumenty - RTF Bigot
CANTELOUBE le mas ORTF
CASADESSUS Françis La chanson de Paris RTF - N.Sautereau,
P.Gianotti, L.Lovano, E.Bigot
CASADESSUS Henri Cotillon III RTF - L.Berton, G.Ristori,
J.Peyron, M.Cariven
CELLIER Alexandre Le chevrier J.Cellier, J.Peyron
CHAUSSON Hélène RTF
CHAUSSON le roi Arthus
CHRISTINE J'adore ça H.Boulangeot, M.Stiot,
L.Dachary, J.Loreau, M.Hamel, M.Cariven
CHRISTINE J'aime H.Bedex, D.Tirmont, B.Plantey,
D.Benoit, H.Boulangeot, C.Collard, F.Balagna
CHRISTINE Madame C.Collard, M.Stoit, J.Capderou,
A.Doniat, M.Hamel, R.Martignoni - RTF
CRAS Polyphème "Louis Noguera:Polyphème - Joseph Peyron
(ténor):.Acis - Geneviève Moizan :Galatée - Nadine Sautereau (soprano)
Lycas - Jean Mollien (ténor) Un Sylvain - Georgette Spanellys (soprano)Une
nymphe - Choeurs de la RTF - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique - dirigés par Tony
Aubin
DALLAPICCOLA Ulysse
DALLAPICCOLA vol de nuit R.F 1998 - M.Janowski - I.Vernet - J.M
Salzman - F.Leroux
DAMASE Jean - Michel Colombe M.Harbell, J.Gireaudau,
A.Balbon, J.M Damase
DAMASE Jean - Michel Eugène le Mystérieux
F.Nuvolone - OSCC - Cadiou, Boyer, Tirmont, Marchand, marin,
Blanc, Simon
DANIEL - LESUR Andréa del Sarto G.Bacquier -
A.Esposito, A.Vanzo, J.Mars, D.Perriers, .ORTF 1969 - M.Couraud
DANIEL - LESUR Ondine Orch Paris - direct H.Yazak - M.C
Porta, Helia Thezon, Ph Rouillon, D.Scharley
DANIEL - LESUR Ondine Orch Paris - direct H.Yazak - M.C
Porta, Helia Thezon, Ph Rouillon, D.Scharley
DE SEVERAC Héliogabale choeurs et orch de Barcelonne
DE SEVERAC le coeur du moulin ORTF - 1974 - P.M.Le Conte - Maria
Peronne, Solange Michel, Monique Sio, Robert Dumay, Pierre Philippi, Bernard
Oudi, Michel Martin,
DELALANDE l'amour fléchi par la constance
DELALANDE Les Fontaines de Versailles Genevieve Moizan,
Claudine Collart, Berthe Monmart, Elise Kahn, Michel Senechal, Xavier
Depraz, Bernard Cottret ; Orchestre Maurice Hewitt, Maurice Hewitt, 1957,
33t->radio, + mono 40 mn
DELANNOY Ginèvra ( 8 extraits) DESORMIERE - 1943
DELANNOY Le poirier de misère ORTF
DELANNOY Philippine (ext) RTF
DELANNOY Puck RTF
DELERUE Ariane Irene Joachim, Jean-Christophe Benoit,
Marcel Vigneron, [Bouquet, Poire] ; RF, Delerue, radio, ++ mono
DELERUE Une regrettable Histoire ORTF
DELIBES L'omelette à la follembûche ORTF
DELVINCOURT Lucifer RTF - Manuel Rosenthal - Henri Medius,
Denise Charley, Jean Giraudeau, Jacqueline Deleseu
DESPORTES Yvones Discordances ORTF - Ouvre donnée à ma
demande suivant la demande du compositeur -
D'INDY Fervaal Jean Mollien, Michelin Grancher, Pierre
Germain, Janina Capderou, Joseph Peyron, Lucien Lovano, Christos Grigoriou ;
RF, Pierre Michel LeConte, 1952, radio,
D'INDY Fervaal (ext) Jean Mollien, Michelin Grancher, Pierre
Germain, Janina Capderou,
D'OLLONE la Samaritaine Berthe Monmart, André
Vessière, Lucien lovano, Charles Cambon, Jean Giraudeau, Joseph Peyron,
Jacques Mars ; ORL, Tony Aubin, 1955, radio
D'OLLONE Le retour ORTF 1975 - A.Paris / Chamonin -Orliac -
Filippi-Laforet -Franc
DUCLOS Frivolités ORTF
DUKAS Ariane et Barbe- bleue Françoise Pollet, Chris
de Moor, Nadine Denize, Marie-Thérèse Keller, Maryline Fallot, Sophie
Fournier, Alketa Cela, Etienne Lescroart ; Opéra de Lyon, Louis Langrée, 7
11 1998, radio
DUREY Louis L'occasion ORTF
EMMANUEL Prométhée enchainé Jean Mollien, Yvon Le
Marc'hadour, Genevieve Moizan, Lierman, Grancher, Codinas ; RF, Bigot, 23 11
1959, radio
EMMANUEL Salamine T.Aubin - Fl Wend, L.Lovano,
J.Giraudeau, J.Peyron, B.Demigny, A.Vessière, Chours R.Alix, 22/3/1958
ENESCO Oedipe RTF - Depraz, Moizan, Gorr, Monmart,
Betti, Vessiere, Lovano, Giraudeau, Noguera, Poujol, Medus, Froumenty -
direction : Ch Bruck, 15 5 1955
ENESCO Oedipe VAN DAM
ENESCO Oedipe Radio-France années 80 - direction Yves
Prin
EÖTVÖS Peter Le balcon Hilary Summers, M.Fadayami, A.Cook,
H.Peeters
FAURE Prométhée (orch originale)
FAURE Prométhée (orch Roger-Ducasse)
FEVRIER Henri Mona Vanna
FOURDRAIN Félix La hussarde ORTF - B.Sinclair, J.Gireaudau,
B.Plantey, J.Peyron, G.Chapuis, L.Dachary, C.Jacquin, M.stiot, direct : J.C
Martinon
FOURDRAIN Félix La légende du point d'Argentan ORTF -
L.Lovano, Dachary, Granchet - R.Albin
FOURDRAIN Félix L'amour en cage ORTF, J.C Harteman :
M.Dens, C.Collard, L.Dachary, B.Plantey, D.Tismond
FOURDRAIN Félix Les contes de Perrault ORTF - C.Mauranne -
N.Sautereau - J.Peyron, L.Lovano, F.Revoil direct : Marcel Cariven
FOURDRAIN Félix Les contes de Perrault ORTF - C.Mauranne -
N.Sautereau - J.Peyron, L.Lovano, F.Revoil direct : Marcel Cariven
FRANCAIX La main de gloire ORTF - P.M Le Conte -
FRANCAIX La main de gloire ORTF M.Rosenthal - D.Duval -
C.Maurane - J.Mollien -
FRANCAIX La princesse de Clèves ORTF - P.M.Le Conte -
Cl.Nollien - R.Yakar - M.Le Coq - B.Demigny
FRANCAIX L'apostrophe ORTF J.Doussard - L.Dachary - A.Doniat
FRANCAIX Le diable boiteux RTF Ansermet - H.Cuenot -
FRANCAIX Le diable boiteux
FRANCK Hulda RAI
FRANCK Rebecca RAI
FRIMI Rose-Marie (ext) CD -Opérette Passion -
GAILLARD Marius Francois La Danse pendant le festin Guyot,
Roux, Vessieres, Legay (S), Bague ; RF, Bigot, 20 8 1957, radio,
GALLOIS-MONTBRUN Le rossignol et l'empereur ORTF
GANNE Louis Hans le joueur de flûte RTF - M.Dens, N.Broissin, J.Peyron,
A.Balbon, G.Parat, R.Lenoty, M.Sansonetti, etc. direct : Jules Gressier
GANNE Louis Les saltimbanques (sélections) RTF - J.Micheau,
R.Brassard, G.Moizan, R.Amade, M.Roux, direct P.Dervaux
GANNE Louis Les saltimbanques (sélections) Concerts Lamoureux,
direct J.P Marty : Mady Mesplé, Eliane Lubin, Claude Cales, J.C Benoit,
R.Amade
GANNE Louis Rhodope L.Dachary, F.Betti, M.Caron,
M.Roux Chour et Orch radiolyrique
GINASTERA Bomarzo Opera de Washington -J.Redel /Novona -
C.Turner -Penagos -J.Simon -....
GOUNOD La Colombe TV - Opéra de compiègne - Courtis
GOUNOD maitre pierre - piano chant RTF
GRETRY Céphale et Procris RF
GRETRY Le tableau parlant ORTF
GRETRY L'épreuve villageoise ORTF 1971
GRETRY Les deux avares Workman, Nauraine, Naldi,
Thomas, Hermalyn, Direct : Y.Abel
GRETRY Lucile Opéra de Wallonie - Dir :Roger
Rossel -A.François/ Cl Granger / G .Fontanière/L .Mattieu
GRETRY Zémyre et Azor Radio France - 12/11/1998
GRUNENWALD Jean-Jacques Sardanapale X.Depraz, D.Duval
HAHN Le marchand de Venise R.F M.Rosenthal - M.Command,
A.Dutertre, C.Poulizac, A.Anapian, .Chour et Orch Opéra Comique
HAHN Malvina L.Dachary, Cl Collart, J.Jansen,
J.Peyron, G.Rey, . ORTF - 1969 - F.Balagna
HAHN Mozart ORTF 1959 P.M Le Conte - R.Bourdin - G.Bové -
M.Alicia - ...
HAHN Mozart : " Etre adoré " Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
HAHN Ô Mon bel inconnu ORTF 1971 - L.Dachary - C.Chateau -
M.Stiot - A.Doniat - J.Peyron - ..dir:J.Brébion
"
HEROLD Zampa (complete) Wexford 1993
HERVE Chilperie ORTF - M.Cariven - G.Rey, A.Balban,
J.Peyron, F.Revoil, L.Dachary, Ch.Harbell
HERVE Le Joueur de Flûte INA
HERVE Le retour d'Ulysse INA
HERVE L'oil crevé ORTF - M.Cariven - L.Dachary, F.Betty,
D.Dassy, C.Herent, G.Parrat, A.Martineau, J.C Benoit, L.Lovano, A.Doniat,
G.Rey, D.Timont, R.Denoty,
HERVE Trombolino INA
HONEGGER Antigone LE CONTE - ORTF -
HONEGGER Antigone LE ROUX - R.F - 1971
HONEGGER Antigone Bouvier, Auberty-Luchini, Schiaffi,
Munteanu, Mollet, Haas, Vessières, Harrower ; RAI, Rossi, 4 9 1958,
HONEGGER Judith
HONEGGER l'Aiglon Géori Boué, Xavier Depraz, Roger
Bourdin, Lucien Lovano, Joseph Peyron, Michel Hamel, Lilane Berton, Agnès
Disney ; RF, Dervaux
HONEGGER l'Aiglon VAISON LA ROMAINE
HONEGGER les aventures du roi Pausole
HONEGGER les petites Cardinal ORTF
HUE Georges Riquet à la houppe ORTF
IBERT Angélique ORTF
IBERT Angélique Y.DAVID
IBERT Gonzague ORTF
IBERT l'Aiglon Géori Boué, Xavier Depraz, Roger Bourdin,
Lucien Lovano, Joseph Peyron, Michel Hamel, Lilane Berton, Agnès Disney ;
RF, Dervaux
IBERT le roi d'Yvetot RTF
IBERT les petites Cardinal ORTF
IBERT Persée et Andromède RTF
JAUBERT contrebande ORTF
JOLIVET Dolorés ou la femme laide ORTF - 1961
KABALESVSKY The sisters Natalia state theatre, Conductor :
V.Yakolev, Lapteva, Tochinsky, Grigoriev, Piskonov,
KODALY Hàry Jànos En direct de l'Opéra Berlioz Montpellier Le
Corum. Zoltan Kodaly : Hàry Jànos. Conte musical, sur un livret de Béla
Paulini et Zsolt Harsànyi d'après Az Obsitos. Gérard Depardieu : Le récitant
Nora Gubisch : Ilka Vladimir Petrov : Hàry Jànos Denia Mazzola-Gavazzeni :
L'Impératrice Annie Vavrille : Marie-Louise Vincent Le Texier : Marczi Yuri
Kissin : Napoléon Chour de l'Opéra national de Montpellier. Orchestre
national de Montpellier. Dir : Friedemann Layer.
KORNGOLD la ville morte direct : E.Leinsdorf - C.Neblett,
R.Kollo, H.Prey, B.Luxon, Munich radio orch - 1975 RCA
KOSMA Joseph Les chansons de Bilitis M.Altery,
E.Georges, I.Fabrice,.Chour & Orch du théâtre des Capucines -direct
J.Kosma - 1959
LANDOWSKI La sorcière au placard aux balais
Conservatoire Boulogne : Y.Lestang, E.Stora, B.J Mura, F.Raynal, -
LANDOWSKI La vieille maison D.Savojas - C.Dubosc - J.P
Lafont - M. Sénéchal - Orch Pays de la Loire M.Soustrot
LANDOWSKI Le fou C.Carlson - J.Van Dam - Pn
Huttenlocher - R.Corazza -Opéra du Rhin -Orch Strasbourg - A.Lombard - 1978
LANDOWSKI Le ventriloque N.Sautereau - X . Depraz -J.C
Benoit Orch Société Conservatoire - Landowski
LANDOWSKI Montségur K.Amstrong - G.Quilico -
M.Sénéchal -Opéra de Paris -Plasson -1987
LAPARRA Habañera ORTF
LAZZARI la lépreuse "Enregistré le Vendredi 29
Novembre 1957 - Jeanne Segala (soprano).Aliette Tilli - Jean Giraudeau
(ténor) Ervoanik - Solange Michel (alto).Maria - Louis Noguera
(baryton-basse) Matelinn - Suzanne Darbans (mezzo-soprano)..La vieille
Tilli - Lucien Lovano (baryton).Le Sénéchal - Georgette Spanellys, Andrée
Gabriel, Jacqueline Cauchard..Raymonde Notti-Pagès :.Lavandières - Choeurs
de la RTF - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique - dirigés par Gustave Cloëz
"
LAZZARI la tour de feu M.Ferrer - Ch Frontal -
LE FLEM Aucassin et Nicolette RTF
LE FLEM la clairière des fées ORTF
LE FLEM La maudite (ext)
LE FLEM le rossignol de Saint Malo ORTF
LECLAIR scylla et glaucus
LECOQ Giroflé, Girofla ORTF - L.Dachary, F.Betty,
J.Levasseur, M.Hamel, G.Rey, J.Peyron, .direct : M.Cariven
LECOQ Le barbier de Trouville ORTF - L.Dachary, M.De
Wint, G.Friedman, J.Gillet, direct : J.Doussard
LECOQ Le Myosotis ORTF - G.Friedman, P.Saugey, direct
J.P Kreder
LECOQ Le Testament de Mr Crac ORTF - L.Felder, E.Jaro,
M.Hamel, J.Gilet, J.Tharande, direct : J.Doussard
LEVADE La rotisserie de la reine Pedauque RTF
1954 -Noguera - Malvasio - Roux - Lovano - Peyron -Montmart -Betti /Dervaux
LIEBERMANN Rolf Médéa Opéra Bastille, 18/02/2002, J.M Charbonnet,
P.Lindroos, L.Zazzo, M.Montalvo, M.Canniccioni, V.Condoculi,.Orchestre et
Chours de l'opéra de Paris : Daniel Klajner
MAGNARD Bérénice MONTPELLIER - F.Pollet - H.Jaussou -
H.Massis - direct: Y.M Koening
MAGNARD Bérénice Geneviève Moizan, Janine Collard,
Bernard Demigny, André Vessières, Valmont, Galley, Jollys ; RF, le Conte,
1961, radio,
MAGNARD Bérénice Opéra de Marseille le 23 février 2001 -
Virgina Todisco: Bérénice - Viorico Cortez:Lia - Marc
Barrard:Titus -Christian Tréguier: Mucien -Gérard Grégor: Le chef de la
flotte -Widfried Tissot: Un officier -Frédéric -Leroy: un esclave -Jacques
Labauve: un homme du peuple -Chours et orchestre de l 'Opéra de
Marseille -Direction : Gaetano Delogu
MAGNARD Gercoeur PLASSON
MAGNARD Gercoeur (version condensée) Marisa Ferrer,
Bernard Demigny, Fernand Faniard, Bernard Demigny, Marcelle Bunlet,
Delusseux, Rolland, Peyron ; RF, 1951,
MAILLARD-VERGER La farce du mari fondu RDF 1946 -Braneze -
Pringent - Ronzil / Mirouze
MALIPIERO Don Tartufo Bacchettone Orchestra del Teatro
La Fenice - 29 - 01 - 1970 - Mazzucato, Sebastian, Gaifa, Cesari, Londi -
Orch del theatro "La Fenice" - Ettore Gracis
MALIPIERO I caprici di Callot M.Winter-Markus,
Muller-Gro Brente Kjellevold-Bernd, Valentin-Burkard Ulrich-Jörg sabrowski -
Kiel philarmonic orchestra Peter Marschik
MALIPIERO Il Capitan Spavento Orchestra del Teatro La
Fenice - 29 - 01 - 1970 - Mazzucato, Sebastian, Gaifa, Cesari, Londi - Orch
del theatro "La Fenice" - Ettore Gracis
MALIPIERO L'Orphéïde H.SCHERCHEN - Florence 1966
MALIPIERO Representazione e Festa Di Carnasciale e Della
Quaresima Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice - 29 - 01 - 1970 -
Mazzucato, Sebastian, Gaifa, Cesari, Londi - Orch del theatro "La Fenice" -
Ettore Gracis
MARAIS Alcyone
MARTIN Frank La Tempête OSR - Ansermet - Van Dam, Vessières,
Tappy, Mollet, Bastin, etc...
MARTIN Frank Monsieur de Pourceaugnac Orch Symph
Utrecht - F.Martin
MARTIN Frank trois extraits de la Tempête D.F Dieskau, OSR,
Ansermet
MARTINON Hécube (2ieme partie) ORTF
Prêtre - Scala de Milan
MASSENET Panurge Fournillier/Courtis
MESSAGER Coup de roulis Dachary, Collart, Rey,
Tiremont, Doniat, Pruvost, Sauguet, Génio ; RF, Cariven, ?, radio, ++ mono
MESSAGER Coup de Roulis (pages choisies) Artistes de
la création : G.Nelson, R.Burnier, M.Denya, Maguy-Warna
MESSAGER Coups de roulis : " Les hommes sont bien tous les mêmes
Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
MESSAGER Fortunio J.E Gardiner
MESSAGER Fortunio : " Je ne vois rien... " Susan
Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
MESSAGER François les bas bleus ORTF - 1962 - W.Clément -
L.Dachary - G.Rey - S.Lafaye direct : M.Cariven
MESSAGER Isoline Orchestre et choeurs de l'ORTF -
octobre 1969 - direction Marcel Cariven, avec Isoline:Odile
Pietti -Isolin:Christiane Jacquin - Titania : Lina Dachary - Eros et Obéron
: Bernard Demigny - La reine Alamasonthe : Janine Capderou - Nicette
:Monique Stiot -Violante :Claudine Collard -Daphnis et Rosélio :Bernard
Plantey -Cloë : Linda Felder
MESSAGER La Basoche Berton, Maurane, Monteil, Musy,
Doniat, Lovano, Sellier, Génio, Clavency ; RF, Gressier, 30 4 1958, radio,
++ mono 97
MESSAGER La Béarnaise Révoil, Clément, Dachary, Aliot,
Balbon, Benoît ; Radio-lyrique, Cariven, 16 06 1956, Radio, +++ mono
MESSAGER La Béarnaise ORTF - direct J.Doussard,
B.Demigny, G.Friedman, L.Dachary, R.Vallier
MESSAGER La Petite fonctionnaire : " Je regrette mon Pressigny "
Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
MESSAGER L'amour masqué J.Marais - F.Raynal - J.M
Rouzière
MESSAGER L'amour masqué ( j'ai deux amants) Régine
Crespin , Ch Ivaldi - 25-06-1979
MESSAGER L'Amour masqué : " J'ai deux amants " & " Mon rêve "
Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
MESSAGER Les dragons de l'impératrice (complet) ORTF
direct: Michel Furte Lambezat - M.Dlardo, M.Caron, G.Rispal, C.Vienne
MESSAGER Les dragons de l'impératrice (sélections)
RTF - 1959 - Direct : R.Ellis - M.Linval - C.Harbel -
W.Clément...
MESSAGER Les dragons de l'impératrice : " Amour, amour, quel est
donc ton pouvoir ? " Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony
Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
MESSAGER Les P'tites Michu Collart, Dachary, Berton,
Castille, Doniat, Lénoty, Duvaleix, Vieuille ; RF, Ellis, 29-30 1 1953
MESSAGER Les P'tites Michu ORTF - C.Collard -
C.Marbell - C.Mauranne -Dir R.Ellis - 1958
MESSAGER Les P'tites Michu J.Delane, M.Sliot,
G.Duclaux, C.Château, A.Doniat, R.Terasson, H.Bedex - RTF - J.Doussard
MESSAGER Les P'tites Michu : " Vois-tu, je m'en veux "
Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
MESSAGER Madame Chrysanthème Janine Micheau, Solange
Michel, Denise Monteil, Agnès Disney, Raphaël Romagnoni, Lucien Lovano,
Roger Lénoty, Jean Mollien ; RF, Jules Gressier, 30 8 1956
MESSAGER Monsieur Beaucaire RTF - L.Dachary,
W.Clément, N.Broissin, R.Lenoty, L.Lovano, H.Bedex, etc..Orch Radio Lyrique
direct: Jules Gressier - 27/03/1958
MESSAGER Passionément ORTF - L.Dachary -C.Marbell -
C.Collard - A.Doniat ...Orch J.P Kreder
MESSAGER Passionnément : " L'Amour est un oiseau rebelle "
Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
MESSAGER Véronique - sélection Historique : 1952:
M.Angélici - C.Mauranne - .
MESSAGER Véronique - sélection Mady Mesplé, Michel
Dens, A.Guiot, J.C Benoit, Orch Lamoureux, J.C Hartemann - EMI 1969
MEYERBEER Ein Feldlager In Schlesein (Le camp de Silésie)
Berlin 1984 - Fritz Wiesse - Norma Sharpe, R.Engert, J.W.Wilsing, V.Horn,
T.Romer, J.Hopferweiser
MEYERBEER l'Africaine DOMINGO - Opéra de Sidney
MEYERBEER l'Africaine DOMINGO -MRF -
MEYERBEER l'Africaine Orch e Cora della Radio Bavarese -
Gerd Albrecht - Monaco novembre 1977 - M.Arroyo, G.Casellato-Lamberti,
S.Milnes, E.Brunner, A.Malta, K.Rydl
MEYERBEER l'Africaine (ext) DOMINGO
MEYERBEER Le pardon de Ploemel (ombre légère) June
Anderson
MEYERBEER le pardon de Ploërmel (Dynorah) Opera Rara -
Philarmonia Orchestra - Conduct James Judd, Debrah Cook, Ch du Plessis,
A.Olivier, .
MEYERBEER Le Prophète Horne -Scotto -
MEYERBEER Le Prophète Gedda, Horne, Rinaldi, Giacomotti,
RAI Henry Lewis - 1970
MEYERBEER Le Prophète Live - pirate - Stockolm - june
1999 - Furlan, Tobiasson, Knochenhauer, Tyskklind, Wallstroem, Filalem
orchestra - conductor : Gunnar Staem
MEYERBEER Les croisés en Egypte Radio France -
Montpellier - D.Mazolla - Martine Dupuy Vaterina Valvi - Rockwell Blake -
Michele Pertusi
MEYERBEER Les croisés en Egypte David Parry / Royal Ph
Orch
MEYERBEER Les Huguenots Sthuderland - Adieux à la scène -
Opéra de Sydney
MEYERBEER Les Huguenots Sthuderland - Bacquier -
MEYERBEER Les Huguenots Montpellier
MEYERBEER Les Huguenots Opéra de Berlin
MEYERBEER l'étoile du nord W.Jurowski - WEXFORD 1996
MEYERBEER l'étoile du nord - version condensée MRF -
pirate
MEYERBEER Robert le diable 1985 - Opéra de Paris -
J.Anderson - S.Ramey
MEYERBEER Robert le diable 1985 - Opéra de Paris -
A.Vanzo - J.Anderson - S.Ramey
MEYERBEER Robert le diable 1985 - Opéra de Paris -
A.Vanzo - J.Anderson - S.Ramey
MEYERBEER Robert le diable (intégrale sans aucune coupure)
M.Minkowski - Orch Berlin - 14/3/2000 - Zhang - Youn - Miricioiu -
Mescheriakova - Ruergamer
MIHALOVICI Kvapp ou la derniere bande bernard Demigny
; Orch lyr de la RTF, Pierre Michel Le Conte, RF
MILHAUD Agamemnon RF - 1976 - A . Myrat
MILHAUD Bolivar RTF
MILHAUD Bolivar Opéra de Paris 1955 - Cluytens
J.Micheau, etc...
MILHAUD Christophe Colomb R.T.F -Rosenthal
MILHAUD Christophe Colomb ORCH SUISSE ROMANDE - 1973
MILHAUD Christophe Colomb (intégral) OPERA DE
MARSEILLE
MILHAUD Christophe Colomb (intégral) OPERA DE
COMPIEGNE - 1992
MILHAUD Fiesta RTF - 1961
MILHAUD La brebis égarée (ext) ORTF- 1962 -
J.Gireaudeau - B.Demigny - B.Calle
MILHAUD La délivrance de Thésée Ensemble ARS NOVA -
A.SIRANOSSIAN
MILHAUD La délivrance de Thésée MILHAUD - J.Bathori -
J.Planel - G.Petit - etc..
MILHAUD La mère coupable ORTF - Grancher - J.C
Benoit - Maisson - Doucet - Baudo -
MILHAUD les Choéphores RF - 1976 - A . Myrat
MILHAUD les Choéphores RF - 1992 - J.Rhode -
MILHAUD les Euménides RF - 1976 - A . Myrat
MILHAUD les malheurs d'Orphée ORTF - Pierre Michel Le
CONTE
MILHAUD Maximilien ORTF
MILHAUD Médée RTF - Micheau - Bouvier - Rolland -
Peyron - Demigny -Désormières
MILHAUD récréation OPERA DE LYON
MILHAUD St Louis roi de France RAI - 1972 / A.La Rosa
Parodi
MOÏSES SIMONS Toi c'est moi : " C'est çà la vie " & " Vagabonde
" Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel
conductor
MONDONVILLE Les fêtes de Pathos
MONDONVILLE Titon et l'Aurore
MONTECLAIR Jephté W.CHRISTIE
MORETTI Un soir de réveillon Artistes de la création :
Henri Garat, Dranem, Meg Leùonnier, Arletty
OFFENBACH Bagatelle ORTF
OFFENBACH barbe bleue RTB - 1982
OFFENBACH Croquefer RTBF- A.Walter
OFFENBACH Croquefer ORTF
OFFENBACH Fantasio Ianne Rouleau : Elsbeth. Martial
Defontaine : Fantasio. Franck Leguerinel : Le Prince. Christophe Crapez :
Marinoni. Philippe Rabier : Spark. Jeanne-Marie Levy : Flamel. Chour de
l'Opéra de Rennes. Orchestre de Bretagne, dir. Claude Schnitzler. donné le
19 octobre 2000 à l'Opéra de Rennes
OFFENBACH Fantasio Ianne Rouleau : Elsbeth. Martial
Defontaine : Fantasio. Franck Leguerinel : Le Prince. Christophe Crapez :
Marinoni. Philippe Rabier : Spark. Jeanne-Marie Levy : Flamel. Chour de
l'Opéra de Rennes. Orchestre de Bretagne, dir. Claude Schnitzler. donné le
19 octobre 2000 à l'Opéra de Rennes
OFFENBACH Geneviève de Brabant A.Simon; B.Plantey;
René Terasson; M.Cariven
OFFENBACH il sénior Fagotto TV - FR3 - 1983
OFFENBACH la belle hélène SAVARY - Bastin - Opéra comique
Paris
OFFENBACH La boulangère a des écus (ext)
OFFENBACH La chanson de Fortunio L.Lovano; L.Dachary;
F.Betti; M.Hamel; R Amade
OFFENBACH la fille du tambour major
OFFENBACH la gande duchesse de Gérolschtein Crespin,
Mesplé, Vanzo, orch du Capitole de Toulouse, M. Plasson
OFFENBACH La jolie parfumeuse (ext)
OFFENBACH la Péricole SAVARY / OPéra comique 1983
OFFENBACH la Péricole Crespin, Vanzo, Bastin, Opéra du
Rhin, Orch Strasbourg, A.Lombard
OFFENBACH la Péricole (ext) NORMAN
OFFENBACH la vie parisienne SAVARY / Opéra Toulouse
OFFENBACH la vie parisienne SAVARY / Grand théatre de
Genève
OFFENBACH Le château à Toto ORTF - Direct : M.Cariven -
C.Harbell - M.Stiot - L.Dachary -A.Donia - ....
OFFENBACH le pont des soupirs CHATELET
OFFENBACH Le roi carotte (ext)
OFFENBACH le voyage dans la lune SAVARY/ Opera genève
OFFENBACH les brigands Radio France
OFFENBACH les brigands BASTILLE
OFFENBACH Les contes d'Offmann LYON
OFFENBACH Les contes d'Offmann Staatskapelle Dresden:
direction : J.Tate, F.Araiza, S.Ramey, R.Cassinelli, J.Norman, etc.CD
PHILIPS 1991
OFFENBACH Les contes d'Offmann Domingo, Glenbourde
OFFENBACH Les fées du Rhin 22-07-2002 - Festival de
Montpellier - F.M le 10-08-2002 - Chours et Orchestre de Montpellier,
direction : Friedmann Layer
OFFENBACH l'ile de Tulipatan TV FR3
OFFENBACH l'ile de Tulipatan C.Granger, M.Rieu,
S.Memma, . Solistes de Liège, dirct : E.Koch
OFFENBACH Madame Favart (ext)
OFFENBACH Madame l'Archiduc L.Dachary -J.Levasseur - R
.Bredy - ORTF : JC Hartemann
OFFENBACH Maitre Peronilla ORTF
OFFENBACH Maître Péronilla (ext)
OFFENBACH Mam'zelle Moucheron ORTF
OFFENBACH Mesdames de la Halle Mesplé, J.P Lafont,
M.Trempont, Ch Burles, M.Hamel, L.Pezzinero, Orch Monte Carlo, M.Ronsenthal
OFFENBACH Monsieur Choufleri Mesplé, J.P Lafont,
M.Trempont, Ch Burles, M.Hamel, L.Pezzinero, Orch Monte Carlo, M.Ronsenthal
OFFENBACH Orphée aux enfers Minkowski / Opéra de Lyon
1998
OFFENBACH Orphée aux enfers PLASSON
OFFENBACH Orphée aux enfers Grand Théatre de Bruxelles
1998
OFFENBACH Pierrette et Jacquot
OFFENBACH Pomme d'Api Mesplé, J.P Lafont, M.Trempont,
Ch Burles, M.Hamel, L.Pezzinero, Orch Monte Carlo, M.Ronsenthal
OFFENBACH Robinson Crusoë CHATELET
OFFENBACH Tromb-al-ga-zar RTBF- A.Walter
OFFENBACH Une nuit blanche ORTF
PENDERECKI Le diable de Loudun Hambourg State
Opera -M.Janowski
PENDERECKI Paradise Lost Chicago Lyric Opéra
(1979) -direct : B.Bartoletti - Arnold Moss, Ellen Shade, M.Ballam,
M.Lowery, P.Esswood, S.Brummel, W.Stone, P.V.Ginkel, W.Powers, E.Huls,
J.Davidson, J.P.Thomas
PENDERECKI Ubu Rex Bayerisches Strrasorchester 1991 -
M.Boder - R.Tear, H.Becht, ..
PIERNE Fragonard RTF
PIERNE Saint François d'Assise FOURNET
PIERNE Sophie Arnould ORTF-1959 / N.Sautereau.P.Mollet
E.BIGOT
PIZZETTI Assassinio nella cathedrale Orch Di Torino
RAI - TV :Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Mario Ortica, Mario Borriello, Adolfo
Cormanni, etc.
PIZZETTI Debora e Jaele Ultrecht 1995 - Orch Radio
Neerlandaise G.CHMURA- C.Sparrow - I.Klozinska - D.Calvez-Vallerjo -
PLANQUETTE Robert Rip RTF - Ch.Dagueressar, L.Dachary,
J.Pruvost, F.Betti, L.Lovano, R.Lénoty, C.Collard, J.Pierre, P.Oriadey,
J.Giovannetti, direct M.Cariven
POULENC les mamelles de Tirésias Metropolitan Opera,
direction James Levine - A.Arteta, M.Oswald, J.Hancock, .
PROKOFIEV l'ange de feu JARVI - CHANDOS
PROKOFIEV l'ange de feu (en français) M.WHUN CHUNG -
R.F
PROKOFIEV l'ange de feu (en français) J.Rhodes, Xavier
Depraz, Kolassi, J.Collard, J.Giraudeau, A.Vessières, G.Friedmann,.Orch
Opéra de Paris, Chours RTF direction Ch Bruck - 1957
PROKOFIEV le joueur Olga Guryakova, Olga Savora, Elena
Obraztsova, Vladimir Galouzine, N.Gassiev, J.Fanning, S.Alexashkin, Chours
et Orch du Metropolitan de N.Y, direct : Valery Gergiev
PROKOFIEV l'histoire d'un homme authentique Bolchoï
RABAUD L'appel de la mer AUBIN -
G.Moizan.G.Serres.L.Lovano
RABAUD L'appel de la mer " concert Live" 22/2/98 Nancy
opera - M.Foster - Nadine Denize - M.Pagé -A.M Werster
RABAUD Marouf savetier du Caire Orchestre des pays de
la Loire - Direct:J.Etchevery -M.Lecoq - A.M Blanza - F.Loup - D.Barraud
RABAUD Marouf savetier du Caire Orchestre des pays de
la Loire - Direct:J.Etchevery -M.Lecoq - A.M Blanza - F.Loup - D.Barraud
RABAUD Marouf savetier du Caire Jean Fournet, Orch Théâtre
Colon, R.Massard, Florence Raynal, A.Cantelli, etc.1966 - Buenos Aires
RABAUD Marouf savetier du Caire (ext) G.Thill
RABAUD Martine ORTF
RABAUD Rolande (ext) G.Thill
RESPIGHI la campana sommersa MRF Pirate
REYER Ernest Sigurd (version abrégée) MONTPELLIER
RIVIER Venitienne ORTF - P.M Le Conte - D.Boursin, Willy
Clément, Aimé Doniat, Lucien Lovano, J.Peyron,
ROGER-DUCASSE Cantegril ORTF
ROLAND-MANUEL Isabelle et Pantalon ORTF
ROLAND-MANUEL Isabelle et Pantalon ORTF
ROPARTZ Le Pays ORTF
ROPARTZ Le Pays Orchestre Phimarmonique du
Luxembourg - J.Y Ossonce - M.Delunsch, G.Ragon, O.Lallouette CD TIMPANI -
2001
ROSENTHAL Hop, Signor Esposito, Trencupout, RTF
Rosenthal
ROSENTHAL la poule noire
ROSENTHAL Rayon des soieries J.C Benoit, L.Dachary,
M.Rosenthal - RTF
ROTA La nuit d'un neurasténique ORTF
ROUSSEL La naissance de la lyre RTF - 1950's
ROUSSEL La naissance de la lyre ORTF - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique -
1973 ? ou 1974 sur France Culture - direction: P.M Le Conte - J.Dupouy
(Apollon) - H.Garetty (La nymphe) - F.Dumon (Sylène) - Ph Gaudin et
R.Anderuber (les choreutes) ....
ROUSSEL La naissance de la lyre ORTF - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique -
1973 ? ou 1974 sur France Culture - direction: P.M Le Conte - J.Dupouy
(Apollon) - H.Garetty (La nymphe) - F.Dumon (Sylène) - Ph Gaudin et
R.Anderuber (les choreutes) ....
ROUSSEL le testament de tante Caroline - version 1 acte - (début)
Château, Gorr, Damonte, Poulenard, Siéyès, Chevallier, Hagen-Williams, Gui,
Arapian, Cédelle ; RF, Gallois, 20 11 1981, radio, ++
ROUSSEL le testament de tante Caroline - version 1 acte - (fin)
Château, Gorr, Damonte, Poulenard, Siéyès, Chevallier, Hagen-Williams, Gui,
Arapian, Cédelle ; RF, Gallois, 20 11 1981, radio, ++
ROUSSEL le testament de tante Caroline - Version 3 actes
Dachary, Collart, Disney, Betti, Caron, Balbon, Martineau, Songy, Clavency,
Huberty, Peyron ; RF, Cariven, ?, radio, + mono
ROUSSEL le testament de tante Caroline - Version 3 actes - acte
1+2 Dachary, Collart, Disney, Betti, Caron, Balbon, Martineau,
Songy, Clavency, Huberty, Peyron ; RF, Cariven, ?, radio, + mono
ROUSSEL le testament de tante Caroline - Version 3 actes - acte 3
Dachary, Collart, Disney, Betti, Caron, Balbon, Martineau, Songy, Clavency,
Huberty, Peyron ; RF, Cariven, ?, radio, + mono
ROUSSEL le testament de tante Caroline (version 1 acte)
Château, Gorr, Damonte, Poulenard, Siéyès, Chevallier, Hagen-Williams, Gui,
Arapian, Cédelle ; RF, Gallois, 20 11 1981, radio, ++
ROUSSEL le testament de tante Caroline (version 3 actes sans
dialogues) Dachary, Collart, Disney, Betti, Caron, Balbon,
Martineau, Songy, Clavency, Huberty, Peyron ; RF, Cariven, ?, radio, + mono
ROUSSEL Padmãvati Solange Michel, Claudine Collart,
Jean Giraudeau, Jean Mollien, Louis Noguera ; RF, Brück, 21 2 1961, radio,
++ mono
ROUSSEL Padmãvati Solange Michel, Claudine Collart,
Jean Giraudeau, Jean Mollien, Louis Noguera ; RF, Brück, 21 2 1961, radio,
++ mono
ROUSSEL Padmãvati Rita Gorr, Éric Tappy, Robert Massard,
Michel Sénéchal, Bernard Demigny, Jocelyne Taillon, Jean Mollien ; RF,
Tzipine, 22 11 1971, radio, ++
ROUSSEL Padmãvati PLASSON
ROUSSEL Padmâvatî Hélène Bouvier, Raoul Jobin, Robert Massard
; RAI Roma, Scaglia, 14 7 1956, radio, ++ mono 478
ROUSSEL Padmavãti Rita Gorr, Éric Tappy, Robert Massard,
Michel Sénéchal, Bernard Demigny, Jocelyne Taillon, Jean Mollien ; RF,
Tzipine, 22 11 1971, radio, ++
SAINT-SAËNS Dejanire Serge Baudo - Vejzovic, François,
Papadjakou, Binder
SAINT-SAËNS Etienne Marcel Montpellier 1995 - Fondary,
Lagrange, Ferrari, Galvez-Vallejo, Vignon, Fourade - conducted by Soudant
SAINT-SAËNS Etienne Marcel (Noël final) Fournillier
SAINT-SAËNS Henry 8 COMPIEGNE
SAINT-SAËNS Henry 8 MONTPELLIER
SAINT-SAËNS la princesse jaune ORT 1961 - Soutreau, Senechal,
P.Derveaux
SAINT-SAËNS la princesse jaune M.C Costanza-Nocentini,
C.Allemano, Orch SI, F.Travis
SAINT-SAËNS la princesse jaune (ouverture) BBC
SAINT-SAËNS Phryné Duval, Vessières, Hamel ; RF,
Gressier
SAMUEL-ROUSSEAU Kerbeb G.Boué, H.Bouvier, R.Bourdin,
T.Aubin, RTF
SAUGUET La chartreuse de Parme ORTF direction Manuel
Rosenthal et Chours René Alix - G.Moisan, D.Charley, J.Peyron, X.Depraz,
C.Gentil, Cl Verneuil, J.Mollien, J.Mars, L.Lovano, P.Germain, P.Gianotti -
30-1-1958
SAUGUET La chartreuse de Parme ORTF direction Manuel
Rosenthal et Chours René Alix - G.Moisan, D.Charley, J.Peyron, X.Depraz,
C.Gentil, Cl Verneuil, J.Mollien, J.Mars, L.Lovano, P.Germain, P.Gianotti -
30-1-1958
SAUGUET La contrebasse P.Germain, Ch Jacquin,
A.Donia, L.Noguéra, B.Plantey, A.Vessières, J.Mars,
Radio-Télévision-Française - Paris Inter
SAUGUET La contrebasse ext pour piano et chant
SAUGUET La gageure imprévue André Mallaberra, J.
Collard,
SAUGUET Le plumet du colonel A.Diney, B.Plantey,
B.Demigny, Orchestre direction J.Doussart
SAUGUET Le plumet du colonel Chateau, Gorr, Damonte,
Poulenard, Sieyes, Chevallier, Hagen-Williams, Gui ; RF, Gallois, 20 11
1981, radio
SAUGUET Le zébu du zoo ORTF - N.Sautereau - A.Disney -
E.Tappy
SAUGUET les caprices de Marianne ORTF
SCHILLING Max Von Mona Lisa Bavarian Orch - R.Reger-
I.Borkh - M.Ahlersmeyer - ...
SCHNITTKE Alfred Gesualdo Wiener Staatsoper Chor und
Orchester - M.Rostropovitch - P.Weber, G.Araya, J.Dickie, A.Pieczonka,
R.Mazzola, H.Zednik, G.Jahn, R.Vento
SCHNITTKE Alfred Historia von D.Johann Fausten Chor
der Hamburgischen Staatoper Ph Staat Hamburg - Gerd Albrecht - J.Freier,
E.Lorenz, A.Rounig, H.Schawrz, .
SCHNITTKE Alfred Life with an idiot Radio France
SIMONS Moïse Toi c'est moi Artistes de la création : Pills et
Tabet, R.Koval, Simone Simon, L.Clevers, Pauline Carton
STRAUSS Oscar Les trois valses (ext) CD -Opérette Passion -
STRAUSS Richard Electra
STRAUSS Richard Le chevalier à la rose Opéra de Vienne -
1994 - Carlos Kleiber - F.Lott, A.S von Otter, Kurt Mool,.
STRAUSS Richard Salomé Alfitano,.
STRAVINSKI le rossignol BOULEZ
STRAVINSKI le rossignol Stravinski
STRAVINSKI le rossignol (en français) CLUYTENS-RTF
STRAVINSKI Mavra Opéra de Paris - Hommage à Boris
Khosno - décembre 2001
STRAVINSKI Mavra Stravinski
STRAVINSKI renard MALGOIRE
STRAVINSKI renard SALONEN
STRAVINSKI renard Stravinski
STRAVINSKI the rake's progress OPERA DE LYON -
S.Ramey -
STRAVINSKI the rake's progress CHAILLY
STRAVINSKI the rake's progress Stravinski
STRAVINSKI the rake's progress Glendebourne -
Haitink - F.Lott -S.Ramey
SZYMANOWSKI Hagith Orch Radio Polonaise - 1964 - T.Grybosz.
K.Kosciakowska
SZYMANOWSKI Le roi Roger Orch philarm Pologne Anton Witt (CD NAXOS)
TAILLEFERRE Au paradis avec les ânes Ledoux, Chevrier,
Versini, Manson, Lasis, Castell, Lemercier, Poujol, Cremieux, Guiomar,
Bouquet] ; RF, 1962, radio,
TAILLEFERRE La fille d'opéra ORTF
TAILLEFERRE La pauvre Eugénie ORTF
TAILLEFERRE La petite sirène ORTF
TAILLEFERRE Le bel ambitieux Dachary, Demigny, Doniat ;
RF, Doussart, 1973, radio
TAILLEFERRE Le bel ambitieux Dachary, Demigny, Doniat ;
RF, Doussart, 1973, radio
TAILLEFERRE Le Maître ORTF
TAILLEFERRE Monsieur Petitpois achète un château ORTF
TANSMAN Alexandre Le Serment ORTF - P.M Le Conte -
André Esposito, Fredda Betty, J.Giraudeau, Xavier Depraz
TANSMAN Alexandre Le Serment (prologue) ORTF
Cluytens - J.Rhodes-
TERRASSE Claude Le Sire de Vergy ORTF - J.Giraudeau,
A.Doniat, B.Demigny, M.Stiot, C.Harbell, L.Dachary, direct : M.Cariven
TERRASSE Claude Les travaux d'Hercule INA
TERRASSE Claude Monsieur de La Palisse ORTF -
G.Friedman, J.Loreau, M.Stiot, C.Harbell, B.Demigny, direct :M.Cariven
THIRIET la Locandiera ORTF
THIRIET La véridique histoire du docteur ORTF -
M.Rosenthal - J.C Benoit, R.Corazza, B.Plantey, M.Hamel, J.Capderou,
Jdequipe, M.Levano, H.Boulangeot, M.Herbé
THIRIET Le bourgeois de falaise ORTF - P.M Le Conte -
THIRIET Le bourgeois de Falaise ( 2 extraits)
DESORMIERE - 1943
THOMAS Ambroise Hamlet N.Dessay - Thmas Hampson -
J.Van Dam ...Chatelet 2000 - direct M.Plasson
THOMAS Ambroise Hamlet ALMEDIA/LSO
THOMAS Ambroise le songe d'une nuit d'été OPERA DE
COMPIEGNE
THOMAS Ambroise le songe d'une nuit d'été OPERA DE
COMPIEGNE
THOMAS Ambroise Mignon OPERA DE COMPIEGNE
THOMAS Ambroise Mignon
THOMAS Ambroise Mignon (sélection) J.Rhodes -
A.Esposito - A.Vanzo - M.Roux
TIPPET King Priam London Sinfonietta - David
Atherton - N.Balley, H.Harper, T.Allen, F.Palmer, etc.
TIPPET The Midsummer Marriage Coven Garden 1955 -
Sudherland - R.Lewis - ..J.Pritchard
TOMASI ? ORTF
TOMASI ? ORTF
TOMASI Don Juan Mañara RTF 1958 - Direction H.Tomasi,
J.Bouet, M.Angelici, A.Vessières, S.Couderc, P.Cabanel, G.Ghislain,
X.Depraz, L.Railland, M.Lupovici, Chour de la RTF direct : R.Alix, Orchestre
National direction H.Tomasi
TOMASI Don Juan Mañara RTF 1958 - Direction H.Tomasi,
J.Bouet, M.Angelici, A.Vessières, S.Couderc, P.Cabanel, G.Ghislain,
X.Depraz, L.Railland, M.Lupovici, Chour de la RTF direct : R.Alix, Orchestre
National direction H.Tomasi
TOMASI Don Juan Mañara RTF 1952 - Direction H.TOMASI -
R.Jobin, M.Angélici, J.Brumaire, Demigny, Vessière, Cabanel,
TOMASI l'Atlantide ORTF 7/1/1965 - P.M Le Comte - M.Herbé,
J.Mollien, B.Demigny, J.Mars, J.Giraudeau
TOMASI l'Atlantide ORTF 7/1/1965 - P.M Le Comte - M.Herbé,
J.Mollien, B.Demigny, J.Mars, J.Giraudeau
TOMASI l'Atlantide RTF 4/9/1955 : R. Jobin, M.Angélici,
J.Doucet, H.Giovanetti, H.Chanaron, E.Pagava, Chours et orch de l'opéra de
Vichy, direct H.Tomasi
TOMASI l'Atlantide RTF 4/9/1955 : R. Jobin, M.Angélici,
J.Doucet, H.Giovanetti, H.Chanaron, E.Pagava, Chours et orch de l'opéra de
Vichy, direct H.Tomasi
TOMASI l'Atlantide (ext)
TOMASI le silence de la mer ORTF - 23/11/1971- B.Demigny,
J.Peyron, J.Capderou ORTF P.M.Le Comte
TOMASI le silence de la mer ORTF - 1971
TOMASI le silence de la mer (pn, chant) J.L PETIT
TOMASI L'elixir du R.P Gaucher ORTF
TOMASI L'elixir du R.P Gaucher ORTF
TOMASI l'éloge de la folie ORTF - 1971
TOMASI l'éloge de la folie ORTF
TOMASI l'éloge de la folie ORTF
TOMASI Sampiéro Corso Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux -
6/5/1956 - R. Crespin, K.Neate, S.Juyol, J.Giovanetti, Direct H.Tomasi
TOMASI Sampiéro Corso Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux -
6/5/1956 - R. Crespin, K.Neate, S.Juyol, J.Giovanetti, Direct H.Tomasi
TOMASI Ulysse ou le beau périple ORTF 1966 - F.Pétri,
G.Macaux, C.Herzog, Mollien, Lovano, J.Peyron, M.Stiot,B.Kal, etc.P.M Le
Comte
TOMASI Ulysse ou le beau périple ORTF 1966 - F.Pétri,
G.Macaux, C.Herzog, Mollien, Lovano, J.Peyron, M.Stiot,B.Kal, etc.P.M Le
Comte
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Hugh the drover
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS riders to the sea
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS riders to the sea
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sir John in love
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS the pilgrim's progress
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The poisonned Kiss BBC
VERDI Aïda
VERDI Aïda Stade de France - sept 2001 - Radio-France
direct M.Guidarini, Olage Romanko, I.Encinas.
VERDI Aïda ext Régine Crespin, Prêtre, OSCC
VERDI don Carlos (en français) CHATELET
VERDI la Traviata Stratas, Domingo, film
VERDI la Traviata
VERDI la Traviata COVEN GARDEN - SOLTI
VERDI le trouvère (1)
VERDI le trouvère (fin)
VERDI Otello DOMINGO
VERDI Rigoletto PAVAROTI/....
VILLA-LOBOS Magdalena E.Haile - J.Kaye - G.Rose - etc.
VILLA-LOBOS Yerma Santa Fé - 1971 -Lacambra, Stanton,
Wakefield, Uppmann, Von Stade, conductor : Ch.Keene
Von EINEM Gotfried La visite de la vieille dame
Christa.Ludwig, E.Wächter, H.Zednrck, Opéra de Vienne direct H.Stein,
création mondiale Vienne 1971
WAGNER La Walkyrie BOULEZ -CHEREAU - BAYREUTH
WAGNER Le crépuscule des dieux (1) BOULEZ -CHEREAU -
BAYREUTH
WAGNER Le crépuscule des dieux (2) BOULEZ -CHEREAU -
BAYREUTH
WAGNER L'or du Rhin BOULEZ -CHEREAU - BAYREUTH
WAGNER Parsifal (1) Daniel Baremboim - Staaskapelle de Berlin,
P.Elming, F.Stuckmann, J.Tomlinson, W.Meier, - 1992
WAGNER Parsifal (2) Daniel Baremboim - Staaskapelle de Berlin,
P.Elming, F.Stuckmann, J.Tomlinson, W.Meier, - 1992
WAGNER Siegfried BOULEZ -CHEREAU - BAYREUTH
WAGNER Tannhäuser (air d'Elisabeth) R.Crespin
WALTON The Bear (l'Ours) Northern Sinfonia -
R.Hickox - Della Jones, Alan Opie, John Shirley-Quirk
Musique du film
WEILL Royal-Palace J. Watson, D. Kaasch, A. Holland,
dir. A. Davies, Londres 2000
WEILL the fireband of Florence (intégrale) F. Palmer,
L-A Fuller, N. Lane, dir. A. Davies,
WOLFF Albert L'oiseau bleu RTF - C.Collart,
N.Sautereau, L.Lovano, A.Wolff
YVAIN Maurice Chanson gitane ORTF - A.Dassary, J.C
Benoit, X.Depraz, J.Peyron, M.Murano, L.Dachary, C.Collard, direct M.Cariven
YVAIN Maurice Gosse de riche ORTF - A.Doniat, G.Rey,
J.Peyron, L.Dachary, M.Stiot, J.Capderou, direct : F.Bologna
YVAIN Maurice La dame en décolleté ORTF - B.Plantey,
J.Pruvost, A.Doniat, L.Dachary, H.Hennetier, direct : Marcel Cariven
YVAIN Maurice Là-Haut (pages choisies) Artistes de la
création : M.Chevalier, Dramem, M.Malbos
YVAIN Maurice Pas sur la bouche ORTF - L.Dachary,
M.Stiot, J.Capderou, A.Doniat, D.Tirmont, B.Alvi, J.Peyron, direct : Marcel
Cariven
YVAIN Maurice Pas sur la bouche (pages choisies)
Artistes de la création : Berval, R.Koval, P.Madd, P.Carton
YVAIN Maurice Ta bouche (pages choisies) Artistes de
la création : V.Boucher, Guyon fils, J.Saint-Bonnet, J.Seirel
YVAIN Maurice Un bon garçon ORTF - R.Destain,
J.Loreau, R.Lenotz, B.plantey, C.Jacquin, C.Collard, G.Duclos direct ;
Robert Martignoni
YVAIN Maurice Yes : " Yes " Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
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Claude
With best regards from Paris
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For happy few melomanes who are interested by the golden age of french
classical music out of print.
Louis Aubert - M.Emmanuel - J.Ibert - Ch Koeclin - G.Pierné -
G.Ropartz -Roger-Ducasse - Florent Schmitt - Henri Tomasi - A.Roussel -
C.Debussy - D.Milhaud - A.Honegger - and so on....
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Matthew B. Tepper
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> My nomination for favorite Little Known Opera: Blohmdahl's ANIARA.
> Any opera with a character named Daisy Doody has to be worth a look.
Not to mention Mimarobe, Chefone, and the Blind Poetess. And music which
sounds too much like that twelve-tone piece that Rolf Liebermann once wrote
for the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra to play with the CSO under Reiner!
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dubium dubito
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> Not a bash at all - wasn't that the performance with, not the Gench, but
the
> Roumanian singer - blanking on her name for the moment. >
She is not Roumanian. She's Bulgarian. And she sang a dozen or so roles at
the Met . . . 72 performances in all.
< Eve was doing a lot of verismo, and she just would NOT take
Magda...because Eve [slur deleted] thought the voice was not attractive
enough.>
What is the source of your knowledge of Eve Queler's thoughts on that point?
Lux
> That's her name - Kabaivanska. Not a bad singer, but NOT Olivero. She is
> still doing her thing. The closest I think she got to the MET was a
> performance of excepts from Tosca a few years ago with the Pav bcast on TV
> from across the plaza at Avery Fisher Hall. Not bad at all, really. She's
> recently doing stuff like Hanna Gkawari in Italy.
>
> Thanks
>
Raina Kabaivanska is Bulgarian, not Romanian.
REG
of one her two recitals at Carnegie Hall. If I remember correctly, Magda
used the word "bruta" in the same paragraph.
Thanks for the correction on the Bulgarian side - I must have been
confusing her ugly voice with Contrubas'.
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REG
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Giovanni Abrate
come to mind:
1. Most of the lesser known operas we all seem to long for are in the
Verismo/Giovine Scuola category
(I include Korngold in that; he was inspired by Puccini, who knew him and
his father and provided much encouragement)
2. Many of us seem to be frustrated by the fact that most opera houses keep
staging the same operas, when there are some real jewels out there (what
else is new... I know!?
3. A newsgroup such as this has the potential of creating a superb pool of
rare opera recordings that could (and should) be shared within the group.
Finally, my favorite lesser known opera is "Sakuntala" by Franco Alfano,
Mascagni's "Nerone" also gets an honorable mention.
Cheers,
Giovanni
"Matthew B. Tepper" <oy兀earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Mjm1047
Perhaps, but not that awful heavy Metropolitan Opera production. Not even
Renata Scotto could salvage it.
michael
dubium dubito
> An interview with Magda which appeared in the TIMES at the time, I
believe,
> of one her two recitals at Carnegie Hall. If I remember correctly, Magda
> used the word "bruta" in the same paragraph.
>
I asked for the source of your knowledge of Ms. Queler's thoughts, not what
Ms. Olivero had to say.
> Thanks for the correction on the Bulgarian side - I must have been
> confusing her ugly voice with Contrubas'.>
Do you mean Cotrubas? It's hard to guess what you may be confusing with
what.
REG
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Valfer
dated almost as soon as it was composed. By the mid-60's the "space
odyssey" idea had been beaten to death in the movies and TV.
If you think Cpt. Kirk looked funny talking to a "computer" (actually
a cardboard box adorned with a bunch of colored lights), try a whole
opera cast singing to one in Swedish!
Valfer
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Matthew B. Tepper
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> Finally, my favorite lesser known opera is "Sakuntala" by Franco Alfano,
> Mascagni's "Nerone" also gets an honorable mention.
Not Boïto's?
Giovanni Abrate
Mascagni's is truly the last grand opera, aptly dedicated to the emperor
that best re`presented the final throes of the Roman pre-eminence.
Also a bit sad, as Mascagni´s creativity was spent and he had to revive
older music, mostly from his early opera Zilia. In spite of this, the opera
retains a great melodic structure and a good number of "modernistic"
experiments.
Mascagni waited until Boito's death before finishing his opera, out of
respect towards Boito.
Giovanni
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gerberk
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Alberto Erede, conductor
File: lodoletta.mp3 (763 kb)
Text with translation
http://renatatebaldi.tripod.com/clips.htm
GRNDPADAVE
I first got interested in this work on hearing Beniamino Gigli's lovely
recording of "Vainement, ma bien-aimé."
The overture sounds as though it might have been written by César Franck.
Lalo is one of those composers who may be classified as "minor" but there is a
wonderful rhythmic verve about his music.
==G/P Dave
Giovanni Abrate
Thanks,
Giovanni
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dubium dubito
"REG" <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote
> Very stupid response from you>
I'll take this to mean that you had no knowledge of Ms. Queler's thoughts
and were just trying to hold your own in the Bullshit Olympics.
Karen Mercedes
Rousseau: LE DEVIN DU VILLAGE
Vaughan Williams: HUGH THE DROVER
Zemlinsky: EINE FLORENTINISCHE TRAGOEDIE
Nielsen: MASKARADE
Arne: ARTAXERXES
Auber: FRA DIAVOLO
von Weber: OBERON
Mussorgsky: THE FAIR AT SOROCHINSK
Britten: GLORIANA and THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
Tippett: KING PRIAM
Berlioz: BENVENUTO CELLINI and BEATRICE ET BENEDICT
Balfe: THE BOHEMIAN GIRL
Boughton: THE IMMORTAL HOUR
Walton: THE BEAR
Lampe: PYRAMUS AND THISBE
Dibdin: THE EPHESIAN MATRON
And some I'd like to hear _in toto_, based on the excerpts I have heard:
Tchaikovsky: IOLANTA
Moniuszko: HALKA
Leoncavallo: ZAZA
Gounod: PHILEMON ET BAUCIS
Thomas: LE SONGE D'UNE NUIT D'ETE
Karen Mercedes
http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html
________________________________
I want to know God's thoughts...
the rest are details.
- Albert Einstein
Pat Finley
> This is my week for exploring operas thatt are on the fringe of the repertory.
>
>
> ==G/P Dave
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Mark already mentioned a few of my lesser-known favorites -- Schwanda,
Le Villi, Esclarmonde, Die Tote Stadt.
A few others that seem to be rarely produced are: "Les Pecheurs de
Perles", "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame" and almost anything by Handel,
although that's changing.
I really like the music of Mozart's "Ascanio in Alba" (I'm not sure
about the story line, but I surmise it's about Aeneas' son Ascanius in
Alba Longa, an early settlement in Italy). "Lucio Silla" has some
impressive moments as well. In fact, most of Mozart's early operas
are well worth hearing, IMO. Haven't heard one yet whose music bored
me -- like most of Handel's works, they probably aren't very
stageworthy though.
"Der Freischutz" is very rarely given in this country, but has some
wonderful music -- as does the same composer's "Euryanthe" -- both
suffer from rather poor librettos.
In the verismo era, "Lodoletta" is nice, although I haven't listened
to it in a long time. And "Suor Angelica" is beautiful, although it
may not be 'lesser-known" enough to qualify.
Among more modern fare, I have a fondness for "The Ghosts of
Versailles", notwithstanding its numerous faults.
Pat
Leonard Tillman
another thread:
MESSAGER Madame Chrysanthème Janine
Micheau, Solange Michel, Denise Monteil, Agnès Disney, Raphaël
Romagnoni, Lucien Lovano, Roger Lénoty, Jean Mollien ; RF, Jules
Gressier, 30 8 1956
LT
A fool-proof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block
of marble; then you just chip away everything that doesn't look like an
elephant.
-- And VOILA!!!
Matthew B. Tepper
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> Nielsen: MASKARADE
Indeed, but how about _Saul og David_ as well?
> Boughton: THE IMMORTAL HOUR
Aw, jeez. "Immortal" only as in "endless." (And this is the second
chance I've had to bash this opera in three days!)
Leonard Tillman
Neilsen - Maskarade
Auber - Fra Diavolo
von Weber - Oberon
Berlioz - Benvenuto Cellini
Balfe - The Bohemian Girl
Tchaikovsky - Iolanta
Moniuszko - Halka
Leoncavallo - Zaza
I, though never having heard a complete version of any of these,
- have listened to at least an excerpt of each and every one.
If they are examples, melodically, of the quality to be
experienced in the entireties of these works -- the world's opera houses
should not allow any further delay in at last, reviving and presenting
them.
Jon H. Rydne
www.mascagni.org and listen to some wonderful excerpts!
Generally, Mascagni is greatly underrepresented on opera stages, IMO (except
Cavalleria, off course).
Jon H. Rydne
In article <s6ph9.6723$Lg2.1...@news2.news.adelphia.net>, "Giovanni says...
Georio
Yes, that's a really beautiful opera. It could be done in an interesting
multimedia production, with projections and film. I have two excellent
recordings, the old classic Cluyten/Gorr mono on LP and then the Erato Armin
Jordin. Both are superb.
Someone else on this thread calls DER FRESICHUTZ' libretto "poor". I cannot
understand this. Anyone who can appreciate the unexpurgated Grimms Fairy Tales
should be able to appreciate FREISCHUTZ, which is dramatically balanced and
well structured. Now EURYANTHE's libretto -- THAT'S a real mess, though the
music is dazzling. OBERON also.
Zemlinsky's DER ZWERG is terrific, the entrance scene for the Infanta and her
retinue is sheer magic, and the long final scena for the dwarf is sort of the
tenor equivalent of the final scene from SALOME.
GRNDPADAVE
>Date: 09/16/2002 2:43 PM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: <5888-3D...@storefull-2278.public.lawson.webtv.net>
BENVENUTO CELLINI is a marvelous work. The finale of Act II forms the basis of
the Roman Carnival Overture.
The Davis recording on Philips is superb (much better than his TROYENS, imho)
thanks to Nicolai Gedda's lovely and heroic singing.
This must be a fiendishly difficult opera to put on because of the tricky
rhythms and the demands placed on the orchestra and chorus.
Auber's FRA DIAVOLO is the occasion of yet another triumphant performance by
Gedda. It is wonderful to hear this opera in the original French.
==G/P Dave
dtritter
no competition, bollman. you lead the pack. there is no second.
dft
REG
country, and only some critical success, not popular, in England. The
perception really is that the libretto doesn't work. I know it is more
highly thought of in the German world, and I wonder if something has to d
with the familiarity and acculturation of the brothers Grimm and similar
folk.
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REG
(???) "I dreamt I dwelt.." You know there's a pirate out there of a
performance by Peters with Sir Thomas B from the early 50s, I think, as well
as a complete rcecording on Argo, which I have and enjoy.
"Leonard Tillman" <tapef...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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REG
by jealousy of others. You asked a question and I answered it in good faith.
You then pretended to look for another answer, but it's the same thing you
do all the time - looking to pull down others because of your own
insecurities. You are really the one with little interest, and less
knowledge, about opera. Your participation in this group is almost wholly
negative.
"dubium dubito" <idou...@infi.net> wrote in message
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Giovanni Abrate
her label a fine recording of Amica a few years ago. Unfortunately, sales
were poor and she lost her investment and, I believe, her wish to issue
Opera recordings. Pity.
Most of Mascagni's lesser known operas are available from Bongiovanni in
Bologna (I have no connection with Maestro Bongiovanni. other as a satisfied
customer). His catalog of opera recordings (and more) is a gem.
Giovanni Abrate
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Leonard Tillman
from Londoletta and Iris, IIRC - recorded by Caruso, just "Before His
American Conquest" (the subtitle of the LP in which I first heard
these).
Leonard Tillman
>Bohemian Girl is quite lovely, although nothing
> does quite equal Arlene's (???) "I dreamt I
> dwelt.."
That's the excerpt I had in mind. The recording occasionally
featured on wqxr-fm is of Joan Sutherland, probably from a recital
album.
>You know there's a pirate out there of
> a performance by Peters with Sir Thomas B
> from the early 50s, I think, as well as a
> complete rcecording on Argo, which I have
> and enjoy.
I believe that some revivals of these works are long overdue.
LT
====================================
Benjamin Rochefort
operas, in a sort a French-Wagnerian way... Would love to see them
staged one day !
Mascagni's AMICA has some good tunes. I like Szymanowski's KROL ROGER
too.
dubium dubito
"REG" <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote
> No, Charles, stupid because it once again demonstrates how overcome you
are
> by jealousy of others. You asked a question and I answered it in good
faith. >
You did NOT answer the question. You dodged the question. You posted a
shitty slur about Ms. Queler and you fabricated an opinion on her behalf.
Your "good faith" is conspicuous by its absence.
> You then pretended to look for another answer, but it's the same thing you
> do all the time - looking to pull down others because of your own
> insecurities.>
Not really, bubba. Just a little East Texas humour. If you can't stand the
heat don't play with matches.
> You are really the one with little interest, and less
> knowledge, about opera. Your participation in this group is almost wholly
> negative. >
That would explain why you continue to yelp at my heels, right?
REG
verismo repetoire was hardly a "shitty slur". You really are a pathetic old
fool.
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dubium dubito
"dtritter" <dtri...@bway.net> wrote
> no competition, bollman. you lead the pack. there is no second.
>
> dft
>
Ah, dtritter, are you here again? The last post I saw from you appeared to
call for the deaths of Bollman and Dubi. Frankly, I was flabbergasted. I
figured even a Times Square ambulance chaser would think twice before
sinking that low. Of course, maybe you *did* think twice. Now that you have
had time to reflect further do you still wish us dead?
Karen Mercedes
in an upcoming season (2003-2004?) with Marcello Giordani.
Karen Mercedes
> Bohemian Girl is quite lovely, although nothing does quite equal Arlene's
> (???) "I dreamt I dwelt.." You know there's a pirate out there of a
> performance by Peters with Sir Thomas B from the early 50s, I think, as well
> as a complete rcecording on Argo, which I have and enjoy.
I think Arline's other aria - O what rare delight - is also wonderful, as
is the alternate Gipsy queen aria (luckily included on the Argo
recording), 'Tis gone, the past is all a dream (a big improvement over the
original Gipsy queen aria, Bliss forever past).
The Argo recording features the lovely voice of Nova Thomas as Arline.
I've always wondered why Ms. Thomas didn't have a bigger career. Based on
her recording of BOH GIRL, the voice is stunning.
Karen Mercedes
> Chausson's LE ROI ARTHUS and Magnard's GUERCOEUR are both wonderful
> operas, in a sort a French-Wagnerian way... Would love to see them
> staged one day !
From what little I've heard, Reyer's SIGURD is another very appealing
Franco-Wagnerian opera - right down to the plot and characters. Indeed,
the music seems to be more immediately accessible and engaging than much
of the Ring. I'd love to hear the whole thing! I'd also like to hear
Reyer's SALAMMBO.
REG
of years ago, and I think there's a recording of extended excerpts from
historical sigers, maybe on Symposium - a wonderful label people don't
mention often enough. The live performance made me wish for a chance to hear
the whole thing. The piece seems to "move" rather slowly from a harmonic
point of view - picture Parsifal without Wagner's harmonic genius - but
overs some wonderful singing. I though the Brunhild (wrong spelling, I know)
character was a soprano, but my aural recollection is that it could be done
by a Bumbry or Verett singer or even my dear Rita Gorr in a recording
studio.
"Karen Mercedes" <dal...@radix.net> wrote in message
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REG
lesser-known opera is Fidelio.
"GRNDPADAVE" <grndp...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> This is my week for exploring operas thatt are on the fringe of the
repertory.
>
> My first of these is Giordano's FEDORA. It is best known by its gorgeous
tenor
> aria, "Amor ti vieta." The recording I have offers the superb voice of
Magda
> Olivera in the title role with Mario del Monaco and Tito Gobbi. Del
Monaco was
> past his prime, yet he gives what I would call a resolute performance.
Gobbi
> sings a robust Russian-style aria with great panache although he aspirates
his
> divisions.
>
> The opera itself sort of runs out of gas. The soprano dies from
> self-administered poison, not as dramatic as the Maddalena-Andrea
welcoming of
> Dr. Guillotine's efficient device.
>
> Del Monaco manages some very long phrases and exhibits a rare tenderness.
But
> the voice is frayed.
>
> Lamberto Gardelli gives his usual professional and unsentimental
performance.
> This London / Decca offers generous excerptsfrom Zandonai's FRANCESCA DA
> RIMINI, an opera that was championed by James Levine. The conductor here
is
> Nicola Rescigno, best remembered as a Callas collaborator.
>
> Another obscurity that provides surprisingly much pleasure is
Leoncavallo's LA
> BOHEME. Some of it comes from his music (at times reminiscent of
PAGLIACCI and
> also showing traces of the influences of FALSTAFF). But by and large it
shows
> how great is the genius invested by the team of Illica, Giacosa and
Puccini in
> raising the source material into something incredibly vivacious and deeply
> heartfelt. Leoncavallo's most masterful stroke is having Mimi expire as
we
> hear joyful cries hailing Christmas Eve. The Orfeo recording provides some
> comical German accents commingled with lovely singing from Lucia Popp,
Franco
> Bonisolli and Alan Titus. Heinz Wallberg conducts Munich Radio Orchestra.
>
> Lastly, and I think the best of these three operas, is Mascagni's IRIS.
The
> opera must be some sort of allegory. The story is one of the grimiest
ever.
> The Sony recording offers some sonorous although rather unenthusiastic
singing
> from Placido Domingo and rather indifferent conducting by Giuseppe Patané.
> Ilona Tokody is rather sympathetic as the hideously mal-treated heroine.
> Mascagni's lavish melodic gift is in evidence. His opening and closing
"Hymn
> to the Sun" is impressive. What is needed, though, are singers of the Di
> Stefano / Carteri class and a conductor at least as vital as Antonino
Votto was
> at his best.
>
> All of these operas first appeared in that short interval between
Puccini's LA
> BOHEME (1896) and TOSCA (1900). One would think that some impressario
would
> present Leoncavallo's work. Much of the scenery and costumesare already
at
> hand. I actually saw Leoncavallo's opera staged at McMillan Hall on the
campus
> of Columbia University (must have been in the mid-1950s). It was quite
> gripping.
>
> ==G/P Dave
>
>
dubium dubito
"REG" <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote
> No, sweety, Magda Olivero's opinion about Eve Killer's choices for the
> verismo repetoire was hardly a "shitty slur". You really are a pathetic
old
> fool.
>
At the risk of beating a dead jackass your shitty slur was calling Ms.
Queler "Eve Killer", which you just repeated above. The "opinion" you
ascribed to Ms. Queler was "We might have had her (Magda Olivera) here years
earlier, and with a wider repetoire [SIC], and were denied it because Eve
Killer thought the voice was not attractive enough."
You still have not explained how you are privy to Ms. Queler's thoughts
about Olivera's voice. Moreover, the notion that she (Queler) should somehow
bear the responsibility for the timing and repertoire of Olivera's U.S.
adventures is absurd beyond imagining.
REG
ascribe so much importance to perfect typing - or whether it's just another
great gob of your ignorance that you call her Magda Olivera. I doubt that
you've heard her, certainly not live or in live recordings, and I doubt
that you have the inner feelings to respond to her.
And Killer certainly didn't "bear the responsibility" for what your shitfuck
brain calls Magda's "U.S. adventures", but she (Eve Killer) had an
opportunity to have enriched us all (Magda definitely didn't need the money,
and was devoted to her husband; even with advancing age she maintained the
ability to sing until her husband's death, and then separated herself from
the lyric stage soon thereafter), and didn't do so. As I said, Charles,
Magda herself believed that Eve had not come to her for the roles because
"my voice was bruta", or something along that line, but it was said without
rancor. Magda always acknowledged what she considered the limits of the
physical beauty of her voice (although I feel she was much too modest), and
her statement was not one of anger, but one of reality.
Charles, you just don't know much about opera. Stick to masturbation. That
way, no one cares whether you get it right or not.
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Claude Michel
Bérénice Montpellier - F.Pollet - H.Jaussou - H.Massis - direct:
Y.M Koening opéra - lyrique
Bérénice Geneviève Moizan, Janine Collard, Bernard Demigny,
André Vessières, Valmont, Galley, Jollys , le Conte, 1961,
opéra - lyrique
Bérénice Opéra de Marseille le 23 février 2001 - Virgina
Todisco: Bérénice - Viorico Cortez:Lia - Marc Barrard:Titus -Christian
Tréguier: Mucien -Gérard Grégor: Le chef de la flotte -Widfried Tissot: Un
officier -Frédéric -Leroy: un esclave -Jacques Labauve: un homme du
peuple -Chours et orchestre de l 'Opéra de Marseille -Direction : Gaetano
Delogu opéra - lyrique
Gercoeur (version condensée) Marisa Ferrer, Bernard Demigny,
Fernand Faniard, Bernard Demigny, Marcelle Bunlet, Delusseux, Rolland,
Peyron ; 1951, opéra - lyrique
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Coup de roulis Dachary, Collart, Rey, Tiremont, Doniat, Pruvost,
Sauguet, Génio ; RF, Cariven, opéra - lyrique
Coup de Roulis (pages choisies) Artistes de la
création : G.Nelson, R.Burnier, M.Denya, Maguy-Warna opéra -
lyrique
Coups de roulis : " Les hommes sont bien tous les mêmes Susan
Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
opéra - lyrique
Fortunio J.E Gardiner opéra - lyrique
Fortunio : " Je ne vois rien... " Susan Grahäm, City
of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor opéra - lyrique
François les bas bleus ORTF - 1962 - W.Clément - L.Dachary -
G.Rey - S.Lafaye direct : M.Cariven opéra - lyrique
Isoline Orchestre et choeurs de l'ORTF - octobre
1969 - direction Marcel Cariven, avec Isoline:Odile
Pietti -Isolin:Christiane Jacquin - Titania : Lina Dachary - Eros et Obéron
: Bernard Demigny - La reine Alamasonthe : Janine Capderou - Nicette
:Monique Stiot -Violante :Claudine Collard -Daphnis et Rosélio :Bernard
Plantey -Cloë : Linda Felder opéra - lyrique
La Basoche Berton, Maurane, Monteil, Musy, Doniat, Lovano,
Sellier, Génio, Clavency ; RF, Gressier, 30 4 1958, opéra -
lyrique
La Béarnaise Révoil, Clément, Dachary, Aliot, Balbon, Benoît
; Radio-lyrique, Cariven, 16 06 1956, opéra - lyrique
La Béarnaise - direct J.Doussard, B.Demigny, G.Friedman, L.Dachary,
R.Vallier opéra - lyrique
La Petite fonctionnaire : " Je regrette mon Pressigny " Susan
Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
opéra - lyrique
L'amour masqué J.Marais - F.Raynal - J.M Rouzière
opéra - lyrique
L'amour masqué ( j'ai deux amants) Régine Crespin , Ch Ivaldi -
25-06-1979 opéra - lyrique
L'Amour masqué : " J'ai deux amants " & " Mon rêve " Susan
Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
opéra - lyrique
Les dragons de l'impératrice (complet) ORTF direct: Michel Furte
Lambezat - M.Dlardo, M.Caron, G.Rispal, C.Vienne opéra - lyrique
Les dragons de l'impératrice (sélections) RTF - 1959 - Direct :
R.Ellis - M.Linval - C.Harbel - W.Clément... opéra - lyrique
Les dragons de l'impératrice : " Amour, amour, quel est donc ton pouvoir ?
"Susan Grahäm, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor
opéra - lyrique
Les P'tites Michu Collart, Dachary, Berton, Castille, Doniat,
Lénoty, Duvaleix, Vieuille ; RF, Ellis, 29-30 1 1953 opéra - lyrique
Les P'tites Michu C.Collard - C.Marbell - C.Mauranne -Dir R.Ellis -
1958opéra - lyrique
Les P'tites Michu J.Delane, M.Sliot, G.Duclaux, C.Château,
A.Doniat, R.Terasson, H.Bedex - J.Doussard opéra - lyrique
Les P'tites Michu : " Vois-tu, je m'en veux " Susan Grahäm, City
of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor opéra - lyrique
Madame Chrysanthème Janine Micheau, Solange Michel, Denise Monteil,
Agnès Disney, Raphaël Romagnoni, Lucien Lovano, Roger Lénoty, Jean Mollien ;
RF, Jules Gressier, 30 8 1956 opéra - lyrique
Monsieur Beaucaire L.Dachary, W.Clément, N.Broissin, R.Lenoty, L.Lovano,
H.Bedex, etc..Orch Radio Lyrique direct: Jules Gressier - 27/03/1958
opéra - lyrique
Passionnément L.Dachary -C.Marbell - C.Collard - A.Doniat ...Orch J.P
Kreder opéra - lyrique
Passionnément : " L'Amour est un oiseau rebelle " Susan Grahäm,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Y.Abel conductor opéra -
lyrique
Véronique - sélection Historique : 1952: M.Angélici -
C.Mauranne - . opéra - lyrique
Véronique - sélection Mady Mesplé, Michel Dens, A.Guiot, J.C
Benoit, Orch Lamoureux, J.C Hartemann - EMI 1969 opéra - lyrique
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Mark D Lew
grndp...@aol.com (GRNDPADAVE) wrote:
> A favorite of mine is Edouard Lalo's superbly orchestrated LE ROI D'YS.
>
> I first got interested in this work on hearing Beniamino Gigli's lovely
> recording of "Vainement, ma bien-aimé."
That's a work I'd like to get to know better. I like the parts I've
encountered very much.
One of my pet projects is to present this aria with the complete choral
scene that accompanies it. The aria is pleasant enough on its own, but I
think it is thoroughly illuminated by the complete context, both in terms
of the text and of Mylio's character. It's easy enough to see that it's a
love song, but all those lines about waiting forever by the closed door and
so forth remain a little cryptic.
The background is that Mylio and Rozenn are engaged to be married.
According to Breton custom, the friends of the groom pretend to storm the
castle (house) of the bride, and the friends of the bride pretend to fend
them off. Presumably this ritual has evolved from an earlier time when the
abduction may have been genuine, but in the present it is a playful game,
in the mood of a cheerful bachelor party.
This little game is admirably depicted in a jaunty chorus preceding the
aria. The tenor's recitative, which seems a bit incongruous when performed
in isolation, is magical when it comes out of this -- perfectly capturing,
in contrast to the jocularity of the bachelor friends, the peaceful joy of
a groom who is confident of his love. With the slow recit, Mylio is
dismissing his friends, saying that he will take over now, with his
serenade. When the mood changes at the start of the main aria, it is
recapitulating the bouncy theme of the preceding chorus, as the men exit.
The figure continues in the orchestra, now with Mylio's lyric melody
floating over the top.
The blank bars between the A and B sections of the main verse is actually
the women of the chorus, continuing to taunt Mylio, ridiculing him for
being so serious, and his final line is in response to them expressing his
determination and confidence. It's a marvelous little scene. The fact that
the aria works well even alone is testament to the power of the scene, but
it's even better in context.
I once sang the aria (not very well, alas...) in concert with a women's
chorus singing the lines between verses, but without the main chorus that
precedes it. Now that I'm directing a chorus at one of the smaller
regional companies, it's on my short list to try to fit into a concert some
time (with someone else singing the solo), but only if I can come up with
enough decent voices to pull it off.
mdl
Mark D Lew
<Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I would love to hear Pilgrim's Progress, but Mark, we will both get a lot
> older before we hear that in a major staging in this country. I think it has
> its longeurs - I have the early recording with Boult - but so does the
> book, and, like the original, it rises at moment to a great depth of
> feeling, IMHO.
You're right about the longueurs. Some of those soliloquies are rather
Wagnerian. It's not that the music is bad, just that there's a lot of text
to intone. That's part of why I think a visually interesting production is
essential. Also, a beautiful vocal tone can make a big difference (again,
like in Wagner).
--
In article <s6ph9.6723$Lg2.1...@news2.news.adelphia.net>, "Giovanni
Abrate" <try...@adelphia.net> wrote:
> I like them both, actually.
> Mascagni's is truly the last grand opera, aptly dedicated to the emperor
> that best re`presented the final throes of the Roman pre-eminence.
Change that to "truly the last *non-Russian* grand opera" and I'll agree.
Otherwise, you've got Prokofiev's WAR AND PEACE, Shaporin's DECEMBRISTS,
and probably a few more I'm not remembering.
--
In article <1840f5ee.02091...@posting.google.com>,
pfi...@mhfence.com (Pat Finley) wrote:
> A few others that seem to be rarely produced are: "Les Pecheurs de
> Perles", "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame" and almost anything by Handel,
> although that's changing.
You're living in the wrong town. There's a ton of Handel up here in the SF
area. In the past 20 years, I doubt that a year has gone by without at
least two Handel opera productions somewhere in the area.
> I really like the music of Mozart's "Ascanio in Alba" (I'm not sure
> about the story line, but I surmise it's about Aeneas' son Ascanius in
> Alba Longa, an early settlement in Italy).
I believe it's the same Ascanio (Venus is his grandmother), but the story
is a simple love story which could happen anywhere.
mdl
Mark D Lew
Tepper" <oy兀earthlink.net> wrote:
> Aw, jeez. "Immortal" only as in "endless." (And this is the second
> chance I've had to bash this opera in three days!)
Ah, but those luscious choruses! Green fire of joy and all that. Great stuff.
This is another one (along with another opera you like to bash...) that I'd
be happy to hear with all the choral numbers strung together, with the
tedious solo scenes omitted.
The basso, Dalua, is especially ponderous. He makes Wagner's basses seem pithy.
mdl
Mark D Lew
<Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Bohemian Girl is quite lovely, although nothing does quite equal Arlene's
> (???) "I dreamt I dwelt.." You know there's a pirate out there of a
> performance by Peters with Sir Thomas B from the early 50s, I think, as well
> as a complete rcecording on Argo, which I have and enjoy.
She spells it "Arline", but that's the right name.
Bohemian Girl has some nice tunes, in addition to the famous one, but I
don't really see it as a great work over all. I don't see any reason to
choose it over any of a few dozen other light operas (mostly French) in the
same vein.
I agree with Karen that the best song is that juicy low mezzo aria for the
Queen. I forget whether it's the original or the replacement.
mdl
Mark D Lew
> I would love to hear Pilgrim's Progress, but Mark, we will both get a lot
> older before we hear that in a major staging in this country. I think it has
> its longeurs - I have the early recording with Boult - but so does the
> book, and, like the original, it rises at moment to a great depth of
> feeling, IMHO.
I have no need for a major staging. I would enjoy a minor staging just as
much -- probably more, in fact.
mdl
Robert Gordon
"The Most Happy Fella"
-- Rob Gordon
Matthew B. Tepper
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> "The Most Happy Fella"
Although I would have liked to hear what he would have made of "Señor
Discretion, Himself." (I've got an LP which contains run-throughs of some
songs from "Pleasures and Palaces," and let's face it, none of them even
come up to the level of "Greenwillow.")
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> The blank bars between the A and B sections of the main verse is
> actually the women of the chorus, continuing to taunt Mylio, ridiculing
> him for being so serious, and his final line is in response to them
> expressing his determination and confidence. It's a marvelous little
> scene. The fact that the aria works well even alone is testament to
> the power of the scene, but it's even better in context.
On a tangent, today I finally listened to the Philips recording of
Halévy's _La Juive_ (the one for which sessions were interrupted for
three years because of Carreras' illness), and I must say that Cardinal
Brogni's "Si la rigeur" makes *much* more sense in context, with the
comments from the other principals in between his verses. I'd always
thought it was a pretty good number; but in context it's stupendous.
AllenGaryK
>From what little I've heard, Reyer's SIGURD is another very appealing
>Franco-Wagnerian opera - right down to the plot and characters. Indeed,
>the music seems to be more immediately accessible and engaging than much
>of the Ring. I'd love to hear the whole thing! I'd also like to hear
>Reyer's SALAMMBO.
>
So would I. I heard Sigurd for the first time recently and was pleasantly
impressed. Everything I had read about it made it seem nothing more than a
vapid Wagnerian pastiche, but I found it both more distinctive (in terms of
onstage drama) and more melodic than its model. It seemed to hover somewhere
between Wagner and Gounod, but with brief hints of Berliozian magic. What
little I could find about his career indicated that Reyer was a friend to
Berlioz in his earlier years and to Verdi later in life. (He was one of the
composers present for the premiere of Otello, and there's a letter to him from
Verdi writing out one of Reyer's themes and praising it.) Salammbo is
definitely high on my list of operas to find.
Gary
Edward A. Cowan
Columbia/Pathé FCX 683/5, five LP sides. Cond. by André Cluytens, the
recording had the following cast:
Rozenn - Janine Micheau
Margared - Rita Gorr
Mylio - Henri Legay
Karnac - Jean Borthayre
Le Roi - Pierre Savignol
St. Corentin - Jacques Mars
Jahel - Serge Rallier
This one seems never to have been reissued on CD. My copy, bought
second-hand, contained an old Rullman libretto, but no booklet from the
label itself.
--E.A.C.
GRNDPADAVE
>Date: 09/17/2002 10:02 AM Central Daylight Time
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When my daughter took classes at the Sorbonne she brought back this recording
in a 2-LP album issued by Pathé Marconi (EMI) #1110683-PM623.
This package included not only a libretto but a fine essay by Jean-Louis
Dutronc.
This performance is preferable in just about every respect, imho, to the Erato
recording conducted by Armin Jordan.
The record labels have the name La Voix de Son Maitre.
==G/P Dave
kittehawk
> On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, REG wrote:
>
> > Bohemian Girl is quite lovely, although nothing does quite equal Arlene's
> > (???) "I dreamt I dwelt.." You know there's a pirate out there of a
> > performance by Peters with Sir Thomas B from the early 50s, I think, as well
> > as a complete rcecording on Argo, which I have and enjoy.
>
> I think Arline's other aria - O what rare delight - is also wonderful, as
> is the alternate Gipsy queen aria (luckily included on the Argo
> recording), 'Tis gone, the past is all a dream (a big improvement over the
> original Gipsy queen aria, Bliss forever past).
>
> The Argo recording features the lovely voice of Nova Thomas as Arline.
> I've always wondered why Ms. Thomas didn't have a bigger career. Based on
> her recording of BOH GIRL, the voice is stunning.
I agree, but I think she studied elocution at the same school as Joan Sutherland.
David W. Griffith
Erik Bruchez
> IRIS. The opera must be some sort of allegory. The story is one of
> the grimiest ever. The Sony recording offers some sonorous although
> rather unenthusiastic singing from Placido Domingo and rather
> indifferent conducting by Giuseppe Patané. Ilona Tokody is rather
> sympathetic as the hideously mal-treated heroine. Mascagni's lavish
> melodic gift is in evidence. His opening and closing "Hymn to the
> Sun" is impressive. What is needed, though, are singers of the Di
> Stefano / Carteri class and a conductor at least as vital as
> Antonino Votto was at his best.
This is a good picture of Iris. There really is not much reason for it
to be "lesser known". It was even in the MET repertoire at the
beginning of the century.
Many other Mascagni operas would deserve more exposure (or any
exposure, for that matter), in particular L'amico Fritz (gorgeous
music, like Iris an opera on the fringe of the repertoire), Isabeau
(daring and original), Guglielmo Ratcliff (Mascagni's first opera,
brought to completion after Cavalleria), Il Piccolo Marat (the last
opera Mascagni composed entirely - Pinotta and Nerone reused a lot of
older music - impossible for the tenor), Zanetto (a gorgeous miniature
opera that requires almost no mise en scene), Amica (not his best but
a stepping stone with gorgeous melodies and a 10-minute long symphonic
intermezzo - with a French libretto), Lodoletta (a beautiful opera,
but the plot is lacking in originality), and Le Maschere (an homage to
the Commedia dell'Arte, Mascagni's only comical opera).
My favorite one though is Mascagni's Parisina (not to be confused with
Donizetti's Parisina d'Este), on libretto by Gabriele D'Annunzio. This
is a masterpiece that I hope to see performed staged and in its
entirety some day (I am not holding by breath though). The Montpellier
performance in 1999 was good, in particular because of the superb work
of the soprano Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni and of conductor Enrique
Diemecke, but unfortunately not only was the last act was omitted, but
numerous other cuts were made. Supposedly the cuts were those of
Mascagni "himself", but that statement may well be incorrect and at
the very least would need to be documented. At any rate many of those
cuts don't make any sense at all and I doubt that Mascagni would have
made them had he really had a choice.
Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni did sing the last act separately in 1995,
under the baton of her husband, but those performances were never
officially released. I think they were complete though.
One needs to be in the adequate mood to go through the four hours of
Parisina's mostly declamato recitativo style. The opera contains
almost no action (although the battle scene, for example, was
completely amputated from the Montpellier performance). The reward is
music from another world, with incredible melody, harmony and
orchestration. Some scenes, such as the end of the first act and third
act with Nicolo, Ugo's father, are simply extatic.
The Mascagni.org web site features an article of Alessandro Rizzacasa
on Parisina (in Italian only):
http://www.mascagni.org/articles/rizzacasa-200009-parisina/
See also the discography entries, audio excerpts, and libretto:
http://www.mascagni.org/works/parisina/recordings
http://www.mascagni.org/works/parisina/sounds
http://www.mascagni.org/works/parisina/libretto
There are lots of anecdotes about the composition of this opera which
Mascagni composed mostly in France under the pseudonym of Ing. Armando
Basevi, often in the company of his daughter Emi, his lover Anna
Lolli, and his librettist, the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. There is also
a monography on Parisina recently written by Carlo Botteghi: that's
more than 300 pages dedicated to the opera.
-Erik
Claude Michel
(Rosenthal performance is not very interesting)
Claude
Regards from Paris
--
For happy few melomanes who are interested by the golden age of french
classical music out of print.
Louis Aubert - M.Emmanuel - J.Ibert - Ch Koeclin - G.Pierné -
G.Ropartz -Roger-Ducasse - Florent Schmitt - Henri Tomasi - A.Roussel -
C.Debussy - D.Milhaud - A.Honegger - and so on....
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Karen Mercedes
GREENWILLOW
Jay Galbraith
Karen Mercedes wrote:
> GREENWILLOW
>
> Karen Mercedes
dtritter
dubium dubito wrote:
> "dtritter" <dtri...@bway.net> wrote
>
>
>
>>no competition, bollman. you lead the pack. there is no second.
>>
>>dft
>>
>
>
> Ah, dtritter, are you here again? The last post I saw from you appeared to
> call for the deaths of Bollman and Dubi. Frankly, I was flabbergasted. I
> figured even a Times Square ambulance chaser would think twice before
> sinking that low. Of course, maybe you *did* think twice. Now that you have
> had time to reflect further do you still wish us dead?
>
>
bollman, still assuming that there is public interest in his bipolar
selves, thinks that my professsional activity would likewise wish to
include the worthless shithole that is his primary residence. do i wish
the death of dubium? as we all know, he/she/it never existed, save as
the creation, a nom de crotte for charles t. bollman. do i wish bollman
dead? rather, as a public benrfaction, better to say that we would all
be the better had he/she/it never existed. bollman, perform that
service: leave us. you smell.
dft
Matthew B. Tepper
> GREENWILLOW
A few very nice songs, but the plot is, well, rather static.
Matthew B. Tepper
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> Such erudite commentary bespeaks its source.
Did you look at the subject change?
Mike Richter
That appears to have been the way it was sold, at least in the U.S.,
since my copy has the same libretto. It is copyright 1921 - somene with
the resources and time could scan it for OCR and post it legally.
Alcindoro
GREENWILLOW and he said everyone was thrilled to be in "the
new Frank Loesser musical". They assumed that since all his shows up
until then had been big hits surely this one would be no different.
Only Loesser himself seemed to have been wise, and he managed to be in
Europe
for the opening. The day after the opening and the dreadful reviews,
he sent a telegram to the company which contained only one word:
"Oops!"
It DOES have some lovely and unusual songs: "Never Ever Will I Marry"
and
"Walking Away, Whistling". Plus an opening number ("A Day Borrowed
from
Heaven") with such fragmented, uneven meters that Berlioz could have
written it.
Leonard Tillman
> wise, and he managed to be in Europe
>for the opening. The day after the opening and
> the dreadful reviews, he sent a telegram to
> the company which contained only one word:
> "Oops!"
It would be difficult not to admire the man for retaining his
humor at that time.
LT
"From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was
convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it."
-- Julius (Groucho) Marx (1895 - 1977)
Alcindoro
second-hand, contained an old Rullman libretto, but no booklet from
the
label itself.<
I have the Cluytens ROI on French EMI LPs dated 1983, which come with
a French/English translation. Lovely pressings too.
Rubberband Girl
>Sutherland.
>
>David W. Griffith
>
Didn't impede Dame Joan's career!
Rubberband Girl
kittehawk
Unlike Thomas, Sutherland's diction was immaculate on her first solo
recital, it was only later that the rot set in.
Cheers,
David W. Griffith
REG
cd, I don't think) with Peter Pears and Boult.
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Andrew Sly
: This is a good picture of Iris. There really is not much reason for it
: to be "lesser known". It was even in the MET repertoire at the
: beginning of the century.
For more information about this, and Mascagni's visit to the US
in 1902 see chapter 21 and 22 of H.E. Krehbiel's Chapters of Opera
availible online at:
http://www.intac.com/~rfrone/operas/Books/
Andrew
Dan
pretty good actually, though I've only heard it a couple of times.
Dan
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> Karen Mercedes listed these operas (among others):
>
> Neilsen - Maskarade
> Auber - Fra Diavolo
> von Weber - Oberon
> Berlioz - Benvenuto Cellini
> Balfe - The Bohemian Girl
> Tchaikovsky - Iolanta
> Moniuszko - Halka
> Leoncavallo - Zaza
>
> I, though never having heard a complete version of any of these,
> - have listened to at least an excerpt of each and every one.
>
> If they are examples, melodically, of the quality to be
> experienced in the entireties of these works -- the world's opera houses
> should not allow any further delay in at last, reviving and presenting
> them.
>
> LT
> A fool-proof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block
> of marble; then you just chip away everything that doesn't look like an
> elephant.
> -- And VOILA!!!
>
HenryFogel
>From: "Dan" MPET...@ROGERS.COM
>Date: 10/27/2002 9:19 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: <Z02v9.95751$Q3S....@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>
>
>Iolanta is on CD from Philips with Gergiev and the rest of the Kirov. It's
>pretty good actually, though I've only heard it a couple of times.
>
>Dan
Agreed - it's lovely.
Another lesser-known opera that is really beautiful is Weinberger's Schwanda
the Bagpiper -- the Sony recording with Wallberg conducting is superb, and the
opera is one great tune after another.
Henry Fogel
Matthew B. Tepper
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I've often extolled the virtues of this delightful work. It's a shame
that Sony has allowed this gem to go out of print, instead concentrating
their resources on trendy artists and pubescent warblers.
Claude Michel
Many others obscurs master-works opera exists from :
Milhaud, Honegger, Ibert, Louis Aubert, Maurice Emmanuel, Jean Cras, Vincent
d'Indy, Messager, Massenet, Jolivet, Tomasi ( his opera : Don Juan Manara is
the most important of the XX century after Pelleas and Dialogue des
Carmélites ! )
Regards from Paris
Claude
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C R Lim
>
> Another lesser-known opera that is really beautiful is Weinberger's
Schwanda
> the Bagpiper -- the Sony recording with Wallberg conducting is superb, and
the
> opera is one great tune after another.
> Henry Fogel
Second that! Another one where the tuines keep coming is Erkel's "Bank Ban".
I have a "dream" conflation of 3 one-acters - variations on the theme of
marriage. Only a small cast required (but a big orchestra!). The same set
could be used throughout:
Act 1: Chabrier's "Une Education Manquée"
Act 2: Wolf-Ferrari's "Il Segreto di Susanna"
Act 3: D' Albert's "Die Abreise"
--
Bob
(reluctantly, I have now implemented anti-spam measures. To send mail,
remove same.)
Edward A. Cowan
> I have a "dream" conflation of 3 one-acters - variations on the theme of
> marriage. Only a small cast required (but a big orchestra!). The same set
> could be used throughout:
>
> Act 1: Chabrier's "Une Education Manquée"
> Act 2: Wolf-Ferrari's "Il Segreto di Susanna"
> Act 3: D' Albert's "Die Abreise"
There used to be complete recordings of all three of these works back in
the LP days. The Chabrier was issued by Vanguard (VRS 460). I used to
have the Cetra LP of Wolf-Ferrari's delightful opera with Elena Rizzieri
and Giuseppe Valdengo. (I have seen a German-language video of this
work...) And I do have the D'Albert on Electrola 1C 065-30 800 Q
(quadraphonic but compatible with "regular" stereo...). This has Hermann
Prey, Edda Moser, and Peter Schreier. (No libretto!)
--E.A.C.
C R Lim
Yes, I also have recordings of all three, including that "Die Abreise" on CD
when it made a brief appearance licensed by cpo. As an aside, I
reconstructed a libretto from the vocal score (nur auf Deutsch, natürlich),
for my own amusement. My point was, that given the aversion of opera houses
to one-acters, this would be an opportunity to see three! Probably some
smart-alec producer will go on to make lots of money out of my suggestion.
Bob
Tom Kaufman
>the most important of the XX century after Pelleas and Dialogue des
>Carmélites ! )
>
My favorite 20th century operas are Siberia, Piccolo Marat and Cena delle
Beffe.
De gustibus
Tom
Tom Kaufman
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Matthew B. Tepper
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I used to have an LP of the Wolf-Ferrari, but it was a mid-1970s stereo
version on London/Decca. I agree that the opera, from the overture on,
is musically delightful; but the subject matter (smoking) repels me.
Claude Michel
Pelleas (Debussy)
Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Dukas)
Pénélope (Fauré)
Padmavati (Roussel)
Guercoeur (Magnard)
Don Juan Manara ( Tomasi)
etc...
Regards from Paris
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Edward A. Cowan
To be sure, there is Puccini's _Trittico_ which was intended to be an
evening of one-act operas. I have seen that triple bill and also, at the
Dallas Opera, an evening of the three operas of Manuel De Falla: _El
retablo de Maese Pedro_, _El Amor brujo_, and _La vida breve_.
FWIW, I just picked up the EMI CD set (mono), _Les introuvables de
Manuel De Falla_, which contains all three operas, including the first
recording of _La vida breve_ with Victoria de los Angeles, and much more
besides. (EMI 5 69235 2, four CDs) There are no libretti, alas! But I
think these can be scrounged from various sources...
--E.A.C.
John
Anyway I could get a copy of the D'Albert with the libretto? I have lots to
trade.
Thanks.
Oxydols,
John
Corelli rules, Bocelli drools.
Mark D Lew
Tepper" <oy兀earthlink.net> wrote:
[Answering Henry Fogel]
> > Another lesser-known opera that is really beautiful is Weinberger's
> > Schwanda the Bagpiper -- the Sony recording with Wallberg conducting
> > is superb, and the opera is one great tune after another.
> > Henry Fogel
>
> I've often extolled the virtues of this delightful work. It's a shame
> that Sony has allowed this gem to go out of print, instead concentrating
> their resources on trendy artists and pubescent warblers.
I join my brothers Matthew and Henry in singing the praises of Svanda
Dudak. I know of no opera that cries out for revival more than this one,
the ultimate populist opera. It has the perfect combination of 20th century
freshness with good old-fashioned tunefulness and beautiful music. On top
of that, it has a delightful plot that lends itself well to entertaining
stage business in either a large or small production. You gotta love that
trick ending to the first act [*]. For those companies that prefer to
present opera in the vernacular, Dennis Arundel's English singing
translation is excellent.
Svanda was enormously popular in America for about 12 years after it was
composed. After the second world war, it was suddenly out of fashion, never
to return.
Incidentally, were it not for the 1998 Disney copyright boondoggle, this
opera would have entered the public domain in America at the end of this
year.
mdl
[*] In the course of his adventures, Svanda has dallied with the Ice Queen.
His wife Dorotka catches up with him and berates him for his infidelity.
Svanda answers her, "If I gave even one kiss to the Queen, may the Devil
take me now." Poof! He vanishes. Curtain.
After the intermission, the first scene is set in Hell.
Tom Kaufman
>Pelleas (Debussy)
>Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Dukas)
>Pénélope (Fauré)
>Padmavati (Roussel)
>Guercoeur (Magnard)
>Don Juan Manara ( Tomasi)
>etc...
>
>Regards from Paris
>
I understand, and should have guessed. Alas, 20th century French opera (unlike
the wonderful mid 19th century works) suffers terribly from the influence of
Wagner..
Thus, you will understand my preference for Meyerbeer, Halevy and Auber.
I understand that Compiegne may be looking at Reine de Chypre. Finally.
Warmest regards
Claude Michel
Excuse me, I write in french it is more easy for me, and you understand :
Quelques nouvelles :
Oui l'opéra de compiègne pense monter la Reine de Chypre de Halevy !
Cette année l'Opéra de Compiègne a monté
" La jeunesse de Pierre Le Grand " de GRETRY
un CD doit suivre....
L'opéra de Compiègne a donné « Le pardon de Ploërmel » de Meyerbeer dans
une très bonne interprétation.
Il sera diffusé en VIDEO à la TV ! ! !
Et aussi en VIDEO nous avons déjà :
De D.F.E Aubert :
Gustave 3
Les diamants de la couronne
Manon Lescault
De Chabrier :
Une éducation manquée
De Gounod :
La Colombe
De Mehul:
Joseph
De Milhaud :
Christophe Colomb
De Saint Saëns :
Henry 8
D'Ambroise Thomas :
Mignon
Le songe d'une nuit d'été
Hamlet (pas Compiègne mais le Chatelet)
Bien cordialement et bonjour de PARIS
Claude MICHEL
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