French Opera Arias

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Album Summary

Bazin, François : Maitre Pathelin

Massenet, Jules : Le Cid

Cherubini, Luigi : Les abencerages

Gounod, Charles : Mireille

Gretry, Andre-Ernest-Mode : L' Amant jaloux (Les Fausses Apparences), opera

Halévy, Jacques : La juive

Thomas, Ambroise : Mignon

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Die Afrikanerin

Berlioz, Hector : La damnation de Faust, Op. 24

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Iphigenie en Tauride

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera

Lalo, Edouard : Le Roi d'Ys

Méhul, Etienne-Nicolas : Joseph

Saint-Saëns, Camille : Samson et Dalila, Op. 47

Bruneau, Alfred : L'attaque du moulin

Performers

Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
James Ellis (Mandolin)
Lucy Foster
Elizabeth Fyfe (English Horn)

Conductor

De Billy, Bertrand

Ensembles

Composers

Notes & Reviews:

Gramophone wrote of this album of French Opera Arias: "A fine recital by Alagna which finds him in good voice and exploiting a sensitive feeling for the byways of French opera - this, it seems to me, is one of the best recitals Alagna has recorded."

MusicWeb International
This is an interestingly put together recital which manages to illuminate much of the tenor repertoire in 19th century French opera (and early) whilst mixing the known and the unknown. Of course, it only works properly because Alagna brings to each aria his familiar intelligence and musicality.

Notes & Reviews:

This disc received the 2001 Gramophone magazine award for "Best Recital Recording."

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Works Details

François Bazin (1816 - 1878) : Maître Pathelin :: Act 1. Romance

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1856
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Massenet, Jules : Le Cid :: Act 3. "Ah! tout est bien fini!... O souverain, ô juge, ô père"

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: Spain.
Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Cherubini, Luigi : Les abencérages :: Act 2. Récitatif et Air

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: circa 1813
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Gounod, Charles : Mireille :: Act 3. Cavatine

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863-1864
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741 - 1813) : L' Amant jaloux (Les Fausses Apparences), opera :: Act 2. Sérénade

Performers: James Ellis (Mandolin); Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1778
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862) : La juive :: Act 4. Air

Performers: Lucy Foster; Elizabeth Fyfe (English Horn); Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1835
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Thomas, Ambroise : Mignon :: Act 3. Romance

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1866
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Die Afrikanerin

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Notes: This selection begins with "Pays merveilleux..."
Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1864
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Berlioz, Hector : La damnation de Faust, Op. 24

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 11/1845-10/1846
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : Iphigénie en Tauride :: Act 2. Récitatif et Air

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Notes: This selection begins with "Quel langage accablant..."
Running Time: 5 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1774
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: Act 1. Récitatif et Romance

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Notes: This selection begins with "A cette voix quel trouble agitait tout mon être..."
Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Lalo, Edouard : Le Roi d'Ys :: Act 3. "Puisqu'on ne peut fléchir... Vainement, ma bien-aimée"

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Notes: This selection begins with "Puisqu'on ne peut fléchir..."
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1875-1888
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Etienne-Nicolas Méhul (1763 - 1817) : Joseph :: Act 1. Récitatif et Air

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1807
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 :: Act 3. "Vois ma misère, hélas!"

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: London Voices
Running Time: 8 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1859-1877
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Bruneau, Alfred : L'attaque du moulin :: Act 2. "Le jour tombe, la nuit va bercer les grands chênes"

Performer: Roberto Alagna (Tenor)
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

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