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French operatic soprano
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2019-09-20 08:24:05
The other Fausts: a very different version of Gounod's classic opera is revealed by this important new recording from Palazzetto Bru Zane
Gounod: Faust; Benjamin Bernheim, Véronique Gens, Andrew Foster-Williams, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset; Palazzetto Bru Zane Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 20 September 2019 Star rating: 5.0 (★★★★★) A revelation, Gounod's classic proves to be a far more varied and characterful opera in this exploration of the versions he originally wrote in the 1850sFor such an established classic, Charles Gounod's Faust has a remarkably complex history. The work's present grand opera form, hides a rather more diverse work. On this new recording from Palazzetto Bru Zane, Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques explores the earlier Faust (or perhaps Fausts) as they explore Gounod's earlier versions of the opera, with Benjamin Bernheim as Faust, Véronique Gens as Marguerite, Andrew Foster-Williams as Méphistophéles, Jean-Sébastien Bou as Valentin, and Juliette Mars as Siebel, and the Flemish Radio Choir. Charles Gounod and his librettists Jules Barbier and Michel Carre (on whose […]
2019-02-27 08:46:50
Sparkling delight: Coloratura Offenbach from Jodie Devos
Offenbach coloratura arias; Jodie Devos, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Laurent Campellone; Alpha Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 5 February 2019 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) A delightful compilation of Offenbach's arias for coloratura soprano, combining the well-known with the raritiesWhether you call it coloratura, soprano d'agilita, chanteuse d'agilite or chanteuse légère, a certain female voice runs through Offenbach's work from his early small scale operettas of the 1850s right through to his final work Les contes d'Hoffmann of 1880. The voice type seems to have had a certain vogue in mid 19th century Paris, during the same period Gounod wrote Juliette (Roméo et Juliette, 1867) and Marguerite (Faust, 1859) for such a voice type, both works tailored to the charms of Marie Miolan-Carvalho, wife of Léon Carvalho who ran the Théâtre Lyrique where Gounod's operas premiered. Offenbach clearly enjoyed writing for the voice type though, there are so many examples.This new […]
2013-10-12 16:35:16
‘Mefistofele’ – ‘Ecco il Mondo’ ('Behold the World') : The Devil’s in the Details of Boito’s Opera
“Ecco il mondo!” Erwin Schrott as Mefistofele (royalmonaco.net) “Do You Know Faust?” No subject is better suited to the spirit of Halloween than Faust. The legend of the philosopher who sold his soul to Satan for youth, sex, riches, and eternal damnation was based on real events — real, that is, from the medieval era’s point of view, where the dark arts were considered as suitable a discipline for study as history and mathematics are today. The existence of a genuine Doctor of Divinity named Johannes Georg Faust (1480?-1540, or thereabouts), who lived and died in-and-around old Württemberg in Lutheran-era Germany and was known throughout the realm as a magus, an alchemist, a practical joker, and “conjurer of cheap tricks” (as well as a molester of young boys), gave credence to the notion that he had a made a blasphemous deal with the Devil in exchange for his “magical” […]
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