Ambroise Thomas: Psyche

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Bru Zane
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November 7, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ambroise Thomas
    • PERFORMER
      Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian National Choir, Gyorgy Vashegyi, Helene Guilmet
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 07, 2025
    • UPC
      8055776010236
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BZ1062
    • LABEL
      Bru Zane
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I Scene 1: Introduction

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    2. Act I Scene 1: Hymne à Vénus: Vénus, fille de l'onde (Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    3. Act I Scene 2: Amis, calmez vos craintes (Le Roi, Dafné, Bérénice, Psyché, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Christian Helmer, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Hélène Guilmette

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    4. Act I Scene 2: Air avec choeur: Ah! si j'avais jusqu'à ce soir (Psyché, Le Roi, Dafné, Bérénice, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Christian Helmer, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    5. Act I Scene 3: Dialogue: Eh bien, ma sœur! (Dafné, Bérénice)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    6. Act I Scene 3: Duo: Ah! quel affront pour nous! (Dafné, Bérénice)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    7. Act I Scene 3: Dialogue: C'est à (Dafné, Bérénice)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    8. Act I Scene 4: Mélodrame et Mélodie: Qui est-ce? (Dafné, Bérénice, Éros, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld, Anna Dowsley, Mercedes Arcuri

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    9. Act I Scene 5: Dialogue: Seigneur Éros, nous voici arrivés. (Éros, Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    10. Act I Scene 5: Air: Des dieux je suis le messager (Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    11. Act I Scene 5: Dialogue: Et comment perdras-tu Psyché? (Éros, Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    12. Act I Scene 6: Romance: Ô toi, qu'on dit plus belle (Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    13. Act I Scene 7: Dialogue: Seigneur Gorgias, expliquons nous avec sincérité! (Antinoüs, Gorgias)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    14. Act I Scene 8: Quatuor: La voici! (Psyché, Éros, Antinoüs, Gorgias)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    15. Act I Scene 9: Dialogue: Qu'as-tu à rire? (Psyché, Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    16. Act I Scene 9: Duo: D'effroi saisi, mon coeur frissonne! (Psyché, Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    17. Act I Scene 10-11: Finale: Entendez-vous (Tous)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe, Christian Helmer

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    18. Act I Scene 11: Finale: Concertato: Du ciel, contre nous courroucé (Tous)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe, Christian Helmer

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    19. Act I Scene 11: Finale: Suite: Respectons des grands dieux (Tous sauf Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Tassis Christoyannis, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe, Christian Helmer

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    20. Act I Scene 11: Finale: À moi, Zéphire! (Tous)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe, Christian Helmer

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    21. Act II Scene 1: Prélude

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    22. Act II Scene 1: Choeur: Ah! ah! ah! Quoi! c'est Éros lui-même (Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    23. Act II Scene 2: Récit et Cantabile: Salut! divinités des champs (Éros, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    24. Act II Scene 2: Strette: Prenez donc vers elle (Éros, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    25. Act II Scene 3: Dialogue: Eh bien! Tu vois! J'ai tenu parole (Éros, Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    26. Act II Scene 3: Couplets: Simple mortelle ou déesse (Mercure, Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis, Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    27. Act II Scene 3: Dialogue: Il faudra qu'elle se console! (Mercure, Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis, Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    28. Act II Scene 4: Mélodrame: Mais Psyché pourrait vous voir (Mercure, Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis, Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    29. Act II Scene 4: Entrée de Psyché (Psyché, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    30. Act II Scene 4: Air avec choeur: Ah! Malgré moi (Psyché, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    31. Act II Scene 5: Dialogue: Grands dieux! La nuit m'environne (Psyché, Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    32. Act II Scene 5: Duo: Un inconnu! Vos yeux n'ont-ils pas vu (Éros, Psyché)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld, Hélène Guilmette

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    33. Act II Scene 5: Duo: Suite: Mais qui donc êtes-vous? (Éros, Psyché)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld, Hélène Guilmette

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    34. Act II Scene 6-7: Dialogue: Ciel! Disparu! … (Psyché, Mercure, Dafné, Bérénice)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Tassis Christoyannis, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    35. Act II Scene 7: Trio: Oui, vraiment! Un monstre! (Psyché, Dafné, Bérénice)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    36. Act II Scene 7: Dialogue: Non! Ce n'est pas possible! … (Psyché, Dafné, Bérénice)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    37. Act II Scene 8: Morceau d'ensemble: Seigneur Gorgias! (Tous sauf le Roi)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    38. Act II Scene 8: Chanson à Bacchus: Le vin, par d'étranges charmes (Mercure, Dafné, Bérénice, Antinoüs, Gorgias, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    39. Act II Scene 8: Ballet chanté Dansons, chantons, et tour à tour (Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    40. Act II Scene 8: Scène: Ah! j'ai peur! (Tous sauf le Roi)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    41. Act II Scene 9: Dialogue: Où me conduisez-vous? (Psyché, Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    42. Act II Scene 10: Cavatine: Psyché! Psyché! Non! ne la suivons pas … (Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    43. Act II Scene 10: Finale: C'est en vain que j'écoute (Psyché, Éros, Mercure, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    44. Act II Scene 10: Air de l'extase: Éros! C'est toi! Bonheur! Délire! … (Psyché, deux Échos)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    45. Act III Scene 1: Bacchanale: Accepte pour offrandes (Un Jeune Garçon, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    46. Act III Scene 2: Couplets avec choeur: Fidèles compagnons (Mercure, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    47. Act III Scene 3: Scène et reprise de la Bacchanale: Ah! je succombe! … (Psyché, Mercure, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    48. Act III Scene 3: Duo: Maintenant, à nous deux! (Psyché, Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    49. Act III Scene 3-4: Duo: Suite: Va-t'en! Je t'en supplie! (Psyché, Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    50. Act III Scene 4: Trio: J'arrive à temps (Psyché, Éros, Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    51. Act III Scene 5: Dialogue: Éros! (Psyché, Éros)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    52. Act III Scene 6-7: Mélodrame: Ma beauté flétrie, voilà ce qui le repousse (Psyché, Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    53. Act III Scene 7: Mélodie: Pour vaincre un époux bien-aimé (Éros, Psyché)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld, Hélène Guilmette

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    54. Act III Scene 8-9: Dialogue: Par ici, princesses! … (Dafné, Bérénice, Antinoüs, Gorgias)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    55. Act III Scene 9: Duo: Goûtons à ce nectar d'amour (Antinoüs, Gorgias)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    56. Act III Scene 9 : Quatuor: Ah! Ah! (Dafné, Bérénice, Antinoüs, Gorgias)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    57. Act III Scene 10: Dialogue: Eh bien! Mon fard aura servi (Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    58. Act III Scene 11: Finale: Cantabile: Non! Ce n'est pas Éros! … (Psyché)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    59. Act III Scene 11: Finale: Trio: Psyché! … (Psyché, Éros, Mercure)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    60. Act III Scene 11: Choeur: À nous, (Éros, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    61. Act III Scene 12: Imprécation: Je suis Éros (Éros, Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Antoinette Dennefeld

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    62. Act III Scene 13: Apothéose: Miracle! le ciel s'ouvre (Chorus)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Chorus, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: György Vashegyi

    63. Act III Scene 13: Scène finale: Apaise-toi! (Tous)

      Composer: Ambroise Thomas

      Ensemble: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hélène Guilmette, Antoinette Dennefeld, Tassis Christoyannis, Mercedes Arcuri, Anna Dowsley, Artavazd Sargsyan, Philippe Estèphe, Christian Helmer

      Conductor: György Vashegyi


Premiered at the Opera-Comique in Paris on 26 January 1857, Ambroise Thomas's Psyche tells the story of the ill-starred love between Eros and Psyche, who are manipulated by the cynical Mercury and envied by Daphne and Berenice, the heroine's own sisters. The style of the work represents the nec plus ultra of mid-nineteenth-century French opera-comique, notably in the Italianate influence of Rossini, which gives the singers of the two leading roles - one of which, Eros, is a breeches part for mezzo-soprano - a chance to glitter amid torrents of coloratura poured forth in impressive, passionate love duets. The librettists Jules Barbier and Michel Carre achieved an inspired blend of comedy and tragedy by contrasting a quartet of cruel and grotesque characters (Psyche's sisters and their suitors) with the noble hero and heroine. Ambroise Thomas's music does not merely foreshadow the future triumphs of Mignon and Hamlet: it is worthy to stand beside them at the pinnacle of his operatic legacy, as his obituarists declared. This recording confirms their judgment.