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David: Lalla Roukh / Fiset, Brown, Opera Lafayette

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Details

Composer
DAVID, FELICIEN
Artist
Fiset, Toro, Paulin, Deletré, Newman, Adelsberger, Opera Lafayette, Brown
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 25, 2014
Catalog #
8660338-39
UPC
730099033879

About

Félicien David was the pivotal figure in French opera that ignited the obsession for setting works in the exotic East. Almost all the country's leading composers in the late 19th century followed his lead, including Saint-Saëns, Delibes, Gounod and Massenet. Premièred in 1862 and recorded here for the first time, David's magical opera Lalla Roukh uses evocative orchestration to support the fairy-tale plot of an Indian princess and her journey in search of love. The work contains some memorable melodies, the most famous of which, Charmant oiseau, has been a favorite of the world’s greatest sopranos.

"The best of the music has great charm and is less self-consciously exotic than the orientalia of, say, Bizet or Massenet. Noureddin's serenades re ravishingly sung by Emiliano Gonzalez Toro. Marianne Fiset is supremely elegant in the title role." -- Tim Ashley, The Guardian [4/10/14]
“All the principals have firm, clear voices...Marianne Fiest as the heroine has a bright, perfectly placed soprano, attacking even the most exposed notes with precision.” -- Gramophone [6/2014]

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Ouverture 09:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ouverture
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  3. 2 Act I Scenes 1-3: Scene et Choeur: C'est ici le pays des roses (Chorus, Bakbara, Kaboul, Noureddin, Baskir) 08:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scenes 1-3: Scene et Choeur: C'est ici le pays des roses (Chorus, Bakbara, Kaboul, Noureddin, Baskir)
    Duration
    08:22
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    David Newman, Andrew Adelsberger, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Bernard Deletre
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  4. 3 Act I Scene 5: Melodie: Sous le feuillage sombre (Lalla Roukh) 03:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 5: Melodie: Sous le feuillage sombre (Lalla Roukh)
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Marianne Fiset
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  5. 4 Act I Scene 6: Couplets: De pres ou de loin (Baskir) 01:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Couplets: De pres ou de loin (Baskir)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Bernard Deletre
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  6. 5 Act I Scene 7: Choeur: Voici le repas du soir (Chorus) 02:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Choeur: Voici le repas du soir (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  7. 6 Act I Scene 7: Ballet: La nuit tombe (Chorus) 04:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Ballet: La nuit tombe (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  8. 7 Act I Scene 7: Choeur danse: Bayaderes plus legeres (Chorus) 03:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Choeur danse: Bayaderes plus legeres (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  9. 8 Act I Scene 8: Scene, Dieu, c'est lui! Quatuor, Je n'ose lever les yeux (Lalla Roukh, Baskir, Mirza, Noureddin, Chorus) 04:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 8: Scene, Dieu, c'est lui! Quatuor, Je n'ose lever les yeux (Lalla Roukh, Baskir, Mirza, Noureddin, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Marianne Fiset, Bernard Deletre, Nathalie Paulin, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  10. 9 Act I Scene 8: Romance: Ma maitresse a quitte la tente, Scene, et Reprise du Choeur (Noureddin, Baskir, Lalla Roukh, Mirza, Chorus) 06:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 8: Romance: Ma maitresse a quitte la tente, Scene, et Reprise du Choeur (Noureddin, Baskir, Lalla Roukh, Mirza, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Bernard Deletre, Marianne Fiset, Nathalie Paulin
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  11. 10 Act I Scene 10: Couplets: Si vous ne savez plus charmer (Mirza) 03:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I Scene 10: Couplets: Si vous ne savez plus charmer (Mirza)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Nathalie Paulin
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  12. 11 Act I Scene 12: Duo, La nuit en deployant ses ailes (Lalla Roukh, Noureddin) 06:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I Scene 12: Duo, La nuit en deployant ses ailes (Lalla Roukh, Noureddin)
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Marianne Fiset, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  13. 12 Act I Scene 12: Ballade, Lorsque l'etoile du ciel sans voile, Duo (Noureddin, Lalla Roukh) 03:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I Scene 12: Ballade, Lorsque l'etoile du ciel sans voile, Duo (Noureddin, Lalla Roukh)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Marianne Fiset
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  14. 13 Act I Scene 13: Ronde de Nuit et Final du 1er Acte, La nuit au manteau sombre (Chorus, Bakbara, Kaboul, Baskir, Lalla Roukh, Mirza) 06:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I Scene 13: Ronde de Nuit et Final du 1er Acte, La nuit au manteau sombre (Chorus, Bakbara, Kaboul, Baskir, Lalla Roukh, Mirza)
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    David Newman, Andrew Adelsberger, Bernard Deletre, Marianne Fiset, Nathalie Paulin
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  15. Disc 2
  16. 1 Act II Scene 1: Entr'acte 02:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Entr'acte
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  17. 2 Act II Scene 1: Recitatif: Enfin…Air, O nuit d'amour (Lalla Roukh) 07:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Recitatif: Enfin…Air, O nuit d'amour (Lalla Roukh)
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Marianne Fiset
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  18. 3 Act II Scene 2: Duettino, Loin du bruit, loin du monde (Lalla Roukh, Mirza) 05:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Duettino, Loin du bruit, loin du monde (Lalla Roukh, Mirza)
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Marianne Fiset, Nathalie Paulin
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  19. 4 Act II Scene 4: Choeur: Ces joyaux, ces parures (Chorus, Lalla Roukh, Baskir, Mirza) 04:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Choeur: Ces joyaux, ces parures (Chorus, Lalla Roukh, Baskir, Mirza)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Marianne Fiset, Bernard Deletre, Nathalie Paulin
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  20. 5 Act II Scene 6: Couplets: Ah! funeste ambassade (Baskir) 02:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Couplets: Ah! funeste ambassade (Baskir)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Bernard Deletre
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  21. 6 Act II Scene 8: Barcarolle et Ensemble: O! ma maitresse (Noureddin, Baskir, Bakbara, Kaboul, Mirza) 03:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 8: Barcarolle et Ensemble: O! ma maitresse (Noureddin, Baskir, Bakbara, Kaboul, Mirza)
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Bernard Deletre, David Newman, Andrew Adelsberger, Nathalie Paulin
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  22. 7 Act II Scene 9: Duo bouffe: Tout ira bien demain (Noureddin, Baskir) 04:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 9: Duo bouffe: Tout ira bien demain (Noureddin, Baskir)
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Bernard Deletre
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  23. 8 Act II Scene 10: Romance: Fuyez, fuyez (Noureddin) 03:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 10: Romance: Fuyez, fuyez (Noureddin)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Emiliano Gonzalez Toro
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  24. 9 Act II Scene 10: Duo: Non, non, le ciel lui-meme (Lalla Roukh, Noureddin) 02:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 10: Duo: Non, non, le ciel lui-meme (Lalla Roukh, Noureddin)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Marianne Fiset, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown
  25. 10 Act II Scene 12: Marche et Final: Gloire, honneur (Chorus, Baskir, Lalla Roukh, Mirza, Noureddin) 06:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 12: Marche et Final: Gloire, honneur (Chorus, Baskir, Lalla Roukh, Mirza, Noureddin)
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Félicien David
    Performer
    Bernard Deletre, Marianne Fiset, Nathalie Paulin, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro
    Ensemble
    Opera Lafayette Chorus, Opera Lafayette Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ryan Brown