Halevy: La reine de Chypre / Niquet, Flemish Radio Choir, Paris Chamber Orchestra

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Ediciones Singulares
Release Date
June 15, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HALEVY, FROMENTAL
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre De Chambre De Paris
    • PERFORMER
      Gens, Dubois, Dupuis, Huchet, Niquet
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 15, 2018
    • UPC
      9788469798713
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ES1032
    • LABEL
      Ediciones Singulares
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I: Introduction

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    2. Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Enfin, c'est aujourd'hui! (Catarina, Gérard)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    3. Act I Scene 1: Romance: Le ciel est radieux (Catarina, Gérard)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    4. Act I Scene 1-2: Duo: Gérard! Mon Gérard! (Catarina, Gérard)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    5. Act I Scene 3: Récitative and Trio: Salut noble Gérard! (Catarina, Gérard, Andréa)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois, Christoforos Stamboglis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    6. Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Mais qu'ai-je vu! (Andréa)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Christoforos Stamboglis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    7. Act I Scene 4-5: Duo: Sommes-nous seuls ici? (Mocénigo, Andréa)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Éric Huchet, Christoforos Stamboglis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    8. Act I Scene 6: Chorus: Joie infinie! (Peuple vénitien)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    9. Act I Scene 7: Finale: L'autel est préparé (Catarina, Gérard, Andréa, Un Officier, Peuple vénitien)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois, Christoforos Stamboglis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    10. Act II: Entr'acte

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    11. Act II Scene 1-2: Air: Le gondolier, dans sa pauvre nacelle (Catarina)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    12. Act II Scene 3-4: Air: Et je perdrais mon bien suprême! (Catarina)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    13. Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Catarina! (Catarina, Mocénigo)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Éric Huchet

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    14. Act II Scene 6: Duo: Arbitre de ma vie (Catarina, Gérard, Mocénigo, Soldats)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Éric Huchet

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    15. Act III Scene 1: Chorus and Ensemble: Buvons à Chypre (Peuple chypriote)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    16. Act III Scene 4-5: Chorus and Couplets: Au jeu mes amis! (Mocénigo, Strozzi, Seigneurs vénitiens, Peuple chypriote)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Éric Huchet, Artavazd Sargsyan

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    17. Act III Scene 6: Recitative: Infâmes assassins! (Gérard, Lusignan, Peuple chypriote)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Cyrille Dubois, Etienne Dupuis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    18. Act III Scene 7: Duo: Vous qui de la chevalerie (Gérard, Lusignan)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Cyrille Dubois, Etienne Dupuis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    19. Act III Scene 7: Duo: Triste exilé (Gérard, Lusignan)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Cyrille Dubois, Etienne Dupuis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    20. Act IV Scene 1: Introduction and Chorus: Le beau jour, la belle fête (Peuple chypriote)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    21. Act IV Scene 2-4: Recitative, Chorus and Ensemble: Peuple de Chypre (Lusignan, Héraut d’armes, Prêtres, Peuple chypriote)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Etienne Dupuis, Tomislav Lavoie

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    22. Act IV Scene 5: Chorus and March: Gloire à la Reine! (Peuple chypriote)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    23. Act IV Scene 6: Scene and Air: Le voici donc enfin, l'instant de la vengeance (Gérard)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Cyrille Dubois

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    24. Act IV Scene 7: Finale: Qu'ai-je vu ! (Catarina, Gérard, Mocénigo, Lusignan, Andréa, Peuple chypriote)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois, Éric Huchet, Etienne Dupuis, Christoforos Stamboglis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    25. Act V Scene 1: Introduction and Recitative: Des docteurs de Venise (Catarina, Lusignan)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Etienne Dupuis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    26. Act V Scene 1: Air: Gérard! Et c'est lui qui l’appelle! (Catarina)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    27. Act V Scene 2: Recitative: Catarina! Seigneur! (Catarina, Lusignan)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Etienne Dupuis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    28. Act V Scene 2: Cavatine: À ton noble courage (Catarina, Lusignan)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Etienne Dupuis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    29. Act V Scene 3: Recitative: Un chevalier français (Catarina, Lusignan, Strozzi)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Etienne Dupuis, Artavazd Sargsyan

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    30. Act V Scene 4: Duo: Quand le devoir sacré (Catarina, Gérard, Un Officier)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois, Tomislav Lavoie

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    31. Act V Scene 4-6: Recitative: Gérard! Fuyez! (Catarina, Gérard, Mocénigo, Lusignan)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois, Éric Huchet, Etienne Dupuis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    32. Act V Scene 7: Quatuor: À cet instant suprême (Catarina, Gérard, Mocénigo, Lusignan)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois, Éric Huchet, Etienne Dupuis

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    33. Act V Scene 8: March and Finale: Nous triomphons! (Catarina, Gérard, Lusignan,Peuple chypriote)

      Composer: Fromental Halévy

      Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

      Performer: Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet




Berlioz wrote of Halévy’s La Reine de Chypre (1841): ‘Its success will at least equal that of La Juive.’ And Wagner added: ‘It is in La Reine de Chypre that Halévy’s new style has appeared with the most brilliance and success.’ So several voices – and those by no means insignificant – have declared this work, written six years after La Juive, to be its composer’s masterpiece. Premiered on 22 December 1841, Halévy’s opera offered the limelight to Rosine Stoltz in the title role: she was the only woman in the cast, for it had been found preferable to isolate her, following her incessant disputes with the other female singers in the company. Alongside her, the tenor Gilbert Duprez shone in the role of Gérard. The story takes the spectator on a voyage from the palaces of Venice to those of Cyprus. But despite an initial success confirmed by several translations and adaptations that appeared shortly after the first run (notably Lachner’s Caterina Cornaro in 1841 and Donizetti’s in 1843), the work gradually vanished from European opera houses. This new recording from the Flemish Radio Choir and the Orchestre de chamber de Paris, alongside a star-studded list of soloists, allows the work to have a new life in a new century.

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REVIEW:

The Palazzetto Bru Zane has done Halévy’s reputation an enormous service by presenting this splendidly cast recording in a new edition painstakingly assembled by Volker Tosta. Gens, in superb voice, is dramatically convincing throughout, as though she were in a staged performance. Cyrille Dubois is equally magnificent as Gérard. Chorus, orchestra and Hervé Niquet’s conducting are exemplary. An absolutely thrilling recording.

– Gramophone