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Massenet: Don Cesar de Bazan / Romano, Les Frivolites Parisiennes
Naxos

Massenet: Don Cesar de Bazan / Romano, Les Frivolites Parisiennes

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Composer
MASSENET, JULES
Artist
Les Frivolites Parisiennes, Romano
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jun 12, 2020
Catalog #
8660464-65
UPC
730099046473

About

Don César de Bazan is an opéra-comique with a narrative of dashing Spanish chivalry and romance. Its plot revolves around deception and comedies of reversed identity, with a struggle between true nobility and wicked selfishness maintaining an animated momentum throughout. This was the young Jules Massenet’s first full-length opera and yet it is filled with the composer’s mature symphonic style, his gift for melody, feeling for the picturesque, and vivacity of rhythm. These distinctive qualities reveal an operatic feast whose time has at last arrived. Conductor Mathieu Romano works within all genres from the Baroque to the contemporary, both on the concert stage and in opera. Romano has worked with ensembles such as the RIAS Kammerchor and the Latvian Radio Choir, and on operatic productions with Les Frivolités Parisiennes and contemporary projects with Ensemble Itinéraire. He also works with the Nederlands Kamerkoor, the Normandy Regional Orchestra, Les Siècles and Sinfonia Varsovia. He regularly appears with Ensemble Aedes, of which he is the founder and artistic director. His discography includes a number of acclaimed releases devoted to choral repertoire.

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REVIEW:

The cast is top notch, with Laurent Naoury (a bass-baritone in reality) courageously tacking the high baritone title role and infusing it with humor. Soprano Elsa Dreisig is a charming Maritana, tenor Thomas Bettinger an elegant King Charles, and the honeyed voice mezzo soprano Marion Lebègue a standout in the trouser role of Lazarille. All four principals evidence the high standards of singing prevalent in French opera today.

The haut de gamme Ensemble Aedes and the superb Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes are more than ably led by Mathieu Romano, who infuses Gallic panache into the proceedings.

– Rafael's Music Notes

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Ouverture 05:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ouverture
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Introduction: Dès que ton tambour sonne - Ballade aragonaise: Par un frais sentier (Chorus, Maritana) 05:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Introduction: Dès que ton tambour sonne - Ballade aragonaise: Par un frais sentier (Chorus, Maritana)
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Elsa Dreisig
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: Scène, Prière et Strette: C'est elle!… - Scene 2: Mélodie: L'amour, un amour implacable (Charles II, Don José, Maritana, Chorus) 08:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Scène, Prière et Strette: C'est elle!… - Scene 2: Mélodie: L'amour, un amour implacable (Charles II, Don José, Maritana, Chorus)
    Duration
    08:21
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Thomas Bettinger, Christian Helmer, Elsa Dreisig
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  5. 4 Act I Scene 4: Air: Partout où l'on chante (Don César) 03:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Air: Partout où l'on chante (Don César)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Laurent Naouri
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  6. 5 Act I Scene 6: Quartet: Le voilà! - Scene 7: Il est trop tard! (Captain, Don César, Lazarille, Don José) 06:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 6: Quartet: Le voilà! - Scene 7: Il est trop tard! (Captain, Don César, Lazarille, Don José)
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Christian Rodrigue Moungoungou, Laurent Naouri, Marion Lebègue, Christian Helmer
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  7. 6 Act I Scene 8: Finale: Bohème charmante - Scene 9: Peut-être… (Chorus, Maritana, Don José, Don César, Alcade, Lazarille) 07:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 8: Finale: Bohème charmante - Scene 9: Peut-être… (Chorus, Maritana, Don José, Don César, Alcade, Lazarille)
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Elsa Dreisig, Christian Helmer, Laurent Naouri, Marion Lebègue
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  8. 7 Act II: Entr'acte 01:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Entr'acte
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  9. 8 Act II Scene 1: Berceuse: Dors, ami (Lazarille) 04:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Berceuse: Dors, ami (Lazarille)
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marion Lebègue
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  10. 9 Act II Scene 1: Couplets: Riche, j'ai semé les richesses (Don César) 02:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Couplets: Riche, j'ai semé les richesses (Don César)
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Laurent Naouri
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  11. 10 Act II Scene 2: Duo: Me marier! (Don César, Don José) 07:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Duo: Me marier! (Don César, Don José)
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Laurent Naouri, Christian Helmer
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  12. 11 Act II Scene 6: Chanson de Matalobos: À boire, amis - Scene 7: Lecture de l'Arrêt: De par notre Seigneur - Scene 8: Pas un mot! - Madrigal: En vous (Don César, Chorus, Soldier, Judge, Don José) 13:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Chanson de Matalobos: À boire, amis - Scene 7: Lecture de l'Arrêt: De par notre Seigneur - Scene 8: Pas un mot! - Madrigal: En vous (Don César, Chorus, Soldier, Judge, Don José)
    Duration
    13:51
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Laurent Naouri, Christian Helmer
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  13. 12 Act II Scene 9: Romance: Rien ne peut le défendre (Lazarille) 02:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 9: Romance: Rien ne peut le défendre (Lazarille)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marion Lebègue
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  14. 13 Act II Scene 10: Finale: Grand Dieu! - Scene 11: Personne! (Maritana, Don José, Chorus, Lazarille, Don César) 04:11
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II Scene 10: Finale: Grand Dieu! - Scene 11: Personne! (Maritana, Don José, Chorus, Lazarille, Don César)
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Elsa Dreisig, Christian Helmer, Marion Lebègue, Laurent Naouri
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  15. Disc 2
  16. 1 Act III: Entr'acte Sevillana 02:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act III: Entr'acte Sevillana
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  17. 2 Act III Scene 1: Romance: Cette splendeur (Maritana, Chorus) 04:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Romance: Cette splendeur (Maritana, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Elsa Dreisig
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  18. 3 Act III Scene 2: Cavatine: Que de ta lèvre en fleur (Charles II) 02:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Cavatine: Que de ta lèvre en fleur (Charles II)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Thomas Bettinger
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  19. 4 Act III Scene 3: Duo: Qui je suis? (Don César, Charles II) 06:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Duo: Qui je suis? (Don César, Charles II)
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Laurent Naouri, Thomas Bettinger
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  20. 5 Act III Scene 5: Duo: Je m'en souviens (Don César, Maritana) 06:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III Scene 5: Duo: Je m'en souviens (Don César, Maritana)
    Duration
    06:59
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Laurent Naouri, Elsa Dreisig
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  21. 6 Act IV: Entr'acte 02:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act IV: Entr'acte
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  22. 7 Act IV Scene 1: Duo Nocturne: Aux cœurs les plus troublés (Lazarille, Maritana) 03:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Duo Nocturne: Aux cœurs les plus troublés (Lazarille, Maritana)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Marion Lebègue, Elsa Dreisig
    Ensemble
    Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano
  23. 8 Act IV Scene 3: Melodrama: Je pénétrai - Trio: Je vous l'ai dit - Scene 4: Finale: Le Roi! (Don César, Charles II, Maritana, Chorus, Lazarille) 09:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act IV Scene 3: Melodrama: Je pénétrai - Trio: Je vous l'ai dit - Scene 4: Finale: Le Roi! (Don César, Charles II, Maritana, Chorus, Lazarille)
    Duration
    09:06
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Laurent Naouri, Thomas Bettinger, Elsa Dreisig, Marion Lebègue
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes
    Conductor
    Mathieu Romano