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

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Label: Naxos
Release Date: June 12, 2020

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Featuring ⌄

COMPOSER

MASSENET, JULES
ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE

Ensemble Aedes
PERFORMER

Les Frivolites Parisiennes, Romano

Product Details ⌄

RELEASE DATE

June 12, 2020
UPC

730099046473
CATALOG NUMBER

8660464-65
LABEL

Naxos
NUMBER OF DISCS

2
GENRE

Classical

Works ⌄

Ouverture

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act I Scene 1: Introduction: Dès que ton tambour sonne - Ballade aragonaise: Par un frais sentier (Chorus, Maritana)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Elsa Dreisig

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
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)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Thomas Bettinger, Christian Helmer, Elsa Dreisig

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act I Scene 4: Air: Partout où l'on chante (Don César)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Laurent Naouri

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act I Scene 6: Quartet: Le voilà! - Scene 7: Il est trop tard! (Captain, Don César, Lazarille, Don José)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Christian Rodrigue Moungoungou, Laurent Naouri, Marion Lebègue, Christian Helmer

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act I Scene 8: Finale: Bohème charmante - Scene 9: Peut-être… (Chorus, Maritana, Don José, Don César, Alcade, Lazarille)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Elsa Dreisig, Christian Helmer, Laurent Naouri, Marion Lebègue

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act II: Entr'acte

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act II Scene 1: Berceuse: Dors, ami (Lazarille)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Marion Lebègue

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act II Scene 1: Couplets: Riche, j'ai semé les richesses (Don César)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Laurent Naouri

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act II Scene 2: Duo: Me marier! (Don César, Don José)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Laurent Naouri, Christian Helmer

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
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)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Laurent Naouri, Christian Helmer

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act II Scene 9: Romance: Rien ne peut le défendre (Lazarille)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Marion Lebègue

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act II Scene 10: Finale: Grand Dieu! - Scene 11: Personne! (Maritana, Don José, Chorus, Lazarille, Don César)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Elsa Dreisig, Christian Helmer, Marion Lebègue, Laurent Naouri

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act III: Entr'acte Sevillana

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act III Scene 1: Romance: Cette splendeur (Maritana, Chorus)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Elsa Dreisig

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act III Scene 2: Cavatine: Que de ta lèvre en fleur (Charles II)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Thomas Bettinger

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act III Scene 3: Duo: Qui je suis? (Don César, Charles II)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Laurent Naouri, Thomas Bettinger

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act III Scene 5: Duo: Je m'en souviens (Don César, Maritana)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Laurent Naouri, Elsa Dreisig

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act IV: Entr'acte

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
Act IV Scene 1: Duo Nocturne: Aux cœurs les plus troublés (Lazarille, Maritana)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Marion Lebègue, Elsa Dreisig

Conductor: Mathieu Romano
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)

Composer: Jules Massenet

Ensemble: Ensemble Aedes, Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes

Performer: Laurent Naouri, Thomas Bettinger, Elsa Dreisig, Marion Lebègue

Conductor: Mathieu Romano

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