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Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable / Minkowski, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
Bru Zane

Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable / Minkowski, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra

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Composer
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Artist
Marc Minkowski, John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal, Amina Edris, Er
Format
CD
Label
Bru Zane
Released
Sep 23, 2022
Catalog #
BZ1049
UPC
8055776010069

About

A New Yorker Notable Recording of 2022!

French grand-opéra specialist Marc Minkowski has at last recorded Robert le Diable, a jewel of the genre. A triumph at its premiere in November 1831, it captivated contemporaries, and its influence stretched as far as Verdi and Wagner. An imposing international cast brings this repertory cornerstone to life: John Osborn portrays a Robert at once valiant and tender, Amina Edris reveals her full resources in the perilous role of Alice, while idiomatic performances by Nicolas Courjal, Erin Morley and Nico Darmanin complete a line-up offering the most vivid contrasts of tessitura. Against the backdrop of a medieval legend, this fantastical work depicts a confrontation between Good and Evil, pitting against each other a group of protagonists torn between desire and duty. A foundational score of musical Romanticism – performed more than 750 times in the nineteenth century at the Paris Opéra alone – is now gradually emerging from oblivion.

REVIEWS:

In these days of cash-strapped opera houses and risk-averse labels, recordings of the grander grand operas are rarities. Flawless ones are even rarer, making this breathtaking and ground-breaking new Palazzetto Bru Zane recording of Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable a cause for celebration. In Marc Minkowski’s experienced hands, Meyerbeer’s gothic saga fairly flies off the page, every bar fizzing with energy and with set pieces that burst over our heads like fireworks. Add an outstandingly talented cast, headed by John Osborn as Robert and Erin Morley as Isabelle, and you have a set with award-winner written all over it.

-- Limelight

Tracklist 49 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I: Overture 03:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Overture
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Versez a tasse pleine (Robert, Bertram, Raimbaut, Knights, Chorus) 06:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Versez a tasse pleine (Robert, Bertram, Raimbaut, Knights, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal, Nico Darmanin
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  4. 3 Act I Scene 2: Jadis regnait en Normandie (Raimbaut, Robert, Alice, Chorus) 06:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Jadis regnait en Normandie (Raimbaut, Robert, Alice, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Nico Darmanin, John Osborn, Amina Edris
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  5. 4 Act I Scene 4: O mon prince! (Robert, Alice) 02:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: O mon prince! (Robert, Alice)
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Amina Edris
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  6. 5 Act I Scene 4: Va, dit-elle, va, mon enfant (Alice) 06:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Va, dit-elle, va, mon enfant (Alice)
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Amina Edris
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  7. 6 Act I Scene 4: Je n'ai pu fermer … (Robert, Alice, Bertram) 06:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Je n'ai pu fermer … (Robert, Alice, Bertram)
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Amina Edris, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  8. 7 Act I Scene 7: Le duc de Normandie (Robert, Chorus) 01:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Le duc de Normandie (Robert, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  9. 8 Act I Scene 7: O fortune! A ton caprice (Robert, Bertram, Chorus) 03:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: O fortune! A ton caprice (Robert, Bertram, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  10. 9 Act I Scene 7: Quinze ! (Robert, Bertram, Joueurs, Chorus) 04:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 7: Quinze ! (Robert, Bertram, Joueurs, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  11. 10 Act II Scene 1: Où me cacher, quelle horreur ! (Robert) 03:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Où me cacher, quelle horreur ! (Robert)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  12. 11 Act II Scene 1: Oh ! ma mère, ombre si tendre (Robert) 08:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Oh ! ma mère, ombre si tendre (Robert)
    Duration
    08:27
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  13. 12 Act II Scene 2: Que je hais les grandeurs (Isabelle, Alice, Chorus) 12:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Que je hais les grandeurs (Isabelle, Alice, Chorus)
    Duration
    12:35
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Erin Morley, Amina Edris
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  14. 13 Act II Scene 2: Courage! Allons, montrez-vous a ses yeux (Alice) 00:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Courage! Allons, montrez-vous a ses yeux (Alice)
    Duration
    00:25
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Amina Edris
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  15. 14 Act II Scene 3: Avec bonte voyez ma peine (Isabelle, Robert) 06:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Avec bonte voyez ma peine (Isabelle, Robert)
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Erin Morley, John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  16. 15 Act II Scene 3: À toi, Robert de Normandie (Robert, Bertram, Le Héraut) 02:53
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: À toi, Robert de Normandie (Robert, Bertram, Le Héraut)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal, Paco Garcia
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  17. 16 Act II Scene 6: Accourez au-devant d'elle (Chorus) 03:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Accourez au-devant d'elle (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  18. Disc 2
  19. 1 Act II: Pas de cinq 03:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II: Pas de cinq
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  20. 2 Act II Scene 6: Quand tour nos chevalliers (Alice, Isabelle, Raimbaut, Le Héraut, Bertram, Chorus) 02:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Quand tour nos chevalliers (Alice, Isabelle, Raimbaut, Le Héraut, Bertram, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Amina Edris, Erin Morley, Nicolas Courjal, Paco Garcia, Nico Darmanin
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  21. 3 Act II: Finale: La trompette guerrière (Alice, Isabelle, Raimbaut, Bertram, Chorus) 05:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II: Finale: La trompette guerrière (Alice, Isabelle, Raimbaut, Bertram, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Amina Edris, Erin Morley, Nicolas Courjal, Nico Darmanin
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  22. 4 Act III Scene 1: Du rendez-vous (Raimbaut, Bertram) 08:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Du rendez-vous (Raimbaut, Bertram)
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Nico Darmanin, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  23. 5 Act III Scene 2: Encore un de gagne! (Bertram) 04:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: Encore un de gagne! (Bertram)
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  24. 6 Act III Scene 3: Raimbaut! Raimbaut! (Alice) 07:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Raimbaut! Raimbaut! (Alice)
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Amina Edris
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  25. 7 Act III Scene 3: O ciel le bruit redouble (Alice) 03:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: O ciel le bruit redouble (Alice)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Amina Edris, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  26. 8 Act III Scene 4: Mais Alice, qu'as-tu donc? (Bertram, Alice) 07:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III Scene 4: Mais Alice, qu'as-tu donc? (Bertram, Alice)
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Nicolas Courjal, Amina Edris
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  27. 9 Act III Scene 5: Fatal moment, cruel mystere! (Bertram, Alice, Robert) 04:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III Scene 5: Fatal moment, cruel mystere! (Bertram, Alice, Robert)
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Nicolas Courjal, Amina Edris, John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  28. 10 Act III Scene 6: Qu'a-t-elle donc? (Robert, Bertram) 03:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act III Scene 6: Qu'a-t-elle donc? (Robert, Bertram)
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  29. 11 Act III: Si j'aurai ce courage? (Robert, Bertram) 05:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III: Si j'aurai ce courage? (Robert, Bertram)
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  30. 12 Act III Scene 7: Voici donc les debris du monastere antique (Bertram) 05:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act III Scene 7: Voici donc les debris du monastere antique (Bertram)
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  31. 13 Act III Scene 7: Procession des nonnes 02:58
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III Scene 7: Procession des nonnes
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  32. 14 Act III Scene 7: Jadis filles du ciel (Bertram) 01:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act III Scene 7: Jadis filles du ciel (Bertram)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  33. 15 Act III Scene 7: Bacchanale 04:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act III Scene 7: Bacchanale
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  34. 16 Act III Scene 7: Voici le lieu temoin d'un terrible mystere! (Robert) 02:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act III Scene 7: Voici le lieu temoin d'un terrible mystere! (Robert)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  35. 17 Act III Scene 7: Air de Ballet 03:42
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act III Scene 7: Air de Ballet
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  36. 18 Act III Scene 7: Air de Ballet 03:07
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act III Scene 7: Air de Ballet
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  37. 19 Act III Scene 7: Il est a nous! (Chorus) 01:24
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act III Scene 7: Il est a nous! (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  38. Disc 3
  39. 1 Act IV Scene 1: Noble et belle Isabelle (Female Chorus) 04:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Noble et belle Isabelle (Female Chorus)
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  40. 2 Act IV Scene 1: Frappez les airs, cris d'allegresse (Chorus, Alberti) 03:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Frappez les airs, cris d'allegresse (Chorus, Alberti)
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Erin Morley, Amina Edris
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  41. 3 Act IV Scene 2: Du magique rameau qui s'abaisse sur eux (Robert) 03:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Du magique rameau qui s'abaisse sur eux (Robert)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  42. 4 Act IV Scene 2: Duet: Grand Dieu, toi qui voit mes alarmes (Isabelle, Robert) 04:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Duet: Grand Dieu, toi qui voit mes alarmes (Isabelle, Robert)
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Erin Morley, John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  43. 5 Act IV Scene 2: Cavatine: Robert, toi que j'aime (Isabelle, Robert) 07:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Cavatine: Robert, toi que j'aime (Isabelle, Robert)
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Erin Morley, John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  44. 6 Act IV Scene 2: Duet: Mon coeur s'émeut (Isabelle, Robert) 01:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Duet: Mon coeur s'émeut (Isabelle, Robert)
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Erin Morley, John Osborn
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  45. 7 Act IV Scene 2: Quelle aventure! … (Chorus, Robert, Isabelle, Alice, Raimbaut) 03:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Quelle aventure! … (Chorus, Robert, Isabelle, Alice, Raimbaut)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Erin Morley, Amina Edris, John Osborn, Nico Darmanin
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  46. 8 Act V: Malheureux ou coupable (Chorus of basses) 04:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act V: Malheureux ou coupable (Chorus of basses)
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  47. 9 Act V Scene 2: Pourquoi dans ce lieu (Bertram, Robert, A Priest and the Chorus) 05:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act V Scene 2: Pourquoi dans ce lieu (Bertram, Robert, A Priest and the Chorus)
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  48. 10 Act V Scene 2: Je concois que ces chants (Bertram, Robert) 02:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act V Scene 2: Je concois que ces chants (Bertram, Robert)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  49. 11 Act V Scene 2: Je t'ai trompe, je fus coupable (Bertram) 02:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act V Scene 2: Je t'ai trompe, je fus coupable (Bertram)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  50. 12 Act V Scene 2: L'arret est prononce (Robert, Bertram) - Scene 3: Robert, qu'ai-je entendu? (Alice, Bertram, Robert) 01:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act V Scene 2: L'arret est prononce (Robert, Bertram) - Scene 3: Robert, qu'ai-je entendu? (Alice, Bertram, Robert)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Amina Edris, John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  51. 13 Act V Scene 3: Que faut-il faire? (Robert, Alice, Bertram) 10:48
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act V Scene 3: Que faut-il faire? (Robert, Alice, Bertram)
    Duration
    10:48
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Amina Edris, John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal
    Ensemble
    Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski
  52. 14 Act V Scene 3: Chantez, troupe immortelle (Celestial Chorus, Isabelle, Alice, Chorus) 02:41
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act V Scene 3: Chantez, troupe immortelle (Celestial Chorus, Isabelle, Alice, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Giacomo Meyerbeer
    Performer
    Erin Morley, Amina Edris
    Ensemble
    Choeur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marc Minkowski