Offenbach: La Perichole / Minkowski, Bordeaux National Orchestra, Les Musiciens du Louvre

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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      OFFENBACH, JACQUES
    • PERFORMER
      Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Minkowski, Choeur De L'Opera National De Bordeaux
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 28, 2019
    • UPC
      9788409083169
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BZ1036
    • LABEL
      Bru Zane
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I: Overture

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    2. Act I: Overture: Du vice-roi c'est aujourd'hui la fete (Chorus)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    3. Act I: Promptes a servir la pratiquerichole (Guadalena, Berginella, Mastrilla)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    4. Act I: Dialogue: Un mot, les trois cousines? (Don Pedro de Hinoyosa, Guadalena)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Marc Mauillon, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    5. Act I: Sortie et dialogue: Ah! qu'on y fait gaîment glouglou (Don Pedro de Hinoyosa, Don Miguel de Panatellas)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Marc Mauillon, Éric Huchet

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    6. Act I: C'est lui c'est notre Vice-roi

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    7. Act I: Sans en souffler mot a personne (Don Andrès de Ribeira)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Alexandre Duhamel

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    8. Act I: Dialogue: Elle est gaie! (Don Andrès de Ribeira, Guadalena)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Alexandre Duhamel, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    9. Act I: Marche indienne

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    10. Entr'acte

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    11. Act I: Dialogue: Dis-moi, Piquillo? (La Périchole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    12. Act I: Le conquerant dir a la jeune indienne (Piquillo, La Périchole)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    13. Act I: Dialogue: Allez! (La Périchole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    14. Act I: Vous a-t-on dit souvent (Piquillo, La Périchole)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    15. Act I: Dialogue: Allons, messieurs, un peu de courage à la poche (La Périchole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Éric Huchet, Marc Mauillon, Alexandre Duhamel

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    16. Act I: O mon cher amant, je te jure (Perichole)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    17. Act I: Dialogue: Me voilà, moi! (Don Andrès de Ribeira, La Périchole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Alexandre Duhamel, Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Marc Mauillon, Éric Huchet, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    18. Act I: Hola! he! … hola! … Ah! (Guadalena, Berginella, Mastrilla, Notaires, Don Pedro, Don Andres, Cousines, Perichole, Panatellas, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Alexandre Duhamel, Marc Mauillon, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio, Enguerrand de Hys, Francois Pardailhe

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    19. Act I: Arietta: Ah! quel diner (La Périchole, Don Andrès de Ribeira)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Alexandre Duhamel, Éric Huchet, Marc Mauillon

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    20. Act I: Ah! les autres étaient bien gris

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Éric Huchet, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    21. Act I: Je dois vous prevenir, Madame … Qu'on se hate et qu'on les marie! (Piquillo, Perichole, Don Andres, Panatellas, Don Pedro, Notaires, Cousines)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Aude Extremo

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    22. Act I: Mon Dieu! Que de cérémonie! (Don Andrès de Ribeira, Don Pedro de Hinoyosa)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Alexandre Duhamel, Marc Mauillon, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio, Enguerrand de Hys, Francois Pardailhe

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    23. Act II: Entrance

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    24. Act II: Cher seigneur, revenez à vous (Guadalena, Berginella)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio, Adriana Bignagni Lesca

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    25. Act II: Dialogue: Une saltimbanque, mesdames! (Piquillo, Le Marquis de Santarem)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Enguerrand de Hys, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    26. Act II: On vante partoutla (Guadalena, Berginella, Mastrilla)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio, Adriana Bignagni Lesca, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    27. Act II: Dialogue: Comment z'à madame! (Piquillo, Don Miguel de Panatellas)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Éric Huchet, Marc Mauillon

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    28. Act II: Et la, maintenant que nous sommes seuls (Piquillo, Don Pedro de Hinoyosa)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Marc Mauillon, Éric Huchet

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    29. Act II: Dialogue: Ah! j'ai fait ce que vous vouliez (Piquillo, Don Pedro de Hinoyosa)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Marc Mauillon, Éric Huchet

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    30. Act II: Nous allons donc voir un mari! (Don Andres, Piquillo, Don Pedro, Panatellas, Perichole)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Alexandre Duhamel, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Marc Mauillon, Éric Huchet, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio, Adriana Bignagni Lesca

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    31. Act II: Couplets de la Perichole: Que veulent dire ces coleres (La Périchole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    32. Act II: Ecoute, o roi, je te presente (Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    33. Act II: Sautez dessus! (Don Andres, Les Courtisans, Perichole, Panatellas, Don Pedro, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Alexandre Duhamel, Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Marc Mauillon, Éric Huchet, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio, Adriana Bignagni Lesca

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    34. Act II: Conduisez-le, bons courtisans (Don Andres, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Bordeaux Opera Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Marc Mauillon, Éric Huchet, Olivia Doray, Julie Pasturaud, Mélodie Ruvio, Adriana Bignagni Lesca

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    35. Act III: Entrance

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    36. Act III: Dialogue: Je suis en train de m'évader (Piquillo, Don Pedro de Hinoyosa)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Jean Sclavis, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Éric Huchet, Marc Mauillon

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    37. Act III: Les maris courbaient le tete (Don Pedro, Panatellas)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Éric Huchet, Marc Mauillon

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    38. Act III: Dialogue: Ah! Ces messieurs qui viennent de sortir (Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    39. Act III: On me proposait d'etre infame (Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    40. Act III: Dialogue: Qui est là? Qui va là? (La Périchole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    41. Act III: Dans ces couloirs obscurs (Perichole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    42. Act III: Dialogue: Mon Piquillo! (La Périchole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    43. Act III: Trio: Je suis le joli geôlier (La Périchole, Piquillo, Don Andrès de Ribeira)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Alexandre Duhamel

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    44. Act III: Dialogue; Il est gentil! ça va aller tout seul (La Périchole, Piquillo, Don Andrès de Ribeira)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Alexandre Duhamel, Jean Sclavis

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    45. Act III: Intermède symphonique

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Alexandre Duhamel, Marc Mauillon, Éric Huchet

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    46. Act III: Dialogue: Périchole, j'espère que voilà un public (La Périchole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    47. Act III: Ecoutez, peup d'Amerique (La Perichole, Piquillo)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    48. Act III: Dialogue: Et maintenant, laisse-moi faire la quête (La Périchole, Piquillo, Don Andrès de Ribeira)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Alexandre Duhamel

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski

    49. Act III: Tous deux, au temps de peine et de misere (Piquillo, Perichole)

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

      Performer: Aude Extremo, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Alexandre Duhamel

      Conductor: Marc Minkowski


Offenbach’s La Périchole (1868) will never cease to delight music lovers of all persuasions. Marc Minkowski – long one of the composer’s prophets – was keen to pay tribute to him with this world premiere recording on period instruments, in the company of the young school of French singers, including the bewitching Aude Extrémo, the dashing Stanislas de Barbeyrac and the hilarious Alexandre Duhamel. Combining fashionable rhythms with the most unexpected touches of folklore, the score is a veritable flood of hit numbers. How can one not be swept away by the insolence of the Seguidilla, the frenzy of the Bolero or the furious rhythm of the Prison Trio? Never before, perhaps, had Offenbach gone so far in caricaturing political leaders – nor used drunkenness to resolve the imbroglio of inextricable sentimental relationships. And indeed, the ‘Tipsy Arietta’ is one of the composer's best-known numbers. Cheers!

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REVIEW:

Bru Zane continues its French Opera series with Offenbach’s La Périchole, an opéra bouffe in three acts.

Offenbach enjoyed great success in 1867; he had productions showing at four Parisian theatres the year before completing La Périchole. Yet in May 1868 the tide was turning. Le château à Toto was unsuccessful, and a revival of Le pont des soupirs failed to inspire. Later in the year came the premières of opéra bouffes L'île de Tulipatan and La Périchole, neither of which kept a hold on the repertory. In 1874, for the revival of La Périchole, Offenbach revised the score considerably: three acts instead the original two acts. It was in this revised form that La Périchole has found favour with audiences.

In La Périchole there are the usual antics so typical of an opéra bouffe, including disguise, mix-ups, mistaken identity and comic twists. La Périchole and her lover Piquillo are a pair of Peruvian street singers who cannot afford a marriage license. Don Andrès de Ribeira, a lecherous Viceroy of Peru, wants La Périchole as his mistress, and makes her his lady-in-waiting. Piquillo, also employed in the Viceroy’s household, marries the veiled La Périchole without knowing it is she. Piquillo gets thrown into prison but the end results in an unexpected pardon from the Viceroy; the lovers are reunited.

Music director Marc Minkowski has conducted both versions of La Périchole. For the Opéra National de Bordeaux production recorded here, he has assembled a mixed version based on the original 1868 score and parts of the 1874 revision. This release was recorded at live performances of stage director Romain Gilbert’s production. Minkowski conducted Les Musiciens du Louvre who are thirty-six strong and use period instruments. Although it surely applies to all audio recordings of live performances to a lesser or greater degree, having seen a brief clip of the show I think the dramatic impact of La Périchole is especially diminished by not seeing the actual performance. Nevertheless, there is still much pleasure to be gained from this recording. The three principal characters – La Périchole, Piquillo and Don Andrès – are very well cast, with French-language singers.

Tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac throws himself wholeheartedly into the role of Piquillo. A highlight is the brief Rondo de bravoure - Écoute, ô roi, je te présente, where Piquillo presents La Périchole to Don Andrès. This splendid example of Barbeyrac’s theatricalit, demonstrates his vocal clarity and projection, his high notes achieved comfortably. As femme fatale La Périchole, the rich-toned mezzo-soprano of Aude Extrémo projects well, with a first-class level of expression – although her voice does not always have the smoothest delivery. La Périchole’s renowned ‘Tipsy’ arietta - Ah! quel dîner je viens de faire!’ is a success. I wish I could have seen it. Best of all is her ‘Letter’ arioso to Piquillo - Ô mon cher amant, je te jur. The mezzo tenderly reflects how it would be better to separate owing to their poverty and list of misfortunes. It is hard to forget the distinction of Régine Crespin’s rendition of the ‘Letter’ arioso on her 1971 release ‘Prima Donna in Paris’ on Decca.

Alexandre Duhamel as Viceroy Don Andrès gives a creditable performance although it is more of an acting role. Note the ‘Incognito’ song with chorus Sans en rien souffler à personne where Viceroy goes out on the town in disguise. Duhamel is in secure voice, with impressive diction and strong expression. Of the hit numbers, one notes La Périchole and Piquillo’s Le conquérant dit à la jeune Indienne, a foot-tapping ballad with its extremely catchy tune. For the same reasons, I also relish the couple’s rendition of the celebrated Séguedille - Vous a-t-on dit souvent. Minkowski favours swift speeds. He draws a strong and expressive performance from Les Musiciens du Louvre. On occasions, within all the spirited playing there is some slight untidness but nothing too distracting. The Chœur de L’Opéra National de Bordeaux is hard to fault. They give a strong performance throughout under chorus master Alphonse Cemin.

The sound has clarity, and is well balanced. Not surprisingly, there is some miscellaneous stage noise, and applause after some arias and at the end of each act, but it is not a problem. It serves to add to the live atmosphere.

As we have come to expect from this Bru Zane French Opera series, there is a 168-page hardback book with a full French libretto and an English translation. Four informative and well written essays are also included, as is a synopsis and full cast and track listing. My only grumble is wanting the track listing to contain the page number of its place in the libretto.

There are several studio recordings of La Périchole in the catalogue. My first choice remains the 1977 Strasbourg recording on Erato, featuring Régine Crespin, Alain Vanzo and Jules Bastin, conducted by Alain Lombard. Originally, I had the Erato release on vinyl. It is worth knowing that the performance has no spoken dialogue. I find this Minkowski recording of La Périchole tremendously entertaining from start to finish, and I wish I had been in the Bordeaux audience. A fitting tribute in Offenbach’s 200th anniversary year.

– MusicWeb International (Michael Cookson)