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Petitgirard: The Elephant Man / Sykorova, Rivenq, Et Al
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Petitgirard: The Elephant Man / Sykorova, Rivenq, Et Al

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Details

Composer
PETITGIRARD
Artist
NICE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, NICE OPERA CHORUS
Format
DVD
Label
Marco Polo
Released
Sep 20, 2005
Catalog #
2220001
UPC
747313500161

About

Laurent PETITGIRARD (b. 1950)

Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man

Elephant Man - Jana Sykorova
Doctor Treves - Nicolas Rivenq
Tom Norman, showman - Robert Breault
Mary, nurse - Valérie Condoluci
Eva Lükes, matron - Elsa Maurus
Carr Gomm, hospital manager - Nicolas Courjal
The Coloratura - Magali Léger
Jimmy, showman's assistant - Mari Laurila-Lili
Nice Opera Chorus · Nice Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Laurent Petitgirard

DVD 9 · NTSC · Regions 1-6
Picture Format: 16:9
Audio Formats: Dolby Digital 2.0 · Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English · French · German
Running time: 166 mins

Written in 1998, Petitgirard's opera differs from David Lynch's cult film in offering an entirely different perspective on the tale of Joseph Merrick, born in 1863 with horrific deformities, exhibited as a freak at the circus, taken in by Dr. Treves at the London Hospital and subsequently afforded celebrity status. Where the film is based largely on Dr. Treves' memoirs, the opera is based on biographies of Joseph Merrick giving his character a more central focus than in the film.

"The opera is many ways the most original treatment of the story... The most revolutionary aspect of the opera is the writing of Merrick's part for a female singer. At first tempted to make Merrick a counter-tenor, Petitgirard finally decided that only the contralto voice could give him the effects he wanted. Certainly, in the theatre, this helps to create the aura of strangeness, of otherness, which Merrick personifies." -- The Independent "Petitgirard's musical vocabulary reflects his French heritage - the influences of Fauré, Ravel, Poulenc and Satie are evident - but his subtlety, melodic gift and sensitivity to the drama make him well-equipped to inherit the mantle and create his own outstandingly original idiom... No doubt [the opera] would prove even more powerful onstage than on disc." -- Opera News

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Act I Scene 1 (Tom Norman, Jimmy) 00:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I Scene 1 (Tom Norman, Jimmy)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  2. 2 Act I Scene 2 (Tom Norman, Jimmy, Chorus) 00:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 2 (Tom Norman, Jimmy, Chorus)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  3. 3 Act I Scene 3 (Tom Norman, Jimmy, Two Boys, Young Girl, Chorus) 00:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 3 (Tom Norman, Jimmy, Two Boys, Young Girl, Chorus)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  4. 4 Act I Scene 4 (Tom Norman, Jimmy, Chorus) 00:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 4 (Tom Norman, Jimmy, Chorus)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  5. 5 Act I Scene 5 (Doctor Treves, Tom Norman, Jimmy, Chorus) 00:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 5 (Doctor Treves, Tom Norman, Jimmy, Chorus)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  6. 6 Act II: Prelude 00:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II: Prelude
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  7. 7 Act II Scene 1 (Doctor Treves, Eva Lukes) 00:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 1 (Doctor Treves, Eva Lukes)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  8. 8 Act II Scene 2 (Mary, Elephant Man, Eva Lukes) 00:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 2 (Mary, Elephant Man, Eva Lukes)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  9. 9 Act II Scene 3: La priere des malades (Elephant Man, Chorus) 00:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: La priere des malades (Elephant Man, Chorus)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  10. 10 Act II Scene 4 (Doctor Treves, Six Patients, Elephant Man) 00:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 4 (Doctor Treves, Six Patients, Elephant Man)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  11. 11 Act II Scene 5 (Carr Gomm, Doctor Treves) 00:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 5 (Carr Gomm, Doctor Treves)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  12. 12 Act II Scene 6 (Elephant Man, Mary) 00:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 6 (Elephant Man, Mary)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  13. 13 Act III Scene 1: Le serment d'Hippocrate (Carr Gomm, Doctor Treves, Chorus) 00:00
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Le serment d'Hippocrate (Carr Gomm, Doctor Treves, Chorus)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  14. 14 Act III Scene 2 (Eva Lukes, Mary, Elephant Man) 00:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act III Scene 2 (Eva Lukes, Mary, Elephant Man)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  15. 15 Act III Scene 3 (Doctor Treves, Elephant Man) 00:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act III Scene 3 (Doctor Treves, Elephant Man)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  16. 16 Act III Scene 4 (Doctor Treves, Carr Gomm, The Committee) 00:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act III Scene 4 (Doctor Treves, Carr Gomm, The Committee)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  17. 17 Act III Scene 5 (Elephant Man, Mary) 00:00
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act III Scene 5 (Elephant Man, Mary)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  18. 18 Act IV: Prelude 00:00
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act IV: Prelude
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  19. 19 Act IV Scene 1: L'air de la colorature (La Colorature, Elephant Man, Doctor Treves, Chorus) 00:00
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: L'air de la colorature (La Colorature, Elephant Man, Doctor Treves, Chorus)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  20. 20 Act IV Scene 2 (Doctor Treves, Mary) 00:00
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2 (Doctor Treves, Mary)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  21. 21 Act IV Scene 3 (Elephant Man, Doctor Treves) 00:00
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act IV Scene 3 (Elephant Man, Doctor Treves)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard
  22. 22 Act IV Scene 4: La morte d'Elephant Man (Elephant Man) 00:00
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act IV Scene 4: La morte d'Elephant Man (Elephant Man)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Laurent Petitgirard