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Saint-Georges: L'Amant Anonyme / Haymarket Opera Company
Cedille

Saint-Georges: L'Amant Anonyme / Haymarket Opera Company

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Details

Composer
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Artist
Haymarket Opera Company, Nicole Cabell, Geoffrey Agpalo, David Govertsen, Erica Schuller, Michael St
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Feb 10, 2023
Catalog #
CDR 217
UPC
735131921725

About

Haymarket Opera, Chicago’s premier early opera company that presents historically informed performances played on 18th-century classical era instruments, performs on this world-premiere recording of L’Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover) by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799). Premiered in 1780, L’Amant Anonyme was the most successful of Bologne’s six operas and is the only one to survive to the present day. Based on a play by the composer’s patroness Félicité de Genlis, who was a respected writer of the era, the work is an opéra comique in two acts composed in the then-popular style that mixed sung parts with spoken dialogue. The stellar cast is headlined by 2005 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World soprano Nicole Cabell in the lead role of Léontine, opposite Chicago-native tenor Geoffrey Agpalo as her secret admirer Valcour. The cast also includes David Govertsen (Ophémon), Erica Schuller (Jeannette), Michael St. Peter (Colin), and Nathalie Colas (Dorothée). Company founder and artistic director Craig Trompeter leads the performance, conducting a 19-member contingent of the period-instrument Haymarket Opera Orchestra.

Following Haymarket Opera Company’s live performances of L’Amant Anonyme, the Chicago Tribune wrote, “Haymarket gave as delightful a production of this neglected bonbon as one could imagine,” and praised Cabell’s “expertly, convincingly shaded … radiant soprano” and Agpalo’s “hall-filling, bel canto sensibility … his tenor plush, fluid, and lip-smackingly sweet.” The Chicago Classical Review wrote, “Anonymous Lover carried a contemporary freshness and energy born of the caring ministrations of a strong ensemble of period instrumentalists, singers and dancers.”

Joseph Bologne, also known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was among the 18th century’s most extraordinary musical figures. He rose to fame among the European aristocracy as a virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor; and was noted as one of the greatest swordsmen of his day and led numerous military campaigns as a high-ranking officer. Bologne was born in Guadeloupe to George Bologne, his Caucasian French father, and Nanon, his enslaved African mother. When his father was unjustly accused of murder, he fled to France to avoid the younger Bologne being sold into slavery. Booklet essay titled “Silenced No More: Composer Joseph Bologne and the French Operatic Tradition” by Marc Clague, Professor of Musicology and Associate Dean at The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, provides historical context and insight into Bologne’s life and the opera. Full libretto in original French and English translation included.

Tracklist 54 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I: Overture 07:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Overture
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  3. 2 Act I: Air: Depuis longtemps mon coeur soupire (Valcour) 02:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Air: Depuis longtemps mon coeur soupire (Valcour)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  4. 3 Act I Scene 2: Dialogue (Ophémon, Valcour) 03:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Dialogue (Ophémon, Valcour)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, David Govertsen
  5. 4 Act I: Duo: Tant de constance (Valcour, Ophémon) 04:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Duo: Tant de constance (Valcour, Ophémon)
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, David Govertsen
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  6. 5 Act I Scene 3: Dialogue Part 1 (Valcour, Léontine, Dorothée) 02:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Dialogue Part 1 (Valcour, Léontine, Dorothée)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, Nathalie Colas
  7. 6 Act I: Ariette: Son amour, sa constance extrême (Léontine) 02:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Ariette: Son amour, sa constance extrême (Léontine)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  8. 7 Act I Scene 3: Dialogue Part 2 (Léontine, Valcour, Dorothée) 04:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Dialogue Part 2 (Léontine, Valcour, Dorothée)
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, Nathalie Colas
  9. 8 Act I: Choeur: Chantons, célébrons notre dame (Jeannette, Colin, Valcour, Ophémon, Dorothée) 03:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Choeur: Chantons, célébrons notre dame (Jeannette, Colin, Valcour, Ophémon, Dorothée)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, David Govertsen, Nathalie Colas, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  10. 9 Act I: Ballet 07:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: Ballet
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  11. 10 Act I: Chanson: Jouissez de l’allégresse (Jeannette, Colin, Valcour, Ophémon, Dorothée) 02:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: Chanson: Jouissez de l’allégresse (Jeannette, Colin, Valcour, Ophémon, Dorothée)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, David Govertsen, Nathalie Colas, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  12. 11 Act I Scene 4: Dialogue (Léontine) 00:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Dialogue (Léontine)
    Duration
    00:14
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell
  13. 12 Act I: Danse 01:02
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I: Danse
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  14. 13 Act I Scenes 5 - 6: Dialogue (Léontine, Dorothée, Valcour) 03:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I Scenes 5 - 6: Dialogue (Léontine, Dorothée, Valcour)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, Nathalie Colas
  15. 14 Act I: Quinqué (Léontine, Valcour, Ophémon, Jeannette, Colin) 03:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I: Quinqué (Léontine, Valcour, Ophémon, Jeannette, Colin)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  16. Disc 2
  17. 1 Act II: Récitative: Enfin une foule importune… Amour deviens-moi propice (Léontine) 03:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II: Récitative: Enfin une foule importune… Amour deviens-moi propice (Léontine)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  18. 2 Act II Scene 1: Dialogue (Léontine, Ophémon) 01:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Dialogue (Léontine, Ophémon)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen
  19. 3 Act II: Duo: Ah! Finissez de grâce (Léontine, Ophémon) 04:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II: Duo: Ah! Finissez de grâce (Léontine, Ophémon)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  20. 4 Act II Scene 2: Dialogue Part 1 (Léontine, Ophémon) 01:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Dialogue Part 1 (Léontine, Ophémon)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen
  21. 5 Act II: Air: Aimer sans pouvoir le dire (Ophémon) 02:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II: Air: Aimer sans pouvoir le dire (Ophémon)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    David Govertsen
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  22. 6 Act II Scene 2: Dialogue Part 2 (Léontine, Ophémon) 03:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Dialogue Part 2 (Léontine, Ophémon)
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell
  23. 7 Act II: Airette: Du tendre amour (Léontine) 05:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Airette: Du tendre amour (Léontine)
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  24. 8 Act II Scene 3: Dialogue (Léontine, Ophémon, Valcour) 00:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Dialogue (Léontine, Ophémon, Valcour)
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen
  25. 9 Act II: Duo Dialogué: Non, non, je ne puis rien entendre (Léontine, Valcour) 03:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II: Duo Dialogué: Non, non, je ne puis rien entendre (Léontine, Valcour)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell
  26. 10 Act II Scene 4: Dialogue (Léontine, Valcour) 04:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Dialogue (Léontine, Valcour)
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell
  27. 11 Act II: Trio: Ah! Quel trouble m'agite (Léontine, Valcour, Ophémon) 03:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II: Trio: Ah! Quel trouble m'agite (Léontine, Valcour, Ophémon)
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  28. 12 Act II Scene 5: Dialogue (Léontine, Ophémon) 00:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 5: Dialogue (Léontine, Ophémon)
    Duration
    00:18
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen
  29. 13 Act II: Ballet 01:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II: Ballet
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  30. 14 Act II: Choeur 00:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II: Choeur
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  31. 15 Act II: Ballet 02:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II: Ballet
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  32. 16 Act II: Marche 03:30
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II: Marche
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  33. 17 Act II Scene 6: Dialogue (Jeannette, Dorothée, Colin, Valcour) 00:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Dialogue (Jeannette, Dorothée, Colin, Valcour)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nathalie Colas, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter
  34. 18 Act II: Quatuor: Aimons-nous sans cesse (Léontine, Valcour, Jeannette, Colin) 02:06
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II: Quatuor: Aimons-nous sans cesse (Léontine, Valcour, Jeannette, Colin)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  35. 19 Act II: Contredance Générale 02:39
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act II: Contredance Générale
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  36. Disc 3
  37. 1 Act I: Overture 07:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Overture
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  38. 2 Act I: Air: Depuis longtemps mon coeur soupire (Valcour) 02:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Air: Depuis longtemps mon coeur soupire (Valcour)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  39. 3 Act I: Duo: Tant de constance (Valcour, Ophémon) 04:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Duo: Tant de constance (Valcour, Ophémon)
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, David Govertsen
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  40. 4 Act I: Ariette: Son amour, sa constance extrême (Léontine) 02:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Ariette: Son amour, sa constance extrême (Léontine)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  41. 5 Act I: Choeur: Chantons, célébrons notre dame (Jeannette, Colin, Valcour, Ophémon, Dorothée) 03:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: Choeur: Chantons, célébrons notre dame (Jeannette, Colin, Valcour, Ophémon, Dorothée)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, David Govertsen, Nathalie Colas, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  42. 6 Act I: Ballet 07:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Ballet
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  43. 7 Act I: Chanson: Jouissez de l’allégresse (Jeannette, Colin, Valcour, Ophémon, Dorothée) 02:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: Chanson: Jouissez de l’allégresse (Jeannette, Colin, Valcour, Ophémon, Dorothée)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, David Govertsen, Nathalie Colas, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  44. 8 Act I: Danse 01:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Danse
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  45. 9 Act I: Quinqué (Léontine, Valcour, Ophémon, Jeannette, Colin) 03:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: Quinqué (Léontine, Valcour, Ophémon, Jeannette, Colin)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  46. 10 Act II: Récitative: Enfin une foule importune… Amour deviens-moi propice (Léontine) 03:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II: Récitative: Enfin une foule importune… Amour deviens-moi propice (Léontine)
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  47. 11 Act II: Duo: Ah! Finissez de grâce (Léontine, Ophémon) 04:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II: Duo: Ah! Finissez de grâce (Léontine, Ophémon)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  48. 12 Act II: Air: Aimer sans pouvoir le dire (Ophémon) 02:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II: Air: Aimer sans pouvoir le dire (Ophémon)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    David Govertsen
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  49. 13 Act II: Airette: Du tendre amour (Léontine) 05:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II: Airette: Du tendre amour (Léontine)
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Nicole Cabell
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  50. 14 Act II: Duo Dialogué: Non, non, je ne puis rien entendre (Léontine, Valcour) 03:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II: Duo Dialogué: Non, non, je ne puis rien entendre (Léontine, Valcour)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell
  51. 15 Act II: Trio: Ah! Quel trouble m'agite (Léontine, Valcour, Ophémon) 03:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II: Trio: Ah! Quel trouble m'agite (Léontine, Valcour, Ophémon)
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, David Govertsen
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  52. 16 Act II: Ballet 01:04
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II: Ballet
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  53. 17 Act II: Choeur 00:40
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II: Choeur
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  54. 18 Act II: Ballet 02:18
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II: Ballet
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  55. 19 Act II: Marche 03:30
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act II: Marche
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  56. 20 Act II: Quatuor: Aimons-nous sans cesse (Léontine, Valcour, Jeannette, Colin) 02:06
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act II: Quatuor: Aimons-nous sans cesse (Léontine, Valcour, Jeannette, Colin)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Performer
    Geoffrey Agpalo, Nicole Cabell, Erica Schuller, Michael St. Peter
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter
  57. 21 Act II: Contredance Générale 02:39
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act II: Contredance Générale
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
    Ensemble
    Haymarket Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Craig Trompeter