Meyerbeer in France
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 94732
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 19th August 2016
Contents
Works
DinorahArtists
Hjordis Thebault (soprano)Pierre‐Yves Pruvot (baritone)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Didier TalpainWorks
DinorahArtists
Hjordis Thebault (soprano)Pierre‐Yves Pruvot (baritone)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Didier TalpainAbout
This release features some of the best-known arias from Meyerbeer’s French operas, when he was at the height of his creative output. Isabelle’s torment at Robert’s diabolical behaviour in Robert le Diable, as the protagonist turns to witchcraft and eschews his worldly power, is beautifully depicted in the sweet and soothing melody line, as Isabelle seems to weave a spell over the tormented man. Act Four of Les Huguenots contains a beautiful recitative and aria for soprano, ‘Je suis seule chez moi’, and was first sung by Cornélie Falcon. Her dramatic, exceptionally powerful voice was renowned in her lifetime, and led to the term ‘falcon soprano’ – now the established tone for sopranos taking on Meyerbeer’s arias.
Certainly, none of the artists on this album disappoint. Experienced French singers Hjördis Thébault and Pierre‐Yves Pruvot – who between them have performed in opera houses around the world – are brilliantly supported by the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Didier Talpain, a dedicated champion of French opera who has previously staged works by Meyerbeer, Bizet and Saint‐Saëns.
Recorded in Sofia, Bulgaria in June 2013
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