Chabrier - Briseis ou Les amants de Corinthe
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Label: Hyperion - Helios
Cat No: CDH55428
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 3rd September 2012
Contents
Artists
Joan Rodgers (soprano)Mark Padmore (tenor)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
Michael George (bass)
Kathryn Harries (mezzo-soprano)
Gillian Taylor (soprano)
Anne Hetherington (soprano)
Graeme Danby (bass)
John Prince (bass)
Scottish Opera Chorus
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Jean-Yves OssonceWorks
Briseis ou Les amants de CorintheArtists
Joan Rodgers (soprano)Mark Padmore (tenor)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
Michael George (bass)
Kathryn Harries (mezzo-soprano)
Gillian Taylor (soprano)
Anne Hetherington (soprano)
Graeme Danby (bass)
John Prince (bass)
Scottish Opera Chorus
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Jean-Yves OssonceAbout
A genuinely wonderful discovery.
Cast:
- Briséïs: Joan Rodgers (soprano)
- Hylas: Mark Padmore (tenor)
- Le Catéchiste: Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
- Stratoklès: Michael George (bass)
- Thanastô: Kathryn Harries (mezzo-soprano)
- First Maidservant: Gillian Taylor (soprano)
- Second Maidservant: Anne Hetherington (soprano)
- First Servant: Graeme Danby (bass)
- Second Servant: John Prince (bass)
‘A highlight of last year’s Edinburgh Festival … a memorable experience … gorgeous … an extraordinarily voluptuous and erotic affair. Joan Rodgers sings ravishingly … Ossonce brings this exciting rarity to throbbing life’ - The Sunday Telegraph
‘For those who heard Chabrier’s incomplete magnum opus at last year’s Festival this recording will need no recommendation … fabulously rewarding’ - The Scotsman
‘Laurels for whoever’s idea it was to capture this Edinburgh Festival concert on CD, to cast and record it so well, and to package it so excellently. French opera buffs should rush to buy it’ - The Musical Times
‘The most opulent discographic discovery of the decade… sumptuous, colorful, sensuous, passionate, it was an astonishing achievement, and, for listeners, a rare discovery’ - Fanfare, USA
Penguin Guide Rosette · Gramophone Critics' Choice
[from CDA66803]
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