Donizetti - Le Duc d’Albe
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Label: Opera Rara
Cat No: ORC54
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 26th February 2016
Contents
Artists
Angela MeadeMichael Spyres
Gianluca Buratto
Laurent Naouri
Opera Rara Chorus
Halle Orchestra
Conductor
Mark ElderWorks
Le Duc d'AlbeArtists
Angela MeadeMichael Spyres
Gianluca Buratto
Laurent Naouri
Opera Rara Chorus
Halle Orchestra
Conductor
Mark ElderAbout
Le Duc d’Albe was composed to a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier in 1839, but Donizetti set it aside after completing only two acts, never to return to the score. It is those two magnificent acts which are recorded here.
Cast:
- Hélène d'Egmont: Angela Meade
- Henri de Bruges: Michael Spyres
- Le Duc d'Albe: Laurent Naouri
- Daniel Brauer: Gianluca Buratto
- Sandoval: David Stout
- Carlos: Trystan Llyr Griffiths
- Balbuena: Robin Tritschler
- Un Tavernier: Dawid Kimberg
Reviews
... under Mark Elder’s propulsive baton, the highlights keep coming. There’s a strong duet for the Duke, leader of the Spanish oppressors, and Henri, the Flemish “orphan” hero whose father is, of course, hiding in plain sight; a patriotic chorus worthy of Verdi; and an emotionally wide-ranging scene for Henri and Hélène, the vengeful heroine who is holed up in a brewery – this is Belgium, after all. Michael Spyres’s clarion tenor shines throughout as Henri. Angela Meade’s soprano is squally in Hélène’s act one rabble-rousing, but commanding in all the right ways in act two, and Laurent Naouri and David Stout are excellent as the Duke and his snarling henchman. Erica Jeal
This is one of the most exciting of Opera Rara’s Donizetti recordings. ... The several magnificent choruses are sung with gusto by the Opera Rara Chorus, and supported by a possessed Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder eliciting fervent and accurate performances from every last participant. The opera only has one female lead, but Angela Meade makes sure that her singing makes up for that by hurling herself into this heroic role, sounding in fact more at home when she is contemplating making war, not love. Michael TannerError on this page? Let us know here
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