Opera, Gretry (composer)
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Rivales
RecommendedSandrine Piau (soprano), Véronique Gens (soprano), Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin
I don’t know about any rivalry here, but Gens and Piau, both of whom have complete mastery over this repertoire, function extremely well individually (as one might expect) and in duo. They are... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2022
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Opera, June 2022, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Winners, Winner - Voice & Ensemble
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Special offer. Gretry: L'Épreuve Villageoise
Sophie Junker (Denise), Talise Trevigne (Madame Hubert), Francisco Fernández-Rueda (André), Thomas Dolié (La France)
Opera Lafayette, Ryan Brown
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Piau negotiates with true French panache both the vocal and emotional highs and lows. Her voice is as sensual as Piaf, poetic as Greco, and with a chameleon-like sensitivity to the dramatic... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Editor's Choice
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Opera, October 2012, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Véronique Gens : Tragediennes 2 (from Gluck to Berlioz)
Véronique Gens (soprano)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
…a wonderful odyssey through late Baroque to early Romantic French opera. Gens's agile voice is the perfect vehicle to cope with these emotional extremes, from the enchanting to the chilling.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2009, Editor's Choice
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Opera, October 2009, Recording of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Van Mechelen pays fitting tribute to Legros, focusing on tasteful lyricism and beauty rather than on virtuosic display...He is at his best as the pastoral lover, when the luminous timbre of... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Vocal Music
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International Opera Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Recording (Solo Recital)
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Ferrum Splendidum
RecommendedFlorian Sempey (baritone), Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Victor Jacob
In the booklet notes Sempey mentions the dedication and hard work that he has put in to expand the range of what he could do beyond Rossini, and the evidence of that here is ample. As soon as... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th November 2024
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French Opera Arias
RecommendedRoberto Alagna (tenor)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, London Voices, Bertrand de Billy
This is an interestingly put together recital which manages to illuminate much of the tenor repertoire in 19th century French opera (and early) whilst mixing the known and the unknown. Of course,... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Recital
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