Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots
Joan Sutherland (Marguerite de Valois), Martina Arroyo (Valentine de Saint-Bris), Huguette Tourangeau (Urbain), Anastasios Vrenios (Raoul de Nangis), Dominic Cossa (Compte de Nevers), Gabriel Bacquier (Compte de Saint-Bris), Nicola Ghiuselev (Marcel), John Wakefield (Bois-Rosé/De Tavannes), Joseph...
Sutherland is predictably impressive. Her 'O beau pays' is thrillingly done...with much attention to detail. Tourangeau as the page is another highlight...This is by far the most successful...
Meyerbeer: Les Huguenots
Joan Sutherland (Marguerite de Valois), Martina Arroyo (Valentine de Saint-Bris), Huguette Tourangeau (Urbain), Anastasios Vrenios (Raoul de Nangis), Dominic Cossa (Compte de Nevers), Gabriel Bacquier (Compte de Saint-Bris), Nicola Ghiuselev (Marcel), John Wakefield (Bois-Rosé/De Tavannes), Joseph...
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Sutherland is predictably impressive. Her 'O beau pays' is thrillingly done...with much attention to detail. Tourangeau as the page is another highlight...This is by far the most successful...
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Contents and tracklist
- Dominic Cossa (baritone), John Wakefield (tenor), Glynne Thomas (bass), John Noble (baritone), Joseph Ward (tenor), Anastasios Vrenios (tenor), John Gibbs (baritone), Nicola Ghiuselev (bass), Janet Coster (mezzo-soprano), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Josephte Clement (soprano), Martina Arroyo (soprano), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Arleen Auger (soprano), Maureen Lehane (mezzo-soprano), Clifford Grant (bass), Alan Opie (baritone)
- New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
- Richard Bonynge
- Recorded: 1969-04-01
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Awards and reviews
2011 edition
Sutherland is predictably impressive. Her 'O beau pays' is thrillingly done...with much attention to detail. Tourangeau as the page is another highlight...This is by far the most successful recording of this work and with a brilliant recording to match the ambitions of the project. It is well worth investigating by all lovers of French opera.