Roussel: Padmâvatî
Marilyn Horne, Nicolai Gedda, José van Dam, Jane Berbié, Charles Burles, Marc Vento, Laurence Dale & Orféon Donostiarra
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson
Roussel visited India, so the exotic colours and sensuous lines of his complex opera- ballet glow more authentically than usual. Horne's powerful if sometimes unsteady voice dominates this...
Roussel: Padmâvatî
Marilyn Horne, Nicolai Gedda, José van Dam, Jane Berbié, Charles Burles, Marc Vento, Laurence Dale & Orféon Donostiarra
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson
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Roussel visited India, so the exotic colours and sensuous lines of his complex opera- ballet glow more authentically than usual. Horne's powerful if sometimes unsteady voice dominates this...
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Contents and tracklist
- Henri Amiel (bass-baritone), Gérard Blatt (bass-baritone), Hugues Brambilla (vocals), Elena Perez (vocals), Charles Burles (vocals), Jean-Jaques Cubaynes (bass), Nicolai Gedda (vocals), Thierry Dran (vocals), Marilyn Horne (vocals), José van Dam (bass-baritone), Laurence Dale (vocals), Marc Vento (bass-baritone), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Martine Mahé (mezzo-soprano), Marian Etxeberria (soprano), Hermina Laboroe (soprano), Isabel Alvarez (soprano)
- Choeurs Orfeon Donostiarra, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Orfeon Donostiarra
- Michel Plasson
- Recorded: 1982-11-19
- Recording Venue: 17-19/11/82 - 1-3/07/1983 Halle-aux-grains, Toulouse, France
Ce sont les femmes du palais
Track length11:26
This track is only available as an album download.
Elle mont au ciel où rêve le printemps
Track length10:37
This track is only available as an album download.
Padmâvatî
Track length10:49
This track is only available as an album download.
Dans la nuit flamboyante, la nuit conduite par la mort
Track length12:04
This track is only available as an album download.
Spotlight on this release
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Albert Roussel
3rd Jun 2026
The first of our new guides explores the life and legacy of one of the key French composers of the early twentieth century, sitting at the crossroads of Impressionism, Neoclassicism and early Modernism.
Awards and reviews
August 2007
Roussel visited India, so the exotic colours and sensuous lines of his complex opera- ballet glow more authentically than usual. Horne's powerful if sometimes unsteady voice dominates this intriguing rarity.
