Special offer. Chabrier: Briséïs
Mark Padmore (Hylas), Joan Rodgers (Briséïs), Simon Keenlyside (Le Catéchiste), Michael George (Stratoklès), Kathryn Harries (Thanastô), Gillian Taylor (First Maidservant), Ann Hetherington (Second Maidservant), Graeme Danby (Old Sailor), John Prince (Sailor)
Scottish Opera Chorus & BBC...
Special offer. Chabrier: Briséïs
Mark Padmore (Hylas), Joan Rodgers (Briséïs), Simon Keenlyside (Le Catéchiste), Michael George (Stratoklès), Kathryn Harries (Thanastô), Gillian Taylor (First Maidservant), Ann Hetherington (Second Maidservant), Graeme Danby (Old Sailor), John Prince (Sailor)
Scottish Opera Chorus & BBC...
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The most opulent discographic discovery of the decade
About
Chabrier’s extraordinary, if incomplete, opera is surely a precursor to Salome and approaches even that most lurid work in the gloriously opulent sensuality of its music. Performed at the Edinburgh Festival by some of the greatest singers of the day and recorded live by Hyperion, this thrilling performance stunned critics and public alike. A genuinely wonderful discovery.
Artists
Mark Padmore (Hylas), Joan Rodgers (Briséïs), Simon Keenlyside (Le Catéchiste), Michael George (Stratoklès), Kathryn Harries (Thanastô), Gillian Taylor (First Maidservant), Ann Hetherington (Second Maidservant), Graeme Danby (Old Sailor), John Prince (Sailor)
Scottish Opera Chorus & BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce
Contents and tracklist
- Mark Padmore (tenor), Joan Rodgers (soprano), Gillian Taylor (soprano), Ann Hetherington (soprano), Kathryn Harries (mezzo-soprano), Michael George (bass), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Graeme Danby (bass), John Prince (bass)
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera Chorus
- Jean-Yves Ossonce
Awards and reviews
The most opulent discographic discovery of the decade
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
For those who heard Chabrier's incomplete magnum opus at last year's Festival this recording will need no recommendation … fabulously rewarding


