Special offer. Meyerbeer: Robert Le Diable
John Osborn (Robert), Nicolas Courjal (Bertram), Amina Edris (Alice), Erin Morley (Isabelle), Nico Darmanin (Raimbaut)
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opera National de Bordeaux, Marc Minkowski
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd December 2022
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Limelight Magazine, January 2023, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Opera
It all adds up to a formidable re-evaluation of a seminal if neglected work, as well as being a remarkable achievement in its own right.
Special offer. Meyerbeer: Robert Le Diable
John Osborn (Robert), Nicolas Courjal (Bertram), Amina Edris (Alice), Erin Morley (Isabelle), Nico Darmanin (Raimbaut)
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opera National de Bordeaux, Marc Minkowski
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2022, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd December 2022
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Limelight Magazine, January 2023, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Opera
It all adds up to a formidable re-evaluation of a seminal if neglected work, as well as being a remarkable achievement in its own right.
About
French grand-opéra specialist Marc Minkowski has at last recorded Robert le Diable, a jewel of the genre. A triumph at its premiere in November 1831, it captivated contemporaries, and its influence stretched as far as Verdi and Wagner. An imposing international cast brings this repertory cornerstone to life: John Osborn portrays a Robert at once valiant and tender, Amina Edris reveals her full resources in the perilous role of Alice, while idiomatic performances by Nicolas Courjal, Erin Morley and Nico Darmanin complete a line-up offering the most vivid contrasts of tessitura. Against the backdrop of a medieval legend, this fantastical work depicts a confrontation between Good and Evil, pitting against each other a group of protagonists torn between desire and duty. A foundational score of musical Romanticism – performed more than 750 times in the nineteenth century at the Paris Opéra alone – is now gradually emerging from oblivion.
Contents and tracklist
- John Osborn (soloist), Nicolas Courjal (soloist), Nico Darmanin (soloist), Amina Edris (soloist)
- Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
- Marc Minkowski
- John Osborn (soloist), Erin Morley (soloist), Amina Edris (soloist), Nicolas Courjal (soloist), Paco Garcia (soloist), Nico Darmanin (soloist)
- Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux
- Marc Minkowski
- Nico Darmanin (soloist), Nicolas Courjal (soloist), Amina Edris (soloist), John Osborn (soloist)
- Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux
- Marc Minkowski
- Erin Morley (soloist), Amina Edris (soloist), John Osborn (soloist), Nico Darmanin (soloist)
- Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
- Marc Minkowski
- John Osborn (soloist), Nicolas Courjal (soloist), Amina Edris (soloist), Erin Morley (soloist)
- Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
- Marc Minkowski
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Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineAwards Issue 2022Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards2023Nominated - Opera
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Presto Recording of the Week23rd December 2022
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Limelight MagazineJanuary 2023Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards2023Nominated - Conductor of the Year
Awards Issue 2022
It all adds up to a formidable re-evaluation of a seminal if neglected work, as well as being a remarkable achievement in its own right.
January 2023
Minkowski conducts the orchestra in a brisk, spirited reading, making much of Meyerbeer’s consistently original orchestral detail, which so amazed Berlioz...John Osborn sings very stylishly in the title role...Erin Morley shines as Isabelle, her silvertimbred voice nicely modulated.
23rd December 2022
Minkowski gets the balance between campy Grand Guignol and genuine pathos absolutely right, and the cast are uniformly terrific: Nicolas Courjal makes for an unusually sympathetic Devil, John Osborn is indefatigable as his tormented progeny, and Erin Morley (whose sustained top Es and Fs will take your breath away) simply adorable as his beloved Isabelle. Quite possibly the finest complete opera recording of the year.
Limelight Magazine January 2023
In Marc Minkowski’s experienced hands, Meyerbeer’s gothic saga fairly flies off the page, every bar fizzing with energy and with set pieces that burst over our heads like fireworks. Add an outstandingly talented cast, headed by John Osborn as Robert and Erin Morley as Isabelle, and you have a set with award-winner written all over it.
