Les Pêcheurs de perles is best known for it's glorious duet, but Georges Bizet's opera has much more to offer. This live recording more than ever brings out the brilliance of this oriental story about love, duty and friendship. In the last 150 years, Bizet's piece has mainly been heard in editions that stray from the composer's original composition. This album - on the contrary - offers the first recording in history of the 1863 premiere version, reconstructed and published by Barenreiter in 2015. Les Pêcheurs de perles contains a quintessentially French blend of lyricism, exoticism and drama, and the four soloists (Julie Fuchs as Leïla, Cyrille Dubois as Nadir, Florian Sempey as Zurga and Luc Bertin-Hugault as Nourabad) belong to today's best performers for this specialist repertoire. Their vocal excellence is matched by the choral contributions of Les Cris de Paris. The rich sound palette of Les Pêcheurs is fully brought to life by the inspired playing of the Orchestre National de Lille under the baton of it's new Music Director Alexandre Bloch.
10 À Cette Voix Quel Trouble Agitait Tout Mon Être?
11 Je Crois Entendre Encore
12 Le Ciel Est Bleu!
13 Ô Dieu Brahma!
- Disc 2 -
1 L'ombre Descend Des Cieux!
2 Me Voilà Seule Dans la Nuit
3 De Mon Amie, Fleur Endormie
4 Leïla! Leïla!
5 Ah! Revenez À la Raison
6 L'orage S'est Calmé
7 Qu'ai-Je Vu?
8 Je Frémis, Je Chancelle
9 Entends Au Loin Ce Bruit de Fête!
10 DÈS Que Le Soleil Dans Le Ciel Vermeil
11 Sombres Divinités
12 Ô Lumière Sainte, Ô Divine Étreinte
13 Le Jour Enfin Perce la Nue!
Les Pêcheurs de perles is best known for it's glorious duet, but Georges Bizet's opera has much more to offer. This live recording more than ever brings out the brilliance of this oriental story about love, duty and friendship. In the last 150 years, Bizet's piece has mainly been heard in editions that stray from the composer's original composition. This album - on the contrary - offers the first recording in history of the 1863 premiere version, reconstructed and published by Barenreiter in 2015. Les Pêcheurs de perles contains a quintessentially French blend of lyricism, exoticism and drama, and the four soloists (Julie Fuchs as Leïla, Cyrille Dubois as Nadir, Florian Sempey as Zurga and Luc Bertin-Hugault as Nourabad) belong to today's best performers for this specialist repertoire. Their vocal excellence is matched by the choral contributions of Les Cris de Paris. The rich sound palette of Les Pêcheurs is fully brought to life by the inspired playing of the Orchestre National de Lille under the baton of it's new Music Director Alexandre Bloch.
