Three Tenors of the Opéra-Comique
On this CD:
1. Mignon, opera in 3 acts Je suis heureuse
Composed by Ambroise Thomas
2. Mignon, opera in 3 acts Ah, que ton âme
Composed by Ambroise Thomas
3. Manon, opera Instant charmant... En fermant les yeux
Composed by Jules Massenet
4. Manon, opera Je suis seul... Ah, fuyez, douce image
Composed by Jules Massenet
5. Grisélidis, opera Je suis l'oiseau
Composed by Jules Massenet
6. Fortunio, operetta J'aimais la vieille maison grise
Composed by Andre Messager
7. Serenade for voice & piano or orchestra (Rimpianto) No 1, Op 6
Composed by Enrico Toselli
8. Le tango du rêve
Composed by E.V. Malderen
9. Pour un Baiser for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Francesco Paolo Tosti
10. Mon coeur est un oiseau fidèle
Composed by Maingueneau
11. Dormez, amours
Composed by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
12. Werther, opera Je ne sais si je veille
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by Charles Friant
13. Werther, opera Lorsque l'enfant revient
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by Charles Friant
14. Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame, opera O liberté, ma mie
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by Charles Friant
15. L'attaque du moulin, suite Le jour tombe
Composed by Alfred Bruneau
Performed by Charles Friant
16. Le Hulla Mos destins sont écrits
Composed by Marcel Samuel-Rousseau
Performed by Charles Friant
17. Aimons-nous, song for voice & orchestra
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Charles Friant
18. Manon, opera Duo du Seminaire
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by Jean Marny, Ninon Vallin
19. Werther, opera La mort de Werther
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by Jean Marny
20. Louise, opera Quelle musique
Composed by Gustave Charpentier
Performed by Jean Marny
21. La Rôtisserie De La Reine Pédauque Rêverie de Jacques
Composed by C. Levade
Performed by Jean Marny
22. Mignon, opera in 3 acts Elle ne croyait pas
Composed by Ambroise Thomas
Performed by Jean Marny
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Marston's mining of historical recordings of French operas and singers yields hordes of gold, and this CD taps the mother lode of the heyday of French tenors, the early 1920s. The real find is the melting beauty of Louis Cazette's light tenor voice. His sensuous head voice and glorious diction in the Manon arias and the way he caresses the words "cher Mignon" put you in another world of now-lost vocal virtues. Jean Marny, heard in five arias, sings with great textual sensitivity, coloring his voice in Werther's death scene to convey heartbreaking sadness and lending a lilting swing to the Mignon aria. Charles Friant, the best known of the trio, has six selections, displaying a voice with more muscle than his peers, used with flexibility and exquisite sensitivity albeit with a vibrato exaggerated by the acoustic recording process. As always, Marston's transfers make these ancient recordings come alive. Indispensable! --Dan Davis
Three Tenors of the Opéra-Comique, Music, Alfred Bruneau, Gustave Charpentier, C. Levade, Maingueneau, E.V. Malderen, Jules Massenet, Andre Messager, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Camille Saint-Saens, Marcel Samuel-Rousseau, Ambroise Thomas, Enrico Toselli, Paolo Tosti, Ninon Vallin, Charles Friant, Jean Marny, Classical, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, French Romantic Opera, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Opera, Romantic Opera, Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra, Vocal
Three Tenors of the Opéra-Comique
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