Program:
Pourquoi Me Reveiller?
Alors, c'est bien ici
Act III confrontation
Alors, c'est bien ici
Act IV
Air des Lettres
La Fleur que Tu M'avais Jetee
Allez! Laissez-moi seul...
O Frele Corps...Chere Cypris
Using Werther as a launchpad, tonight's SNO focused on the demands and interpretations of Massenet's heroes and heroines. The program revolved around the notion of finding the right balance between lyricism and power in various interpretations of these quintessential roles of the French rep.
1. Jonas Kaufmann (tenor); Marco Armiliato (conductor); Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
2. Werther-Rolando Villazon (tenor); Sophie Koch (mezzo); Eri Nakamura (soprano); Auden Iversen (baritone). Antonio Pappano (conductor); Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.
3. Alors/Act III confrontation-Placido Domingo (tenor); Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo); Jesus Lopez Corbos (conductor); Bayerisches Staatsorchester.
4. Alors/Act IV-Alfredo Kraus (tenor); Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo); Michel Plasson (conductor); London Philharmonic Orchestra.
5. Air des Lettres-Rita Gorr (mezzo); Andre Cluytens (conductor); Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera.
6. La Fleur que Tu M'avais Jetee-Joseph Calleja (tenor); Steven Mercurio (conductor); BBC Concert Orchestra.
7. Allez! Laissez-moi seul...-Joyce DiDonato (mezzo); Kazushi Ono (conductor); Orchestre de l'Opera de Lyon. Excerpt from Cendrillon.
8. O Frele Corps...Chere Cypris-Joyce DiDonato (mezzo); Kazushi Ono (conductor); Orchestre de l'Opera de Lyon. Excerpt from Ariane.
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