Carlo Agostini Vladimir Stoyanov Jules Massenet - Massenet Le Roi de Lahore (26 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Carlo Agostini, Vladimir Stoyanov, Jules Massenet
Massenet: Le Roi de Lahore
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Overture
2. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 1. Sauve-nous, tout-puissant Indra!
3. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 1. Ministre du roi, notre ma?tre
4. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 1. ?me timide, va, ne crains rien
5. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 1. Sit?, voici venir une heure fortun?e
6. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 1. Le bronze a vibr? dans l'espace
7. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 1. Viens, je ne serai pas ton ma?tre
8. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 2. Prelude
9. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 2. Echec au roi blanc!...
10. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 2. ?coute encor!
11. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 2. Repose ? belle amoureuse
12. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 2. Tout fuit! D?faite compl?te!
13. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 2. Seule! je reste seule
14. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 2. Oui je b?nis la souffrance
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
1. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 3. Voici le paradis!
2. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 3. Pantomime et Danse
3. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 3. M?lodie Hindoue vari?e
4. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 3. Final
5. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 3. Homme, qui donc es-tu, toi, qui ne souris pas?
6. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 3. Qu'il soit lui! qu'il ne soit plus lui!
7. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 4. O nuit, terrible nuit!...
8. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 4. Qu'il soit lui! qu'il ne soit plus lui!
9. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 4. Roi des rois de la terre
10. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 4. Scindia!
11. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 5. J'ai fui la chambre nuptiale
12. Le roi de Lahore, opera in 5 acts (3 versions): Act 5. La pri?re...

CD Details

All Artists: Carlo Agostini, Vladimir Stoyanov, Jules Massenet, Marcello Viotti, Cristina Sogmaister, Fenice Theater Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice, Ana María Sánchez, Giuseppe Gipai
Title: Massenet: Le Roi de Lahore
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Dynamic Italy
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 10/25/2005
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 675754866525, 8007144604875

CD Reviews

Massenet's First Hit

Steven Muni | Sutter Creek, CA USA | 05/17/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is Massenet's first success, coming when he was in his mid-30s. It is his only opera really done in the French "grand opera" tradition, which by then (1870s) was being swept out the door by the operas of Wagner and Verdi--and Massenet himself with his later operas. And while it's rather formulaic, it is extremely tuneful (Massenet is always tuneful) and pleasant listening. It's not up to his great operas, like Thais, Manon, or Werther, but it's better than Esclaramonde.

The production is recent, from 2005, a live recording of a production at Venice's La Fenice. It's very nicely sung with a cast I've never heard of, and while no one takes your breath away, there are no complaints. The chorus and orchestra are both excellent, the sound is fine, and there is a nice little libretto and liner notes. This opera is more for fans of Massenet rather than an introduction to his music, and while not a "must have", it is a delightful addition to any collection."