| Title | Parts |
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| [] La Juive (The Jewess). Opera in 5 acts. Paris 1835 best perf: Marina Poplavskaya s, Dennis ONeill t, Alastair Miles b, Dario Schmunck t, Nicole Cabell s, Joachim Seipp b, Matthew Rose b, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden / Daniel Oren (3h:15min) [rem Tim: my rating "best perf" is to be credited solely to the incredible voice of Poplavskaya] good perf: Julia Varady, June Anderson, Jose Carreras, Dalmacio Gonzalez, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Ambrosian Opera Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra / Antonio de Almeida. Philips 4757629 (reissue Philips 420190) (3h:2min) [rem Tim: 3cd-sets are usually marked as being complete. But a complete performance would take over 4 hours] |
Act I 1 - Introduction (Overture) 2 - Te Deum laudamus 3 - Since my lord Leopold by the grace of God 4 - Ah! my father, Ah! I implore you 5 - Si la rigueur et la vengeance (If harshness and revenge) 6 - This wretched crowd which is allways here 7 - Far from your sweetheart 8 - Samuel, so it is you 9 - Let us hurry for time is pressing 10 - Noel! Noel! Noel! 11 - Ah another surprise 12 - These noble warriors Act II 13 - Entracte (Interlude) * 14 - O Dieu, Dieu de nos peres (O God, God of our fathers) 15 - Dieu que ma voix tremblante (God let my quavering voice) 16 - On frappe, o terreur! (Someone is knocking, oh horror!) 17 - Tu possedes dit-on joyau magnifique (I am told you have a magnificent jewel) 18 - Mon pere n'est plus la (My father has gone) * 19 - Il va venir (He is going to come) * 20 - C'est lui! la force m'abandonne (It is him! I have no more strength) ** 21 - Lorsqu'a toi je me suis donnee (When I gave myself to you) ** 22 - Je vois son front coupable (I see her guilty face) * 23 - Pour lui, pour moi, mon pere (My father, for him, for me) * 24 - Eh bien donc, puisqu'ici ma fureur vengeresse (All right then, since my avenging fury here) Act III 25 - What brings you here 26 - Henceforth I accept your attentions as well as your zeal 27 - My sweet lord and master 28 - Ah! This hellish torment is to much to bear 29 - Ballet. Andantino con grazia 30 - Ballet. Allegretto non troppo 31 - Ballet. Allegro marziale e vivo 32 - Sonnez, clairons que vos chants de victoire 33 - To celebrate a hero whose fame I cherish, The most heinous 34 - Je frissonne et succombe 35 - Malediction. Eh bien nobles seigneurs 36 - Vous qui du Dieu vivant outragez la puissance. Ah! Malheur extreme 37 - Sur eux anatheme Act IV 38 - This is the supreme decree of the Cardinal 39 - Ah! Let my plaintive voice 40 - Madam, the Cardinal is to come to this place 41 - At this moment your daughter is before the council 42 -Ah! Fearfully I beg for mercy 43 - Va prononcer ma mort 44 - Rachel, when the Lords saving grace 45 - God shows me the light 46 - Funeral march Act V 47 - The council has pronounced a severe sentence 48 - I am to depart this earth 49 - Il est temps! (It is time!) |
| La magicienne. Opera in 5 acts. Paris 1858 libretto Henry Vernoy de Saint Georges Nora Amsellem s, Marianne Crebassa m, Florian Laconi t, Marc Barrard bt, Jennifer Michel s, Nicolas Cavallier b, Choir Radio France, National Orchestra Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon / Lawrence Foster |