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André Messager's deliciously French art offers the perfect combination of refined music and frivolous – but never facile – operetta. This recording was a product of the constraints of the 2020 pandemic. Musicians and producers were forced to downgrade many projects in order to comply with the health guidance which was then in force. With its modest instrumental requirements, its smattering of soloists and its lack of a choir, the operetta Passionnément, which enjoyed a triumphal opening in a cheery inter-war Paris in 1926, was perfect for these challenging conditions.
In France, operetta has often suffered from mediocre vocal talent. All the more reason, then, to enjoy this high-quality production, with excellent vocalists, starting with Australian soprano Nicole Car as Julia, a crafty chambermaid who is dreaming of a bourgeois life with an American millionaire, and who ends up hitting the bottle at the height of Prohibition. The libretto by Hervé Hennequin and Albert Willemetz is full of salacious allusions only scantily concealed by candid lyrics.
This is the first time ever that Passionnément has been committed to disc. This release was a co-production between the Munich Radio and Palazzetto Bru Zane. This full, uncut version was directed by Stefan Blunier, who offers a wonderful rendering of André Messager's melodic talents, bringing a sense of joy and subtlety to every moment. The flawless cast brings together Véronique Gens as Ketty, the wife abandoned by her wealthy American husband, played by Eric Huchet. Etienne Dupuis, Chantal Santon Jeffery and Armando Noguera round out an excellently-put-together cast, which does full justice to this piece of classic workmanship. A superb document of the atmosphere of the 1920s. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Passionnément, Acte I (André Messager)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Eric Huchet, MainArtist - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Armando Noguera, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Eric Huchet, MainArtist - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Eric Huchet, MainArtist - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Chantal Santon Jeffery, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Passionnément, Acte II (André Messager)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Eric Huchet, MainArtist - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Chantal Santon Jeffery, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Eric Huchet, MainArtist - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Armando Noguera, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Eric Huchet, MainArtist - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Armando Noguera, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Passionnément, Acte III (André Messager)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Armando Noguera, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Chantal Santon Jeffery, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Eric Huchet, MainArtist - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Münchner Rundfunkorchester, MainArtist - Albert Willemetz, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Veronique Gens, MainArtist - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Eric Huchet, MainArtist - Stefan Blunier, MainArtist - Etienne Dupuis, MainArtist - Nicole Car, MainArtist
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
Album review
André Messager's deliciously French art offers the perfect combination of refined music and frivolous – but never facile – operetta. This recording was a product of the constraints of the 2020 pandemic. Musicians and producers were forced to downgrade many projects in order to comply with the health guidance which was then in force. With its modest instrumental requirements, its smattering of soloists and its lack of a choir, the operetta Passionnément, which enjoyed a triumphal opening in a cheery inter-war Paris in 1926, was perfect for these challenging conditions.
In France, operetta has often suffered from mediocre vocal talent. All the more reason, then, to enjoy this high-quality production, with excellent vocalists, starting with Australian soprano Nicole Car as Julia, a crafty chambermaid who is dreaming of a bourgeois life with an American millionaire, and who ends up hitting the bottle at the height of Prohibition. The libretto by Hervé Hennequin and Albert Willemetz is full of salacious allusions only scantily concealed by candid lyrics.
This is the first time ever that Passionnément has been committed to disc. This release was a co-production between the Munich Radio and Palazzetto Bru Zane. This full, uncut version was directed by Stefan Blunier, who offers a wonderful rendering of André Messager's melodic talents, bringing a sense of joy and subtlety to every moment. The flawless cast brings together Véronique Gens as Ketty, the wife abandoned by her wealthy American husband, played by Eric Huchet. Etienne Dupuis, Chantal Santon Jeffery and Armando Noguera round out an excellently-put-together cast, which does full justice to this piece of classic workmanship. A superb document of the atmosphere of the 1920s. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:51
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Münchner Rundfunkorchester Stefan Blunier
- Composer: André Messager
- Label: Bru Zane
- Genre: Classical
2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane 2021 Palazzetto Bru Zane
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