Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Les meilleurs extraits en anglais)

Georges Bizet

• Released on 1/09/2008 by Chandos
• Main artists: Brad Cohen
• Genre: Operafragmenten

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act I (Georges Bizet)

1 Prelude

00:01:53

London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act I Scene 1 (Georges Bizet)

2 Introduction. At the break of day with the waves at play [Chorus]

00:03:32

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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3 My friends, you must delay your dances [Zurga, Chorus, Nadir]

00:04:04

Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Zurga) - Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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4 Recitative. Stay here and live with us, Nadir [Zurga, Nadir, Chorus]

00:02:14

Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Zurga) - Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act I Scene 2 (Georges Bizet)

5 Recitative. At last I have found you again! [Zurga, Nadir]

00:02:37

Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Zurga) - Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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6 Duet. Then from the holy shrine [Nadir, Zurga]

00:07:11

Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Zurga) - Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act I Scene 4 (Georges Bizet)

7 Recitative. Hearing her voice my soul Is a cauldron of passion! [Nadir]

00:01:24

Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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8 Romance. Again her voice will haunt me [Leila, Chorus, Nadir]

00:03:11

Rebecca Evans, soprano (Leïla) - Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act I Scene 5 (Georges Bizet)

9 Air. Brahma the god, sovereign of the world [Leila, Chorus, Nadir]

00:05:31

Rebecca Evans, soprano (Leïla) - Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act II Scene 7 (Georges Bizet)

10 Recitative and Cavatina. I am alone here in the night [Leila]

00:06:50

Rebecca Evans, soprano (Leïla) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act II Scene 8 (Georges Bizet)

11 Chanson: My love was weeping while she was sleeping [Nadir, Leila]

00:01:53

Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - Rebecca Evans, soprano (Leïla) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act II Scene 9 (Georges Bizet)

12 Duo. Leila! Leila! [Nadir, Leila]

00:06:49

Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - Rebecca Evans, soprano (Leïla) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act III Scene 11 (Georges Bizet)

13 Entracte, Recitative and Air. The storm has run its course [Zurga]

00:06:22

Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Zurga) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act III Scene 12 (Georges Bizet)

14 Recitative. She Is here! My heart…Is pounding… [Zurga, Leila]

00:01:07

Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Zurga) - Rebecca Evans, soprano (Leïla) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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15 Duo. I would speak, but I cannot [Leila, Zurga, Chorus]

00:10:03

Rebecca Evans, soprano (Leïla) - Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Zurga) - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act III Scene 14 (Georges Bizet)

16 Duo. Spirits of dreadful night [Nourabad, Chorus, Nadir, Leila]

00:04:46

Rebecca Evans, soprano (Leïla) - Alastair Miles, bass (Nourabad) - Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act III Scene 15 (Georges Bizet)

17 Trio. Sacred light of being [Leila, Nadir, Zurga]

00:04:04

Rebecca Evans, soprano (Leïla) - Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Zurga) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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Les pecheurs de perles (the Pearl Fishers) [Sung in English], Act I Scene 2 (Georges Bizet)

18 Duet. Then from the holy shrine [Nadir, Zurga] [posthumous ending]

00:05:22

Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Zurga) - Barry Banks, tenor (Nadir) - London Philharmonic Orchestra - Brad Cohen, conductor

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About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
• Total length: 01:18:53
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artists: Brad Cohen
• Composer: Georges Bizet
• Label: Chandos
• Area: France
• Genre: Klassiek Opera Operafragmenten
• Period: Romantic Music
• Collection: Opera in english
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Digital booklet

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