Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
The Lyon National Opera Orchestra has roots reaching back to 1831, the year the Lyon Opera staged its first performance. But the orchestra was entirely recast in 1983 by then-new permanent conductor, John Eliot Gardiner. The style, sound, and musical character of the ensemble changed markedly, becoming a new orchestra altogether. The newly formed ensemble was made up of both talented conservatory graduates and experienced orchestral players to serve as section principals. Gardiner made clear that he chose his musicians not only on the basis of their interpretive and technical skills, but for their talent in both chamber music performance and willingness to play infrequently encountered works. Since 1983 the orchestra has made 100 or so recordings, and while the bulk of them are of operatic fare, a good many are concert staples, such as Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, Debussy's La boîte à joujoux, and many others. And the operatic repertory played by the orchestra is often of the most challenging variety, from Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict to Busoni's Doktor Faust. More importantly, whether in operatic or orchestral performance, critics have lavished high praise on the ensemble. The orchestra's recordings are available from Decca, EMI, Erato, Philips, Virgin Classics, Warner Classics, and other major labels.
The Lyon National Opera Orchestra was considered one of the more important French opera orchestras from its debut in 1831. The ensemble accompanied the opera company in many historic performances, such as the French premiere of Wagner's Die Meistersinger (1896) and Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov (1913).
Throughout the first half of the 20th century it gained much respect for its incisive playing. Yet, while there were many important changes introduced in 1969 by the opera company's general director, Louis Erlo, it was Gardiner's wholesale recasting of the orchestra in 1983 that yielded the most positive results.
From about the mid-'80s the orchestra was regularly invited to play at Europe's most prestigious music festivals (Strasbourg, Flanders, Aix-en-Provence, etc.). Gardiner served as music director until 1988, Kent Nagano succeeding him. Nagano's 1989 CD of Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges, on Virgin Classics, was one of its many highly praised recordings. Louis Langrée (1998-2000) and Ivan Fischer (2000-2003) served short stints as permanent conductor. After a five-year period without a permanent conductor, Kazushi Ono took the helm in 2008.
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Prokofiev: L'Amour des trois oranges
Kent Nagano, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Michele Lagrange, Jean-Luc Viala
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 01-01-1989
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Rossini: Le Comte Ory
John Eliot Gardiner, Sumi Jo, Diana Montague, John Aler, Choeur De l'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Clásica - Editado por Decca Music Group Ltd. el 01-01-1989
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Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers
Natalie Dessay, Laurent Naouri, Véronique Gens, Ewa Podles, Marc Minkowski, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Ópera - Editado por Warner Classics el 01-10-1998
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Messager: Fortunio
Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Thierry Dran, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, John Eliot Gardiner
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 01-05-1993
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Confidence
Julien Behr, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Pierre Bleuse
Clásica - Editado por Alpha Classics el 28-09-2018
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Chabrier: L'étoile
John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Gabriel Bacquier
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 07-09-1987
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Patricia Petibon: French Touch
Patricia Petibon, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Yves Abel
Clásica - Editado por Decca Music Group Ltd. el 01-01-2003
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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Roberto Scaltriti, Simone Alaimo, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Evelino Pido
Clásica - Editado por Decca Music Group Ltd. el 01-01-1993
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Bruch: Concerto for Clarinet and Viola, 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano & Romance for Viola and Orchestra
Paul Meyer, Gérard Caussé, François-René Duchable, Kent Nagano, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics International el 01-01-1990
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Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Dawn Upshaw, Jerry Hadley, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Kent Nagano
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 01-01-1996
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Jessye Norman at Notre-Dame
Jessye Norman, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Lawrence Foster
Clásica - Editado por Decca Music Group Ltd. el 01-10-1992
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Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor
Natalie Dessay, Roberto Alagna, Ludovic Tezier, Evelino Pido, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Ópera - Editado por Warner Classics el 04-11-2002
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Live à l'Opéra de Lyon (Live)
La Féline, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Kwaidan el 13-05-2022
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Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor
Natalie Dessay, Roberto Alagna, Ludovic Tezier, Evelino Pido, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Ópera - Editado por Warner Classics el 04-11-2002
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Vincenzo Bellini : La Somnambule (Extraits)
Natalie Dessay, Evelino Pido, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Fragmentos de ópera - Editado por Warner Classics el 05-11-2007
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Eötvös: 3 Sisters
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Kent Nagano
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 01-01-1999
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Duos d'opérettes
Barbara Hendricks, Gino Quilico, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Lawrence Foster
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 15-12-2006
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Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore
Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Choeur De l'Opéra National De Lyon, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Evelino Pido
Clásica - Editado por Decca Music Group Ltd. el 01-01-1993
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Ravel, Poulenc, Ibert & Martin: Songs with Orchestra
Kent Nagano, José Van Dam, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 25-11-2005
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Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor
Natalie Dessay, Roberto Alagna, Ludovic Tezier, Evelino Pido, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Ópera - Editado por Warner Classics el 04-11-2002
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L'Elisir d'Amore (QS)
Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Roberto Scaltriti, Simone Alaimo, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Evelino Pido
Clásica - Editado por Decca el 01-01-1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo