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Les Talens Lyriques|Louise Bertin: Fausto

Louise Bertin: Fausto

Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset and Flemish Radio Choir

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The classical best-seller charts are unfamiliar environs for the Palazzetto Bru Zane label, which specializes in forgotten 19th century opera. However, this release achieved best-seller status in early 2024, and this is absolutely no surprise, for Louise Bertin's Fausto is a remarkable work. One wonders how long it will take programmers to present it in a cycle with Berlioz's and Gounod's versions of the Faust tale (and perhaps Arrigo Boito's); the work is colorful in the extreme and is sure to be a crowd-pleaser even though it closed after three performances in 1831 and was shelved for the next 190 years. Perhaps the opera mixed so many influences that audiences just did not know what to make of it. Bertin, who was 25 when the work had its premiere in Paris, wrote the libretto herself in Italian. It has all the trappings of Rossinian opera -- fortepiano-accompanied recitative, aria, scena, preghiera, cavatina, big multi-part finales ending with a fast stretta -- but the effect of the music is completely different, and the settings stand up to the weighty aspect of the material. It is as if Weber had written a Faust opera, sometimes even as if Beethoven had written one. The role of Faust is sung by a mezzo-soprano, which is how Bertin wrote it, although a tenor version also exists. This results in intriguing equal-status duets between Karine Deshayes as Fausto and Karina Gauvin as Margarita. Conductor Christophe Rousset catches the ambition and the drama; his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques uses historical instruments but wisely bulks up to an adequate size for the work. Palazzetto Bru Zane, as usual, does the opera justice sonically with a studio recording. This is a remarkable release, not only for lovers of 19th century opera or those interested in music by women, but for anyone.

© James Manheim /TiVo

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Fausto, Ouverture
Les Talens Lyriques
00:09:34

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act I: Introduzione. Tutte volsi e rivolsi
Karine Deshayes
00:02:07

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act I: Aria. Il vago sol del mondo
Karine Deshayes
00:02:20

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act I: Scena con coro. Qual m’assorda rumor?
Karine Deshayes
00:03:54

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act I: Recitativo. Chi fia quest’importuno?
Karine Deshayes
00:00:50

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Thibault de Damas, Soloist, MainArtist - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act I: Terzetto. Vezzosa giovinetta
Karine Deshayes
00:07:16

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Thibault de Damas, Soloist, MainArtist - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act I: Recitativo. Debbo venir anch’io?
Karine Deshayes
00:01:56

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Thibault de Damas, Soloist, MainArtist - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act I: Duetto. Sorgi al mio cenno, o Satana
Karine Deshayes
00:08:30

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act I: Finale. Zitto, zitto, state attenti
Karine Deshayes
00:03:28

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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10
Fausto, Act I: Scena con coro. Dite, amici, ove n’andò la vecchia?
Karine Deshayes
00:04:46

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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11
Fausto, Act I: Scena della strega. Qual sovramana possa
Karine Deshayes
00:05:08

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Diana Axentii, Soloist, MainArtist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act II: Canzonetta e Coro. Fuggite amor
Karina Gauvin
00:04:15

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Marie Gautrot, Soloist, MainArtist - Diana Axentii, Soloist, MainArtist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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13
Fausto, Act II: Recitativo. Ecco, tornata è in casa
Karine Deshayes
00:00:45

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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14
Fausto, Act II: Duetto. Signora amabile
Karine Deshayes
00:04:21

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act II: Scena. Chi sarà mai quel vago
Karina Gauvin
00:02:05

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act II: Cavatina. Palpita nel seno gelido il cor
Karina Gauvin
00:02:35

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act II: Recitativo. Quanto tempo, mia cara
Karina Gauvin
00:00:31

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Marie Gautrot, Soloist, MainArtist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act II: Duetto. Vi saluto, madama
Ante Jerkunica
00:04:08

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Marie Gautrot, Soloist, MainArtist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act II: Recitativo. Chi avrebbe mai creduto
Ante Jerkunica
00:00:21

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act II: Finale. Fra quell’ombra
Karina Gauvin
00:06:28

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Marie Gautrot, Soloist, MainArtist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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DISC 2

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Fausto, Act III: Preghiera. Abbassa, ohimè, Madre beata e santa
Karina Gauvin
00:04:09

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act III: Scena. Vergogna!
Karina Gauvin
00:05:03

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act III: Aria. Ah, mi batte il cor nel petto
Nico Darmanin
00:04:11

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Nico Darmanin, Soloist, MainArtist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act III: Recitativo. Ecco il german! Conviene
Ante Jerkunica
00:02:04

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Nico Darmanin, Soloist, MainArtist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act III: Finale. Che intesi! O cruda sorte! Il patrio tetto
Nico Darmanin
00:04:41

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Nico Darmanin, Soloist, MainArtist - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher

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6
Fausto, Act III: Concertato. O trionfo!
Nico Darmanin
00:02:28

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Nico Darmanin, Soloist, MainArtist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act III: Stretta. Che sussurro! Che spavento!
Karina Gauvin
00:06:16

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Nico Darmanin, Soloist, MainArtist - Diana Axentii, Soloist, MainArtist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act IV: Recitativo. Ebben, che c’è di nuovo?
Karine Deshayes
00:01:32

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act IV: Aria. O fier tormento rio!
Karine Deshayes
00:02:24

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act IV: Cantabile. Deh guarda, o ciel clemente
Karine Deshayes
00:03:23

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Thibault de Damas, Soloist, MainArtist - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act IV: Stretta. A morte vergognosa!
Karine Deshayes
00:01:56

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act IV: Recitativo. Risolvete, dottor!
Ante Jerkunica
00:00:13

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act IV: Finale. Margarita! Margarita!
Karine Deshayes
00:02:55

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act IV: Finale. A questi dolci accenti
Karine Deshayes
00:02:27

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act IV: Cantabile. Meco è già la morte
Karine Deshayes
00:02:29

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Fausto, Act IV: Stretta. Ah, qual voce d’ìntorno rimbomba?
Karine Deshayes
00:04:09

Christophe Rousset, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karine Deshayes, Soloist, MainArtist - Karina Gauvin, Soloist, MainArtist - Ante Jerkunica, Soloist, MainArtist - Flemish Radio Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Louise Bertin, Composer, Lyricist - Edgardo Vertanessian, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer, SoundEngineer, SoundEditor - Éditions musicales Palazzetto Bru Zane, MusicPublisher - Alexandre Dratwicki, Producer, ArtDirector

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Album review

The classical best-seller charts are unfamiliar environs for the Palazzetto Bru Zane label, which specializes in forgotten 19th century opera. However, this release achieved best-seller status in early 2024, and this is absolutely no surprise, for Louise Bertin's Fausto is a remarkable work. One wonders how long it will take programmers to present it in a cycle with Berlioz's and Gounod's versions of the Faust tale (and perhaps Arrigo Boito's); the work is colorful in the extreme and is sure to be a crowd-pleaser even though it closed after three performances in 1831 and was shelved for the next 190 years. Perhaps the opera mixed so many influences that audiences just did not know what to make of it. Bertin, who was 25 when the work had its premiere in Paris, wrote the libretto herself in Italian. It has all the trappings of Rossinian opera -- fortepiano-accompanied recitative, aria, scena, preghiera, cavatina, big multi-part finales ending with a fast stretta -- but the effect of the music is completely different, and the settings stand up to the weighty aspect of the material. It is as if Weber had written a Faust opera, sometimes even as if Beethoven had written one. The role of Faust is sung by a mezzo-soprano, which is how Bertin wrote it, although a tenor version also exists. This results in intriguing equal-status duets between Karine Deshayes as Fausto and Karina Gauvin as Margarita. Conductor Christophe Rousset catches the ambition and the drama; his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques uses historical instruments but wisely bulks up to an adequate size for the work. Palazzetto Bru Zane, as usual, does the opera justice sonically with a studio recording. This is a remarkable release, not only for lovers of 19th century opera or those interested in music by women, but for anyone.

© James Manheim /TiVo

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