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We'll admit: this Reine de Chypre by Fromental Halévy is probably not the unfairly-overlooked work of commanding genius for which the lyrical world has been waiting for fifty years… But it would still be a shame to miss it, especially when performed by such a line-up, with Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois and Etienne Dupuis at the top of the bill. And after all, the score is full of vocal marvels and very original ensembles; but it is rather in the orchestration – which is not much more adventurous than that of any other piece of Italian bel canto of the era – that Halévy has taken it easy. The melodic richness was pointed out in an article in the Revue et gazette musicale in April 1842: "In the Reine de Chypre, Halévy's new style is on display with more dash, and more success. I have had occasion to point out the preconditions, as I see them, of the production of a good opera, by pointing out the obstacles which stand in the way of meeting these conditions fully and in good time, whether by the poet or the composer. When these conditions are met, it is an event of great importance for the world of art. Now, in the present case, circumstances have conspired in the performance of a work which, as even the most exacting critic must admit, possesses all the qualities which constitute a good opera. (…) The composer has put all the enchantment of his art into the duet that breathes the sentiments that enrapture them. The dark cloth on which these two charming figures are drawn shows through even in those songs which are so sparkling and alive with happiness, like a sinister cloud, and lends them a particular character of melancholy intrigue. There is no equal, in nobility or in grace, of the magnificent melody of the final part of this duet." The article continues in this vein. The byline? One Richard Wagner… © SM/Qobuz
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La Reine de Chypre, Acte I (Fromental Halévy)
Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Véronique Gens, Soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Véronique Gens, Soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Véronique Gens, Soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Christophoros Stamboglis, basse (Andréa Cornaro) - Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Véronique Gens, Soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Christophoros Stamboglis, basse (Andréa Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Eric Huchet, ténor (Mocénigo) - Christophoros Stamboglis, basse (Andréa Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Tomislav Lavoie, basse (Un Officier) - Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Véronique Gens, Soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
La Reine de Chypre, Acte II (Fromental Halévy)
Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Véronique Gens, Soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Véronique Gens, Soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Eric Huchet, ténor (Mocénigo) - Véronique Gens, Soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Véronique Gens, Soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
La Reine de Chypre, Acte III (Fromental Halévy)
Eric Huchet, ténor (Mocénigo) - Artavazd Sargsyan, ténor (Strozzi) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Eric Huchet, ténor (Mocénigo) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, Conductor - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
DISC 2
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
La Reine de Chypre, Acte IV (Fromental Halévy)
Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Tomislav Lavoie, basse (Un Héraut d’armes) - Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Véronique Gens, soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Eric Huchet, ténor (Mocénigo) - Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
La Reine de Chypre, Acte V (Fromental Halévy)
Véronique Gens, soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Véronique Gens, soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Véronique Gens, soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Véronique Gens, soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Artavazd Sargsyan, ténor (Strozzi) - Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Tomislav Lavoie, basse (Un Officier) - Véronique Gens, soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Véronique Gens, soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Eric Huchet, ténor (Mocénigo) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Véronique Gens, soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Eric Huchet, ténor (Mocénigo) - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Cyrille Dubois, ténor (Gérard de Coucy) - Etienne Dupuis, baryton (Jacques de Lusignan) - Véronique Gens, soprano (Catarina Cornaro) - Flemish Radio Choir - Orchestre de chambre de Paris - Hervé Niquet, direction - Fromental Halévy, Composer - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Lyricist
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
Album review
We'll admit: this Reine de Chypre by Fromental Halévy is probably not the unfairly-overlooked work of commanding genius for which the lyrical world has been waiting for fifty years… But it would still be a shame to miss it, especially when performed by such a line-up, with Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois and Etienne Dupuis at the top of the bill. And after all, the score is full of vocal marvels and very original ensembles; but it is rather in the orchestration – which is not much more adventurous than that of any other piece of Italian bel canto of the era – that Halévy has taken it easy. The melodic richness was pointed out in an article in the Revue et gazette musicale in April 1842: "In the Reine de Chypre, Halévy's new style is on display with more dash, and more success. I have had occasion to point out the preconditions, as I see them, of the production of a good opera, by pointing out the obstacles which stand in the way of meeting these conditions fully and in good time, whether by the poet or the composer. When these conditions are met, it is an event of great importance for the world of art. Now, in the present case, circumstances have conspired in the performance of a work which, as even the most exacting critic must admit, possesses all the qualities which constitute a good opera. (…) The composer has put all the enchantment of his art into the duet that breathes the sentiments that enrapture them. The dark cloth on which these two charming figures are drawn shows through even in those songs which are so sparkling and alive with happiness, like a sinister cloud, and lends them a particular character of melancholy intrigue. There is no equal, in nobility or in grace, of the magnificent melody of the final part of this duet." The article continues in this vein. The byline? One Richard Wagner… © SM/Qobuz
Details of original recording : Recorded at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, 5-7 June, 2017
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 33 track(s)
- Total length: 02:34:22
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Orchestre de chambre de Paris Hervé Niquet Flemish Radio Choir
- Composer: Fromental Halévy
- Label: Bru Zane
- Area: France
- Genre: Classical Opera Full Operas
- Period: Romantic Music
2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane / Sémele Proyectos Musicales 2018 Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française
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