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André Campra has the distinction of being the most prominent French opera composer in the decades between Lully and Rameau, but even the operas of those two great masters are so rarely performed or recorded that it's not surprising that Campra's are virtually unknown to modern audiences. That makes this very fine recording with Hervé Niquet leading Choeur et Orchestre du Concert Spirituel and Les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles all the more valuable and welcome to fans of the French Baroque. Campra enthusiastically embraced the innovations of Italian opera, particularly the da capo aria, that Lully had scorned. The plot of Le Carneval de Venise (obviously) even takes place in Italy in an opera theater preparing a performance, and it involves an opera within an opera; it concludes with a performance of an operatic divertissement in Italian, Orfeo nell'inferi, in which Campra unabashedly adopts Italian conventions. The French sections are similar in sound and style to Lully's operas-ballets even though Campra doesn't have Lully's genius for simple, memorable melody. Orfeo nell'inferi very skillfully uses the florid manner of late 17th century opera, and the juxtaposition of the two styles, while intriguing to modern ears, must have been absolutely revolutionary to French audiences who were finally exposed to the innovations of Italian opera. The singers, chorus, and orchestra are skilled in both the Italian and French conventions of Middle Baroque performance practice and they offer a compelling account of the piece. The orchestra and the chorus (which is used very prominently in the French sections) play and sing with precision and lively energy. Niquet's tempos are fluid and he maintains a strong sense of momentum throughout. The soloists are never less than adequate and several stand out, particularly sopranos Salomé Haller and Sarah Tynan, tenor Mathias Vidal, baritone Andrew Foster-Williams, and bass Luigi de Donato. Glossa's sound is characteristically immaculate present and beautifully balanced.
© TiVo
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Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
DISC 2
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Mathias Vidal, tenor - Sarah Tynan, soprano - Alain Buet, bass - Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone - Luigi De Donato, bass - Blandine Staskiewicz, mezzo-soprano - Marina De Liso, mezzo-soprano - Le Concert Spirituel - Hervé Niquet, Conductor
Album review
André Campra has the distinction of being the most prominent French opera composer in the decades between Lully and Rameau, but even the operas of those two great masters are so rarely performed or recorded that it's not surprising that Campra's are virtually unknown to modern audiences. That makes this very fine recording with Hervé Niquet leading Choeur et Orchestre du Concert Spirituel and Les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles all the more valuable and welcome to fans of the French Baroque. Campra enthusiastically embraced the innovations of Italian opera, particularly the da capo aria, that Lully had scorned. The plot of Le Carneval de Venise (obviously) even takes place in Italy in an opera theater preparing a performance, and it involves an opera within an opera; it concludes with a performance of an operatic divertissement in Italian, Orfeo nell'inferi, in which Campra unabashedly adopts Italian conventions. The French sections are similar in sound and style to Lully's operas-ballets even though Campra doesn't have Lully's genius for simple, memorable melody. Orfeo nell'inferi very skillfully uses the florid manner of late 17th century opera, and the juxtaposition of the two styles, while intriguing to modern ears, must have been absolutely revolutionary to French audiences who were finally exposed to the innovations of Italian opera. The singers, chorus, and orchestra are skilled in both the Italian and French conventions of Middle Baroque performance practice and they offer a compelling account of the piece. The orchestra and the chorus (which is used very prominently in the French sections) play and sing with precision and lively energy. Niquet's tempos are fluid and he maintains a strong sense of momentum throughout. The soloists are never less than adequate and several stand out, particularly sopranos Salomé Haller and Sarah Tynan, tenor Mathias Vidal, baritone Andrew Foster-Williams, and bass Luigi de Donato. Glossa's sound is characteristically immaculate present and beautifully balanced.
© TiVo
Details of the original recording : Recorded in Paris (Salle Colonne) in January 2011 <br><br />Engineered by Manuel Mohino <br><br />Produced by Dominique Daigremont <br><br />Executive producer: Carlos Céster <br><br />Performance edition prepared by the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (CMBV) <br><br /><br>
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 71 track(s)
- Total length: 02:08:24
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Hervé Niquet
- Composer: André Campra
- Label: Glossa
- Genre: Classical
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