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LES TALENS LYRIQUES
FLEMISH RADIO CHOIR
with Karine Deshayes, Karina Gauvin, Ante Jerkunica, Nico Darmanin,
Marie Gautrot, Diana Axentii,
Thibault de Damas
World premiere recording
It was around 1825 that Louise Bertin, pupil of Reicha and friend of Berlioz, tackled the subject of Faust with all the energy and confidence of a young woman of twenty. She entirely exceeded the public’s expectations and won over the critics with her daring. Colourful orchestration, charming cantabiles, vigorous choruses – everything seemed to promise the work would enter the repertory.
But the closure of the Théâtre-Italien after just three performances in 1831 decided otherwise, and the score languished in the vaults of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France for 190 years. Though created with a tenor Fausto, the opera was conceived for a mezzo soprano, Rosmunda Pisaroni. It is this initial version – never heard before, even in the composer’s lifetime – that is championed by Christophe Rousset in a complete recording with period instruments.
Once again, Les Talens Lyriques and the Palazzetto Bru Zane join forces in an adventurous French operatic rediscovery.
Recording from 15 to 18 June 2023 at the Seine Musicale (Paris).
Palazzetto Bru Zane musical editions.
Table of contents
Alexandre Dratwicki, A second youth for Fausto
Céline Frigau Manning, The Théâtre-Italien de Paris at the time of Fausto
Hélène Cao, From Goethe to Louise Bertin: adaptation and appropriation
Alexandre Dratwicki, ‘The undertaking was a bold one’
Synopsis
Libretto
Cast - Tracklist
