Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable (complete opera)
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GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Robert le Diable (complete opera)
John Osborn, Nicolas Courjal, Amina Edris, Erin Morley, Nico Darmanin / Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine; Marc Minkowsk
[ Bru Zane CDs + Book / 3 CD/Book ]
Release Date: Friday 23 September 2022
French grand-opéra specialist Marc Minkowski has at last recorded Robert le Diable, a jewel of the genre. A triumph at its premiere in November 1831, it captivated contemporaries, and its influence stretched as far as Verdi and Wagner. An imposing international cast brings this repertory cornerstone to life: John Osborn portrays a Robert at once valiant and tender, Amina Edris reveals her full resources in the perilous role of Alice, while idiomatic performances by Nicolas Courjal, Erin Morley and Nico Darmanin complete a line-up offering the most vivid contrasts of tessitura. Against the backdrop of a medieval legend, this fantastical work depicts a confrontation between Good and Evil, pitting against each other a group of protagonists torn between desire and duty. A foundational score of musical Romanticism - performed more than 750 times in the nineteenth century at the Paris Opéra alone - is now gradually emerging from oblivion.
"It all adds up to a formidable re-evaluation of a seminal if neglected work, as well as being a remarkable achievement in its own right." Gramophone Recording of the Month Awards Issue 2022
Gramophone Award Finalist 2023 - Opera
"Minkowski conducts the orchestra in a brisk, spirited reading, making much of Meyerbeer's consistently original orchestral detail, which so amazed Berlioz...John Osborn sings very stylishly in the title role...Erin Morley shines as Isabelle, her silvertimbred voice nicely modulated." Opera
"In Marc Minkowski's experienced hands, Meyerbeer's gothic saga fairly flies off the page, every bar fizzing with energy and with set pieces that burst over our heads like fireworks. Add an outstandingly talented cast, headed by John Osborn as Robert and Erin Morley as Isabelle, and you have a set with award-winner written all over it." Limelight Five Stars
