Gounod's La Colombe | Elder, Morley, Camarena, Naouri, Losier | Opera Rara, The Hallê

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Following his award-winning recording of Donizetti’s Les Martyrs, Sir Mark Elder’s second Opera Rara release of 2015 features a rare recording – Gounod’s delightful opera La Colombe (“The Dove”). Sir Mark and the Hallé are joined by a wonderful cast, led by two of the most acclaimed young singers in the world today – Erin Morley and Javier Camarena along with the established French baritone Laurent Naouri and mezzo Michèle Losier.

CAST
Erin Morley (Sylvie), Javier Camarena (Horace), Laurent Naouri (Maître Jean), Michèle Losier (Mazet)
The Halle
Sir Mark Elder, conductor

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ACT I
00:00:00 [01] Introduction
00:03:39 [02] Sylvie, Sylvie! Venez-la ma mignonne!
00:06:32 [03] Voila qui est fait
00:10:22 [04] Qu’il garde son argent!
00:16:13 [05] Voyons, seigneur, ecoutez un moment la raison
00:16:45 [06] Les amoureux
00:20:21 [07] Allons retrouver madame la comtesse
00:22:13 [08] Je veux interroger ce jeune homme
00:28:12 [09] Ah! Les femmes! Les femmes
00:31:03 [10] Et ton maitre partage
00:32:09 [11] O vision enchanteresse!
00:35:41 [12] Bref, cher seigneur, je suis tout a fait ravie
00:36:44 [13] O douce joie!

ACT II
00:40:44 [14] Entr’acte
00:43:30 [15] Le grand art de cuisine
00:47:33 [16] Les fournisseurs refusent
00:48:52 [17] Il faut d’abord dresser la table!
00:58:22 [18] Me voila retombee dans une etrange reverie!
00:59:47 [19] Que de reves charmants emportes sans retour!
01:03:11 [20] Je vous cherche depuis une heure
01:04:32 [21] Ces attraits que chacun admire
01:07:02 [22] La deesse aujourd’hui se nomme Amynte
01:08:09 [23] Mais non, quand nous aurons dine
01:11:25 [24] Helas, seigneur, pardonnez-moi
01:17:09 [25] Apaisez, blanche colombe