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Curiously enough Le Roi D’Y only became and stayed popular in the French theatres. Only the grand overture is known in the concert hall. It’s a miniature Lohengrin and one could easily exchange the desired cast. Only the tenor could create problems. The part of Margared belongs to one of the most interesting roles for a mezzo or dramatic soprano, as is obvious in the fragments we’ve chosen for you. The idea was originally to issue only Fiori FI-1140, but at the very last moment one of the works was cancelled and we’ve decided to offer our third choice. It seems a bit too much, but we’re convinced that if you start listening, you will not be bored for one moment. For a great part this is due to the singers who are at the height of their ability. The sound quality of the recording of 1967 is obviously to a lesser degree, but it shows the last sounds of a now deserted French tradition.
Toulouse
October 14, 2007
Bonus Tracks
Edouard Lalo - LE ROI D'YS
Act 3 Aubade de Mylio: "Vainement, ma bien-aimée"
Track 15 Léon Lafitte
Accompagnement piano
1901
Track 16 Nellie Melba
1910
Track 17 Miguel Villabella
1927
Track 18 Joseph Rogatchewsky
Conductor: Elle Cohen
1927
Track 19 Gasto Micheletti
Orchestre National et Choeurs
Conductor: Gustav Cloëz
1929
Track 20 André d’Arkor
Orchestre du Théatre Royal de la Monnaie de Bruxelles
Conductor: Maurice Bastin
1932
Track 21 César Vezzani
Conductor: Piero Coppola
1932
Track 22 Tino Rossi
Conductor: Marcel Cariven
1934
Track 23 Beniamino Gigli
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Rainaldo Zamboni
1946
Track 24 Nicolai Gedda
Orhestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
1964
Track 25 Alain Vanzo
Orchestre et Choeurs Radio-Lyrique
Conductor: Pierre Dervaux
1973
Track 26 Alfredo Kraus
Orchestre Manuel de Falla
Conductor: Nicola Rescigno
197?
Track 27 Roberto Alagna
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Bertrand de Billy
2001
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CD Length and Format:
CD 1 Act 1 & 2, 77.22 minutes
CD 2 Act 3 & Bonus tracks, 78.43 minutes
The CDs are in MP3 Format (320 kbps), with Cue Sheets. |
