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A focus on the music of Messiaen in the context of French opera and ballet, with works by Lully, Offenbach, Berlioz, Charpentier, Bizet, Massenet and Debussy.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

The focus on Messiaen's music in the context of significant themes in French music history continues with a selection of French opera and ballet performances, including a whistlestop tour through the last four hundred years of music.

Lully: Persee (excerpts)
Stephanie d'Oustrac (mezzo-soprano)
Le Concert Spirituel
Alice Pierot (director)

Offenbach: Tyrolienne (La Belle Helene)
Michael Schade (tenor)
Wiener Virtuosen

Berlioz: (Overture) Les Francs-juges
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Charpentier: Medee (excerpts)
Stephanie d'Oustrac (mezzo-soprano)
Le Concert Spirituel
Alice Pierot (director)

Adolphe Adam: Giselle (excerpts from Act 2)
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)

Bizet: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Carmen)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon National Orchestra
Michael Schonwandt (conductor)

Massenet: Manon (excerpts)
Nathalie Dessay (soprano)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon National Orchestra
Michael Schonwandt (conductor)

Chabrier: Fete polonaise (Le Roi malgre lui)
Ulster Orchestra
Jean-Luc Tingaud (conductor)

Francois Colin de Blamont: Egine (Les fetes de Thetis)
Egine ...... La Seine Stephanie Pochon (soprano)
Thetis ...... Caroline Mutel (soprano)
Sisyphe ...... Arnaud Marzorati (baritone)
Jupiter/Mercure ...... Jean-Sebastien Bou (baritone)
Les Nouveaux Caracteres
Sebastien d'Herin (director/harpsichord)

Debussy: Jeux
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor).

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Mon 27 Oct 2008 14:00

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