KAREL MIRY - BOUCHARD D'AVESNES (Audio highlights)
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Karel Miry: BOUCHARD D'AVESNES (Extensive audio highlights*)
The unique revival of Karel Miry's 1864 grand opéra Bouchard d'Avesnes by Lyrica Ghent was one of the most moving operatic experiences I have ever witnessed. The work is an absolute masterpiece in the genre and the performance, though made with modest financial means, was stunning. All performers rose to their top level in a cast headed by the mesmerizing Marguerite of Jolien De Gent and the impressive Bouchard of tenor David Astorga, who mastered here one of the most challenging rôles ever written for tenor. Likewise Paul Claus, Christian Lujàn and the delightful Dugazon of Isabel Garcia in the trouser rôle of Roger gave their hearts and soul to Miry and the conductor, Geert Soenen. The latter is chef of the JeMOO Youth orchestra of East Flanders, an ensemble that he inspired here to give what may well prove to have been their best performance ever. In short, the Lyrica revival was far more than some provincial performance of just another local rarity. This was to date the last example of the superb operatic tradition that Ghent used to have until the late 1970s and the most important operatic rediscovery of the year 2014 for sure. Regrettably, we can only publish extensive highlights, for the simple reason that one of the support cast singers did not agree to have her excerpts published. This still leaves us with 90% of the opera, including all the true highlights. RS.
Production: Lyrica Ghent
Audio/video production: 401DutchOperas.com
PDF booklet: PDF booklet: Contains a 134 page PDF booklet withnumerous photos from the production and the rehearsals, biographical information, the libretto (French/Dutch) and the synopsis.
Graphic design, audio remastering: 401www.nl
Catalogue number: NLO2014KMBAudio
℗ © 2014 401DutchDivas.nl/Lyrica Ghent
MP3 FILES, ARTWORK + PDF BOOKLET IN .ZIP ARCHIVE FOR DIRECT DOWNLOAD
Audio samples below are low res, downloads contain high resolution mp3's
Info on the opera can be found here
Total Time:127.47'
Tracking
| KAREL MIRY | BOUCHARD D'AVESNES (Audio highlights/ 3cd length) | |
| ACT I | |
| 01 Ouverture (orchestre) | |
| 02 J’ai faim (chouer) | |
| 03 Amis! (Baudry) | |
| 04 Ami, calme ta peine (Norbert) | |
| 05 Voici le fruit de ma course nouvelle (Norbert) | |
| 06 Il a raison, ma foi, buvons à sa santé (choeur) | |
| 07 dances | |
| 08 Douce folie! Quel moment (choeur) | |
| 09 Sous ces chènes touffus (Roger) | |
| 10 Va, me dit-elle, va, beau page (Roger) | |
| 11 Puisque ta science tant pronée devine (Roger, Norbert) | |
| 12 Que veut-elle savoir? (Norbert) | |
| 13 Ah! Je respire en n (Norbert) | |
| 14 Sur ma paupière appesantie un doux sommeil (Marguerite) | |
| 15 Calmez un vain tourment Bouchard existe (Norbert, Marguerite) | |
| 16 Cours de joie enivrer (Norbert) | |
| 17 Varlets, sonnez du cor (Roger) | |
| Total Time: 40.38' |
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| ACT II | |
| 01 Enfin du ciel la colère... Ah! je le sens... Espérance! (Bouchard) | |
| 02 Seigneur, au nom de la comtesse (Regnier) | |
| 03 La nuit enchanteresse (choeur) | |
| 04 Guerriers de l’Ostrasie (choeur) | |
| 05 Près des murs de Byzance (air Roger) | |
| 06 Seigneur, une troupe complète (Regner, Bouchard) | |
| 07 Chef des Bohémiens (Bouchard, Norbert) | |
| 08 Loin de ces bords (air Norbert) | |
| 09 Parole redoutable (Bouchard, choeur) | |
| ACT III | |
| 10 Perdu, deshonoré! (Bouchard, Regnier) | |
| 11 Lorsque jadis sur (air Regnier) | |
| 12 Ecoute, un seul espoir (Bouchard, Marguerite) | |
| 13 Sur ta route au bonheur (duet Bouchard, Marguerite) | |
| 14 Quelle est cette marche guerrière? (Bouchard, Marguerite, choeur) | |
| 15 Je le confesse (Bouchard, Marguerite, choeur) | |
| Total Time: 63.39' |
| DOWNLOAD III | |
| ACT IV | |
| 01 Le jour revient (Intro, choeur, Roger) | |
| 02 La nuit s’est dérobée à ma douleur... Image chérie (recitative & air Marguerite) | |
| 03 Dieu m’a donné (Marguerite) | |
| 04 Enfin du sort la faveur (Norbert) | |
| 05 Enfin, te voilà donc! (Bouchard-Norbert) | |
| 06 A ton ordre sévere (Bouchard, choeur) | |
| ACT V | |
| 07 Introduction (orchestre) | |
| 08 Adieu, Flandre chérie (cavatine Bouchard) | |
| 09 Arrêtez! ... Marguerite (duet Bouchard, Marguerite) | |
| 10 L’heure a sonné (trio Norbert, Bouchard, Marguerite) | |
| 11 Où suis-je? (monologue Marguerite) | |
| 12 Vengeance! Vengeance! (finale) | |
| Total Time: 50.53' |
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