Le Dernier Sorcier
Eric Owens
- Label
- Bridge
- Catalogusnummer
- BRIDG 9515
- EAN / barcode
- 0090404951527
- Verschijningsdatum
- 3 oktober 2019
- Type
- Album
150 years after its composition, a lost opera is recovered and a vanished voice restored. A recently rediscovered treasure by one of the most compelling artists of the nineteenth century, Le dernier sorcier (The Last Sorcerer) resonates with themes of power and progress, gender and equality, and the restoration of natural order in an ever-changing world - a feminist eco-fable in operatic form. The work is a chamber opera in two acts written by Pauline Viardot on a French libretto by Ivan Turgenev. The plot centers on Krakamiche, a once-powerful sorcerer whose presence in the great woods has upset the fairies, the forest’s rightful inhabitants, and disturbed the harmony of the land. Through the combined efforts of the fairies and their queen, the sorcerer's daughter and her prince, and a hapless valet, Krakamiche ultimately learns key truths about humility, love, and living in harmony with the natural world. World premiere recording featuring Bass-Baritone Eric Owens, Mezzo-Soprano Jamie Barton, Soprano Camille Zamora, Mezzo-Soprano Adriana Zabala, Tenor Michael Slattery, Soprano Sarah Brailey, Manhattan Girls Chorus (Michelle Oesterle, Founder & Artistic Director), Pianists Myra Huang and Liana Pailodze Harron, and Narrator Trudie Styler.
Tracklist
- 01 Le dernier sorcier: Overture 03:06
- 02 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: In a Great Forest, in a Land Far, Far Away 02:08
- 03 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Par ici 05:05
- 04 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Not Far from the Forest, in a Neighboring Kingdom 00:33
- 05 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Dans le bois frais et sombre 02:56
- 06 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Knowing That Prince Lelio Cannot Risk Being Seen 00:24
- 07 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Ramasse cette rose 01:42
- 08 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Alone and Frustrated, Krakamiche Laments His Lost Powers 00:23
- 09 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Ah, la sotte existence 04:06
- 10 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Stella Overhears Krakamiche Bellowing 00:39
- 11 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Coulez, coulez, gouttes fines 02:49
- 12 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: The Fairy Queen Appears Again 00:18
- 13 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Sur les yeux de ton père 00:58
- 14 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Krakamiche's Hapless Servant Perlimpinpin Sings with Longing of His Glory Days 00:22
- 15 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Quand j'étais un géant 02:02
- 16 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: A Triumphant March Announces the Arrival of the Cochinese Dignitaries 00:34
- 17 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: March 01:24
- 18 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Krakamiche Is Eager to Try the Magic Moly Herb That Will Restore His Power 00:23
- 19 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Tourne, tourne comme un tonton 02:30
- 20 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Exhausted and Half-Dead from His Mad Dance, Krakamiche Escapes into His Hut 00:20
- 21 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: Compagnes ailées 05:34
- 22 Le dernier sorcier, Act I: The Following Afternoon, Lelio Counts the Minutes Until Nightfall 00:17
- 23 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Pourrais-je jamais aimer 02:36
- 24 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Inside the Cramped Hut, Krakamiche and Stella Sit Together 00:25
- 25 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Mélodrame 01:05
- 26 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Stella Asks Krakamiche to Rest and Forget the Insult Inflicted upon Him by the Fairies 01:01
- 27 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Si tu ne sais pas 05:50
- 28 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: As Krakamiche Continues His Search for the Missing, All-Powerful Spell 00:28
- 29 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Quand vient la saison fleurie 02:04
- 30 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Lelio Approaches, Assuring Stella That She Need Not Fear Her Father's Wrath 00:19
- 31 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: C'est moi, ne craignez rien 03:28
- 32 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Having Confessed His Feelings, Lelio Kneels Before Stella 00:29
- 33 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Loupprola, Schibbola, Trix 01:21
- 34 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Instead of a Monster, Krakamiche's Spell Brings Forth from the Earth a Little Goat 01:22
- 35 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Adieu, témoins de ma misère 02:43
- 36 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: A Wedding March Is Heard, and the Young Couple Bid a Grateful Farewell 00:19
- 37 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: O bienfaisante fée 01:17
- 38 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Krakamiche, Perlimpinpin, Lelio, and Stella Set Off for the Neighboring Kingdom 00:36
- 39 Le dernier sorcier, Act II: Salut! Salut! O forêt bien aimée 02:42
Bron: MusicBrainz
