A Tribute to Pauline Viardot Marina Viotti, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset

• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787): Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 1. No. 6:
• 1 Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 1. No. 6: "Qu'entends-je ? … Amour, viens rendre à mon âme" (Orphée) 07:01
• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835): I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Act 1. No. 3:
• 2 Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Act 1. No. 3: Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio… La tremenda ultrice spada (Romeo) 04:20
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912): Marie-Magdeleine, Act 1. No. 2:
• 3 Massenet: Marie-Magdeleine, Act 1. No. 2: "Ô mes sœurs" (Méryem) 05:08
• Fromental Halévy (1799 - 1862): La Juive, Act 2. No. 10:
• 4 Halévy: La Juive, Act 2. No. 10: "Il va venir !" (Rachel) 05:26
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868): Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1. No. 5:
• 5 Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1. No. 5: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina) 05:57
• Semiramide:
• 6 Rossini: Semiramide: Overture 12:02
• Semiramide, Act 1:
• 7 Rossini: Semiramide, Act 1: "Bel raggio lusinghier" (Semiramide) 06:10
• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848): La favorite, Act 3. No. 11:
• 8 Donizetti: La favorite, Act 3. No. 11: "L'ai-je bien entendu ? … Ô mon Fernand… Venez cruels" (Léonor) 07:39
• La favorite: Overture:
• 9 Donizetti: La favorite: Overture 05:45
• Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869): Les Troyens, H 133, Act 5. No. 2:
• 10 Berlioz: Les Troyens, H 133, Act 5. No. 2: "Ah, ah, je vais mourir… Adieu fière cité" (Didon) 06:04
• Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893): Sapho, CG 1, Act 3. No. 19:
• 11 Gounod: Sapho, CG 1, Act 3. No. 19: "Où suis-je ? … Ô ma lyre immortelle" (Sapho) 07:59
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act 2. No. 10:
• 12 Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act 2. No. 10: "Samson recherchant ma présence… Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse" (Dalila) 04:31
• Total Runtime 01:18:02

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Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques make a foray into the Romantic repertoire with this tribute to Pauline Viardot, who was not only the most influential singer of the nineteenth century, but also a pedagogue and composer, whose gifts, personality and incomparable aura made her one of the leading figures of French Romanticism.

Together the mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti and Christophe Rousset retrace Pauline Viardot’s versatile career and, taking up her great roles, present a musical portrait of a unique performer, who was unanimously acclaimed by the audiences of her time.

Marina Viotti, mezzo-sopran
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, musical direction

Marina Viotti
was born in Switzerland, her parents both being musicians, and grew up in France. She got a diploma of flute at 17 years old. Curious by nature, she did not only study classical music, but also explored jazz, metal or chanson.

After a Master’s degree for philosophy and literature, she went to Vienna where she started her vocal education with Heidi Brunner in 2011, and continued with Brigitte Balleys in HEMU Lausanne in 2013. She currently works with Raul Gimenez and Alessandra Rossi.

Her roles at the opera include : Arsace (Aurelian in Palmira) and Isabella in L’italiana in Algeri at the Rossini festival in Wildbad (DE) and at the Luzerner Theater where she also sang Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) and La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein (Offenbach). She sang Dritte Dame in Zauberflöte (Mozart) in Lausanne, Melibea in Il Viaggio a Reims (Liceu Barcelona), Olga in Onegin (Tchaikovsky) swell as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) at the Opéra du Rhin. Marina debuted in Zürich with Maddalena (Rigoletto), and will also debut in La Scala, Dresden and Münich next season.

Marina has also been heard in several concerts as a soloist: El amor brujo (De Falla) with the OSI, Mozart Messe en Ut with Gli Angeli, La Petite Messe solennelle (Rossini), Der Rose Pilgerfahrt (Schumann), Kindertotenlieder (Mahler) with the OCL, Les Nuits d’été (Berlioz) with Macon orchestra.

She also is a regular guest of many festivals (Label Suisse, Festival de la Cité, Lavaux Classic) with her recital “Love has no borders”, touring from Switzerland to Brasil and Japan.

Marina is lauréate of several Foundations (Mosetti, Migros, Leenards, Weltner…). She recently was a finalist in Operalia Competion, won the first price of the Kattenburg Competition in 2017, the 3d price at the Concours de Genève in 2016, and the International Belcanto Price at the Rossini Festival of Wildbad in 2015.

Marina Viotti wants to explore, wants to approach other genres, other people : “with a musical ease, a disarming naturality, she is spinning from one style to the other one.” Reason enough to create new projects including the big repertoire of the opera as well as cabaret, jazz or chanson.

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