Louise Bertin: Fausto Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir & Christophe Rousset

• Louise Bertin (1805 - 1877): Fausto, Ouverture:
• 1 Bertin: Fausto, Ouverture 09:34
• Fausto, Act I:
• 2 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Introduzione. Tutte volsi e rivolsi 02:07
• 3 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Aria. Il vago sol del mondo 02:20
• 4 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Scena con coro. Qual m’assorda rumor? 03:54
• 5 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Recitativo. Chi fia quest’importuno? 00:50
• 6 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Terzetto. Vezzosa giovinetta 07:16
• 7 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Recitativo. Debbo venir anch’io? 01:56
• 8 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Duetto. Sorgi al mio cenno, o Satana 08:30
• 9 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Finale. Zitto, zitto, state attenti 03:28
• 10 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Scena con coro. Dite, amici, ove n’andò la vecchia? 04:46
• 11 Bertin: Fausto, Act I: Scena della strega. Qual sovramana possa 05:08
• Fausto, Act II:
• 12 Bertin: Fausto, Act II: Canzonetta e Coro. Fuggite amor 04:15
• 13 Bertin: Fausto, Act II: Recitativo. Ecco, tornata è in casa 00:45
• 14 Bertin: Fausto, Act II: Duetto. Signora amabile 04:21
• 15 Bertin: Fausto, Act II: Scena. Chi sarà mai quel vago 02:05
• 16 Bertin: Fausto, Act II: Cavatina. Palpita nel seno gelido il cor 02:35
• 17 Bertin: Fausto, Act II: Recitativo. Quanto tempo, mia cara 00:31
• 18 Bertin: Fausto, Act II: Duetto. Vi saluto, madama 04:08
• 19 Bertin: Fausto, Act II: Recitativo. Chi avrebbe mai creduto 00:21
• 20 Bertin: Fausto, Act II: Finale. Fra quell’ombra 06:28
• Fausto, Act III:
• 21 Bertin: Fausto, Act III: Preghiera. Abbassa, ohimè, Madre beata e santa 04:09
• 22 Bertin: Fausto, Act III: Scena. Vergogna! 05:03
• 23 Bertin: Fausto, Act III: Aria. Ah, mi batte il cor nel petto 04:11
• 24 Bertin: Fausto, Act III: Recitativo. Ecco il german! Conviene 02:04
• 25 Bertin: Fausto, Act III: Finale. Che intesi! O cruda sorte! Il patrio tetto 04:41
• 26 Bertin: Fausto, Act III: Concertato. O trionfo! 02:28
• 27 Bertin: Fausto, Act III: Stretta. Che sussurro! Che spavento! 06:16
• Fausto, Act IV:
• 28 Bertin: Fausto, Act IV: Recitativo. Ebben, che c’è di nuovo? 01:32
• 29 Bertin: Fausto, Act IV: Aria. O fier tormento rio! 02:24
• 30 Bertin: Fausto, Act IV: Cantabile. Deh guarda, o ciel clemente 03:23
• 31 Bertin: Fausto, Act IV: Stretta. A morte vergognosa! 01:56
• 32 Bertin: Fausto, Act IV: Recitativo. Risolvete, dottor! 00:13
• 33 Bertin: Fausto, Act IV: Finale. Margarita! Margarita! 02:55
• 34 Bertin: Fausto, Act IV: Finale. A questi dolci accenti 02:27
• 35 Bertin: Fausto, Act IV: Cantabile. Meco è già la morte 02:29
• 36 Bertin: Fausto, Act IV: Stretta. Ah, qual voce d’ìntorno rimbomba? 04:09
• Total Runtime 02:05:38

Info for Louise Bertin: Fausto

Fausto, a semi-seria opera in four acts, first staged at the Théâtre-Italien (Salle Favart) in Paris on 7 March 1831, marks the convergence of two extremely rare situations in operas of the Romantic period: it is the work of a woman and (although Italian in language, style and genre) it was composed by a French woman. Two years after the publication of Berlioz’s Huit Scènes de Faust, Louise Bertin in turn drew inspiration from Goethe’s play and demonstrated the modernity of her aesthetic ambitions. Although it received only three performances, today her Fausto deserves a second hearing. Although it was first performed with a tenor (Domenico Donzelli) in the title role, the Palazzetto Bru Zane has chosen to première the original version of this opera, the manuscript of which reveals that the role of Faust was intended to be sung by a woman: a première commensurate with the talent of Karine Deshayes!

"Despite my misgivings about a couple of the singers, the recording itself is a masterpiece, lively, visceral, and as engaging as if it had been a live performance. Orchestra, chorus and soloists are all miked perfectly, which increases the music’s impact. You really do need to hear this work for yourself. It’s well worth the investment." (Lynn René Bayley, artmusiclounge)

Karine Deshayes, soprano (Fausto)
Karina Gauvin, soprano (Margarita)
Ante Jerkunica, bass (Mefistofele)
Nico Darmanin, tenor (Valentino)
Marie Gautrot, mezzosoprano (Catarina)
Marta Diana Axentii, mezzosoprano (Una strega)
Thibault de Damas, bass baritone (Wagner / Un banditore)
Flemish Radio Choir
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor

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