Mertens / Bastin / Orchestre De La Monnaie -Livine Mertens: Airs et Mélodies -Musique en CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. "La dame blanche, Acte I Sc?ne 5 : Couplets "D'ici voyez ce beau domaine" (Jenny)"

02. "Mignon, Acte I: Cantabile "Connais-tu le pays ?" (Mignon)"

03. "Werther, Acte III Sc?ne 2: Air "Va ! Laisse couler mes larmes" (Charlotte)"

04. "Carmen, Acte 1 Sc?ne 5: Habanera "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen)"

05. "Carmen, Acte I Sc?ne 10: S?guedille "Pr?s des remparts de S?ville" (Carmen)"

06. "Rom?o et Juliette, Acte III 2e tableau: Chanson "Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle" (St?phano)"

07. "Rom?o et Juliette, Acte III 2e tableau: Chanson "Depuis hier je cherche en vain mon ma?tre" - "Que fais-tu, blanche tour"

08. "La grande duchesse de G?rolstein, Acte I Sc?ne 13: Couplets "Voici le sabre de mon p?re""

09. "Boccace, Acte I: Chanson "De ce c?t?, voyez ce beau garcon" (Boccace)"

10. "Boccace, Acte II: Couplets "J'suis pour vous plaire" (le jardinier)"

11. "Der Rosenkavalier, Acte II: Pr?sentation de la rose "L'honneur insigne m'est ?chu" (Octave et Sophie)"

12. "H?nsel und Gretel, Acte III Sc?nes 1-2: Duo "Gretel, comme toi" - "Joli ch?teau, ch?teau-g?teau" (H?nsel et Gretel)"

13. "L'enfant et les sortil?ges: Cake-Walk "How's your mug" (la Th?i?re et la Tasse chinoise)"

14. "L'enfant et les sortil?ges: Air de l'Enfant et sc?ne de l'Arithm?tique "Toi, le coeur de la rose)"

15. "La vida breve, Acte II 1er tableau: Danse"

16. "La vida breve, Acte II 2e tableau: Danse"

17. "La route d'?meraude: Berceuse "Lorsque tu ?tais tout petit" (la m?re Barent)"

18. "La dame de Pique, Acte I 2e tableau: Romance "Oh ! Jeunes filles !" (Pauline)"

19. "Rose des roses"

20. "The Salt King: Valse chant?e "Plaisir supr?me""

21. "Gretna Green, 1e partie nø 14: Valse de Colin-Maillard"

22. "Hopjes en Hopjes, Sc?ne 8: Danse am?ricaine "Up me up""

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Works By Massenet/ Strauss

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Airs Et Melodies by Livine Mertens, released 2 October 2020. This version of Airs Et Melodies comes as a 1xCD. - WORKS BY MASSENET/STRAUSS

Our "Historiques" collection is devoted to reissuing historic recordings linked to particular performers. This time the focus is on the mezzo-soprano Livine Mertens (Antwerp 1898 - Brussels 1968). 1923 saw her first appearance on the stage on which her whole career was to take place (until 1945): La Monnaie opera house. Her first appearance as Carmen on 1 August 1929 marked a red-letter day: her vocal and physical presence made her the uncontested mistress of this role, as crucial for her career as for her life; a Carmen of real stature, of an irresistible realism, a dramatic intensity such as we rarely encounter. The quality of her voice is here magnificently restored in a typical operatic repertoire from the early 20th century- Bizet, Gounod, Massenet, Ravel, Thomas and others, in recordings dating from 1930-32. Meticulous remastering work and the restoration of the correct pitches (the speed of 78 rpm was far from consistent) make it hard to believe that all this dates from almost a century ago. The booklet in four languages is lavishly presented and generously illustrated with rare documents.

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MEW1996

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