Orchestre National Montpellier - Jules Massenet: Griselidis (+Book) [CD]

Paris discovered Massenet's Griselidis at the Opera-Comique on 20 November 1901. The work is based on a medieval folktale retold by Boccaccio and Perrault, among others, and already set to music several times in the Baroque era. It gave Massenet the opportunity to handle the 'Gothic' colouring of which the early twentieth century could not get enough. The inventive libretto by Armand Silvestre and Eugene Morand explores unusually contrasted registers: the religious, the fantastical, the sentimental and the warlike. Above all, the presence of a scene-stealing Devil, saddled with a cantankerous wife, offers the possibility of contrasting the serious (or sublime) and the comic (or grotesque). Massenet thus produced a rare example of cross-genre equilibrium, a jewel of French demi-caractere, typical of the Opera-Comique repertory. Although the opera renounces spoken dialogue, theatrical declamation nevertheless creeps into a few particularly successful scenes. Two magnificent baritone roles - the Marquis and the Devil - oppose each other with the full trappings of Romantic vocality, while Griselidis makes a noble and introspective heroine, the perfect model of the French soprano.

Prologue

Prélude Et Arioso: Ouvrez-Vous Sur Mon Front

Scène: Prieur, De Ces Côtés On L'Aura Vu Peut-Être

Air: Voir Grisélidis, C'Est Connaître

Scène: Ah! Voyez... Le Marquis

Arioso: Toi Qui Portes La Paix Du Ciel

Arioso: La Volonté Du Ciel Sans Doute Étant La Vôtre

Scène Finale: Aug Château Par La Main

Acte Premier

Prélude

Couplets: En Avignon, Pays D'Amour

Scène: Chut! Les Chansons D'Amour Ont Fait Leur Temps

Scène: Le Marquis!

Air Et Scène: Que Dis-Tu? Traiter En Prisonnière

Scène: Monseigneur, Me Voilà!

Trio: J'Avais Fait, Comme On Dit, Le Diable

Scène: Va, La Marquise Ici Doit Venir

Air: Grisélidis! Grisélidis!

Duo: Grisélidis!

Arioso Et Suite De Duo: Devant Le Soleil Clair

Duo - Fin: Le Douceur Des Baisers

Mélodrame: Bertrade, Reprenons

Acte Deuxième

Entracte-Idylle

Air: Jusqu'ici, Sans Dangers

Scène: Pardon! Les Chats Sont Là

Duo: Non! Vous Cherchiez Ici

Scène Et Reprise Du Duo: Elle A Le Diable Au Corps!

Air: La Mer!

Scène Et Prière: Mon Enfant, Viens Prier

Chœur: Je Vous Salue, Marie, Pleine De Grâce

Trio: Madame, Un Étranger

Trio - Suite: Nos Goûts Ne Se Ressemblent Guère

Trio - Fin: La Volonté Du Ciel Étant La Vôtre

Scène: Mon Cher Époux

Incantation: Des Bois Obscurs

Danse Des Esprits

Incantation - Suite: Accourez!

Floraison Des Roses

Sortie Des Esprits: Vous Qui Portez

Air: Je Suis L'Oiseau

Entrée De Grisélidis: La Rève A Fui Mon Front

Duo: Elle!... Tout Mon Être A Frémi

Duo - Suite: Grisélidis, Écoute-Moi!

Duo - Fin: Dans Tout Mon Être, Quel Émoi!

Scène Finale: Ah! Loÿs! Où Donc Es-Tu?

Acte Troisième

Prélude

Air: Loÿs! Loÿs!

Duo: Madame À Vos Ordres

Duo - Suite: Soit! J'Irai Donc

Scène: Mais, Sacrebleu! Je Vous Le Dis

Duo: C'Est Vrai, Nous N'Avons Pas L'Honneur

Scène: S'Il N'Avait Pas Menti

Arioso: Dieu! C'Est Elle! Elle Revient!

Duo: Avant De Vous Parler

Duo - Suite: Loin Qu'elle Te Pardonne

Mélodrame: Eh Bien! C'Est Du Joli!

Duo: L'Heure Cruelle, Hélas!

Duo - Suite: Des Armes! Des Armes!

Prière: À L'Heure Où Le Malin

Scène Finale: Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 8055776010199
• Release Date: January 24, 2025

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