Seguedilles [CD]

Centered around French composers taking inspiration from Spain and Spanish composers, Séguedilles is a mix of opera arias and songs from composers Bizet, Massenet, de Falla, Mompou, Offenbach, Guridi, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns. It features hits such as the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen and Falla's Vivan los que rien from La Vida breve. Crebassa portrays 5 strong female characters Carmen, Dulcinée, Concepcion, Périchole, and Salud. She recorded the album with the Choeur & Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse conducted by Ben Glassberg. The album also features Stanislas de Barbeyrac (tenor), Adriana Gonzales (soprano), Victoire Bunel (mezzo soprano), Céline Laborie (soprano), Alphonse Cemin (piano), and Thibaut Garcia (guitar).

General Note:

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Performers:

Marianne Crebassa, mezzo-soprano ; Adriana González (track 11), Céline Laborie (track 22), sopranos ; Victoire Bunel, mezzo soprano (track 22) ; Stanislas de Barbeyrac, tenor (tracks 3, 10, 19, 20) ; Alphonse Cemin, piano (tracks 5-8, 17, 18) ; Thibaut Garcia, guitar (track 9) ; Choeur et Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Ben Glassberg, conductor (tracks 1-4, 10-16, 19-22).

Contents:

Carmen. Habanera / Bizet -- La vida breve. Vivan los que rien! / Falla -- Don Quichotte. Quand la femme a vingt ans / Massenet -- Seis canciones castellanas. Nos. 1, 4-6 / Guridi -- Nuit d'Espagne / Massenet -- Carmen. Séguedille & duo, Près des remparts de Séville / Bizet -- El desdichado / Saint-Saëns -- Combat del somni / Mompou -- Chanson espagnole / Ravel -- Séguedille / Falla -- La Périchole. Duo & Séguedille, Le conquérant dit à la jeune indienne & Vous a-t-on dit souvent / Offenbach -- L'heure espangole. Oh! la pitoyable aventure! / Ravel -- Carmen. Chanson bohème / Bizet.

Subject Term:

Operas -- Excerpts.

Songs (High voice) with piano.

Genre:

Operas.

Excerpts.

Songs.

Language:

Multiple languages

Additional Language:

Sung in French and Spanish.

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