A New Mozart
Act one of the story of one of the biggest stars of opera's history, composer Giacomo Meyerbeer: Donald Macleod explores the musical upbringing of a young prodigy.
With smash hits including 'Robert le diable', 'Les Huguenots' and 'Le Proph猫te', Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) was one of the most performed composers on the 19th-century stages: (re)discover the celebrated King of Grand Opera, in his own quasi-operatic life of sparkling successes, plot twists and travelling adventures, but also of prejudice and hardship.
A censored portrait, an ambitious mother and a few puppets... In the first act of his story, meet our young hero, Jakob, who, at a very young age, is already a piano prodigy, but also has to face religious discrimination.
Robert le diable
Act II: Duo. "Avec bont茅, voyez ma peine"
Erin Morley, soprano
John Osborn, tenor
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
Marc Minkowski, conductor
Le pardon de Plo毛rmel, or Dinorah
Act I. "Ce tintement que l鈥檕n entend"
Deborah Cook, soprano
Alexander Oliver, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
James Judd, conductor
L鈥橝fricaine, or Vasco de Gama
Act IV, No 15. Entr鈥檃cte, Entr茅e de la Reine, Marche indienne
Frankfurter Opern- und Museumorchester
Antonello Manacorda, conductor
Der Fischer und das Milchm盲dchen (excerpts)
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Dario Salvi, conductor
Der Admiral, or Der verlorene Prozess [in collaboration with Abb茅 Vogler]
Overture
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Dario Salvi, conductor
Gott und die Natur
No 7, "Es geht aus seinem Strahlentor" (arr D. Salvi for voice, strings & piano)
Andrea Chudak, soprano
Jakub Sawicki, piano
Neue Preussiche Philharmonie
Dario Salvi, conductor
Das Brandenburger Tor
Einleitung
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Dario Salvi, conductor
Jephtas Gel眉bde
Overture (arr D. Salvi for piano and strings)
Jakub Sawicki, piano
Neue Preu脽ische Philharmonie
Dario Salvi, conductor
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Julien Rosa
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