Auber: Fra Diavolo [Import]

Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber (Composer), Marc Soustrot (Conductor), Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Jane Berbie (Performer), Jules Bastin (Performer), Mady Mesplé (Performer), Michel Hamel (Performer), Michel Trempont (Performer), Nicolai Gedda (Performer), Remy Corazza (Performer), Thierry Dran (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Jane Berbie, Jules Bastin, Mady Mesplé, Michel Hamel, Michel Trempont, et al.
• Orchestra: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Marc Soustrot
• Composer: Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber
• Audio CD (October 21, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000063XQB
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,493 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ouverture - Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo

2. En Bons Militaires - Jules Bastin

3. Je Voudrais Bien - Jane Berbie

4. Un Landau Qui S'arrete - Jules Bastin

5. Voyez Sur Cette Roche - Mady Mesple

6. Oui, Je Vais Commander Le Punch - Nicolai Gedda

7. Ecoutez! Ecoutez! Quelle Est Donc Cette Marche - Nicolai Gedda

Disc: 2

1. Ne Craignez Rien Milord... Quel Bonheur, Je Respire - Mady Mesple

2. Allons Ma Femme, Allons Dormir - Jane Berbie

3. Agnes La Jouvencelle - Nicolai Gedda

4. Oui, C'est Demain Qu'enfin L'on Nous Marie - Nicolai Gedda

5. N'etait-il Pas Prudent De Reonnaitre Ce Qui Se Passe La-bas - Nicolai Gedda

6. Entracte - Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo

7. J'ai Revu Nos Amis - Nicolai Gedda

8. C'est Grande Fete - Jules Bastin

9. Pour Toujours, Disait-elle - Thierry Dran

10. Allons, Allons, Mon Capitaine - Jules Bastin

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars black comedy rossinian style, March 29, 2003

By 

Michel (Montreal, Quebec) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Auber: Fra Diavolo (Audio CD)

Fra Diavolo is based on a true character although the plot of
this opera is totally ficticious - it is a black comedy about
a highway robber - the music is rossinian in style with florid
arias and many group ensembles with every singer pattering at
the same time but recitatives are replaced by spoken-dialogues
as is the custom in french opéra-comique. It takes a first-class
cast to pull it off and that is what we get here although most
soloists are in their twillight years. Nicolai Gedda at 58 re-
mains amazingly suave and dexterous as Diavolo - Mady Mesplé
(52) is charmingly girlish and very agile - Jane Berbié (52)
and Rémy Corazza (50) are delighfully funny as an english cou-
ple recently robbed - the rest of the cast is excellent. It is
well conducted and recorded - it comes on two super-bargain CDs
with a synopsis but no libretto which may be a drawback for non
french-speaking people - otherwise it is highly recommandable.