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A Tribute To Pauline Viardot
Marina Viotti (mezzo), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787), Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835), Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Jacques Fromental Halevy (1799-1862), Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
- Arias from Christoph Willibald Gluck / Hector Berlioz, Vincenzo Bellini, Jules Massenet, Jacques Fromental Halevy, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Hector Berlioz, Charles Gounod, Camille Saint-Saens
Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques make a foray into the Romantic repertoire with this tribute to Pauline Viardot, who was not only the most influential singer of the nineteenth century, but also a pedagogue and composer, whose gifts, personality and incomparable aura made her one of the leading figures of French Romanticism.
Together the mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti and Christophe Rousset retrace Pauline Viardot’s versatile career and, taking up her great roles, present a musical portrait of a unique performer, who was unanimously acclaimed by the audiences of her time.