Oiseaux de passage

Poulenc, Francis;
Chausson, Ernest;
Ravel, Maurice;
Sondheim, Stephen;
Barber, Samuel;
Menotti, Gian Carlo;
Hahn, Reynaldo;
Previn, André;
Beydts, Louis

Cassard, Philippe;
Dessay, Natalie

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Dazzling as the Queen of the Night, deeply moving in Lucia di Lammermoor and La Sonnambula, Natalie Dessay also made her mark on the operatic stage in the roles of Olympia, Manon, Musetta and Cleopatra.

After training at the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra National de Paris and pursuing an international operatic career, Natalie Dessay decided to devote herself to spoken theatre, chansons and the song repertory. The duo she formed in 2011 with her artistic partner Philippe Cassard has given one hundred and thirty-five performances around the world, completely reinventing the song recital as a unique moment of expression, embodiment and shared emotion.

Ten years after her last appearance at the Opéra Bastille in La Fille du régiment, she has chosen to give her farewell performance on the stage of the Palais Garnier on 31 March 2025.

This is the last album from this legendary duo, a fitting way to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of one of the greatest sopranos of her generation.

Works:

• Barber: Mélodies passagères, Op. 27: No. 1, Puisque tout passe
• Beydts: Chansons pour les oiseaux: No. 1, La colombe poignardée
• Chausson: 7 Mélodies, Op. 2: No. 7, Le colibri
• Hahn, R: Le rossignol des lilas
• Menotti: The Old Maid and the Thief: What a Curse for a Woman - Steal Me, Thief (Version for Voice and Piano)
• Poulenc: La Dame de Monte-Carlo, FP 180 (Version for Voice and Piano)
• Poulenc: Métamorphoses, FP 121: No. 1, Reine des mouettes
• Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire, Act III: I Want Magic (Version for Voice and Piano)
• Ravel: 3 Chansons, M. 69: No. 2, Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis (Version for Voice and Piano)
• Sondheim: Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Act I: Green Finch and Linnet Bird (Version for Voice and Piano)

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Muzyka klasyczna

La Dolce Volta

16-04-2025

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