Lalo & Coquard: La Jacquerie

soliści;
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France;
Davin, Patrick

ES 1023

After Fiesque (1868) and Le Roi dYs (1888), Édouard Lalo embarked on the composition of what he intended as his masterpiece: a historical and moral opera set against the background of a peasants revolt. But he died unexpectedly, having completed only the rst act. His family entrusted Arthur Coquard a fervent Wagnerian like Lalo with the task of finishing the job, which he did with incontestable talent. The work multiplies references to Romantic Grand Opera, in particular with its spectacular set designs. With its concise structure and its vocal writing blending Verdian heroism and Wagnerian lyricism, La Jacquerie is a succinct, effective opera, devoid of affectation. The work had a successful premiere at Monte Carlo on 9 March 1895 and was revived in Lyon and at the Opéra-Comique in Paris in December of the same year.

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Ediciones Singulares

24-08-2016

9788460850052

ICMA 'Nominee' (2016)