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Rameau - Zoroastre (1749) | Alpha ALPHA891

Rameau - Zoroastre (1749)

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Label: Alpha

Cat No: ALPHA891

Barcode: 3760014198915

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 4th November 2022

Contents

Artists

Jodie Devos
Veronique Gens
Reinoud Van Mechelen
Tassis Christoyannis
Mathias Vidal
David Witczak
Gwendoline Blondeel
Marine Lafdal-Franc
Thibaut Lenaerts
Choeur de Chambre de Namur
Les Ambassadeurs - La Grande Ecurie

Conductor

Alexis Kossenko

Works

Rameau, Jean-Philippe

Zoroastre

Artists

Jodie Devos
Veronique Gens
Reinoud Van Mechelen
Tassis Christoyannis
Mathias Vidal
David Witczak
Gwendoline Blondeel
Marine Lafdal-Franc
Thibaut Lenaerts
Choeur de Chambre de Namur
Les Ambassadeurs - La Grande Ecurie

Conductor

Alexis Kossenko

About

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) left two very different versions of his tragédie en musique, Zoroastre: the first, in 1749, suffered from cabals and the work was withdrawn from the repertory. Rameau gave it a thoroughgoing revision in 1756. At this time, he was at the height of his powers. Melody, harmony, orchestration and choral writing no longer held any secrets for him. Zoroastre brought still further innovation. For the first time, he dispensed with a prologue, and turned the overture into a philosophical ‘programme’, the struggle between day and night, between good and evil. The 1749 version is entirely governed by avant-garde ideas; Zoroastre resembles Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, but two generations earlier. This disconcerted some of the audience: Zoroastre was a moral, social and philosophical opera. The 1749 version has never been revived in modern times. Alexis Kossenko takes up the challenge with zest, accompanied by an outstanding cast including Véronique Gens, Jodie Devos, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Mathias Vidal and Tassis Christoyannis.

Cast:
- Amélite: Jodie Devos
- Érinice: Véronique Gens
- Zoroastre: Reinoud Van Mechelen
- Abramane: Tassis Christoyannis
- Abénis, Orosmade, Une Furie: Mathias Vidal
- Zopire, Ahriman, Un Génie, La Vengeance: David Witczak
- Céphie, Cénide: Gwendoline Blondeel
- Zélise, Une Fée, Une Furie: Marine Lafdal-Franc
- Une Furie: Thibaut Lenaerts

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