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Briséïs ou Les Amants de Corinthe Act 1 of an unfinished opera .. .. |
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Composer |
Emmanuel Chabrier |
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Librettist |
Catulle Mendès and Ephraim Mikhaël, based on a ballad The Bride of Corinth by Goethe |
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Venue and Dates |
Usher Hall, Edinburgh 18 August 1994 Concert performance (part of the Edinburgh Festival) |
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Conductor |
Jean Yves Ossonce |
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Performers |
Briséïs : Joan Rodgers Hylas Mark Padmore Le Catéchiste : Simon Keenlyside Stratoklès : Michael George Thanastô : Kathryn Harries 1st Maidservant : Gillian Taylor 2ns Maidservant : Ann Hetherington Old Sailor : Graeme Danby Sailor : John Prince Scottish Opera Chorus BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra |
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Notes |
This was the works first British performance and was recorded by Hyperion in conjunction with BBC Radio 3. Click here for details: |
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What the critics say
(also see the reviews for the recording)
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Raymond Monelle for Opera, Festival issue 1994
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... There was an excellent cast, with the sensual Joan Rodgers as Briséïs, Kathryn Harries as her mother Thanasto, warm and persuasive, and Simon Keenlyside a forceful Catechist.....