Performer: Eva Zaïcik
Orchestra: Orchestre National de Lille
Conductor: Pierre Dumoussaud
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA1128
Release: 2025
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Poise: La Surprise de l’amour
01. Act II: Chacun connaît de Colombine
Thomas: Mignon
02. Act II: Introduction et récit-cantabile. Elle est là, près de lui
Bizet: Carmen, WD 31
03. Act I: Habanera. L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
Deffès: Les noces de Fernande
04. Act I: Nuit d’amour et de plaisir
Offenbach: Fantasio
05. Act I Scene 5: Voyez dans la nuit brune
Massé: Fior d’Aliza
06. Act V: Entracte symphonique
Massé: Fior d’Aliza
07. Act III: Ma mère était bohémienne
Guiraud: Piccolino
08. Act I: Cavatine. Noël ! Déjà !
Thomas: Mignon
09. Act I: Romance. Connais-tu le pays où fleurit l’oranger ?
Bizet: Carmen, WD 31
10. Act I: Près des remparts de Séville
Paladilhe: Le passant
11. Prélude
Paladilhe: Le passant
12. Act II: Mignonne bien-aimée
Massenet: Don César de Bazan
13. Act II Scene 1: Berceuse. Dors, ami, dors
Grisar: Les Porcherons
14. Act III: Air. Quoi ! Perdue !
Offenbach: Robinson Crusoé
15. Act III: Berceuse. Beauté qui viens des cieux
Cohen: José-Maria
16. Act I: Air. Poltrons ! Vous qui sauvez en cirant
To mark the 150th anniversary of Bizet’s death and the premiere of his immensely popular Carmen, Alpha Classics and Le Palazzetto Bru Zane now pay tribute to Celestine Galli-Marie, the singer who created the title role. A remarkable actress and singer, she created sixteen roles in fifteen years at the Opera-Comique, including Ambroise Thomas’ iconic Mignon and Jacques Offenbach’s Fantasio. Eva Zaicik is delighted to take on the roles created by such a colourful artist: ‘Celestine embodied a certain idea of artistic and feminine rebellion. Her voice, charisma and unique theatrical approach brought to life characters who were free, complex and often struggled with the norms of their time.’ Supported superbly by Pierre Dumoussaud and the Orchestre National de Lille, the French mezzo not only brilliantly embodies characters created by Bizet, Massenet, Offenbach and Thomas but also breathes new life into arias by Paladilhe, Poise, Deffes, Masse, Guiraud, Cohen and Grisar.
