Composer: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Performer: Haymarket Opera Company
Conductor: Craig Trompeter
Number of Discs: 3
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Cedille
Catalogue: CDR90000217
Release: 2023
Size: 2.68 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
L’Amant anonyme
CD 01
Act I
01. Overture (1)
Act I Scene 1
02. Air. Depuis longtemps mon coeur soupire
Act I Scene 2
03. Dialogue
04. Duo. Tant de constance
Act I Scene 3
05. Dialogue (1)
06. Ariette. Son amour, sa constance extrême
07. Dialogue (2)
08. Choeur. Chantons, célébrons notre dame
09. Ballet
10. Chanson. Jouissez de l’allégresse
Act I Scene 4
11. Dialogue
12. Danse
Act I Scene 5
13. Dialogue
Act I Scene 6
14. Quinqué
CD 02
Act II Scene 1
01. Récitatif. Enfin une foule importune…Amour deviens-moi propice
02. Dialogue
03. Duo. Ah! Finissez de grâce
Act II Scene 2
04. Dialogue (1)
05. Air. Aimer sans pouvoir le dire
06. Dialogue (2)
07. Airette. Du tendre amour
Act II Scene 3
08. Dialogue
09. Duo dialogué. Non, non, je ne puis rien entendre
Act II Scene 4
10. Dialogue
11. Trio. Ah! Quel trouble m’agite
Act II Scene 5
12. Dialogue
13. Ballet (1)
14. Choeur
15. Ballet (2)
16. Marche
Act II Scene 6
17. Dialogue
18. Quatuor. Aimons-nous sans cesse
19. Contredance générale
CD 03
Act I
01. Overture (2)
Act I Scene 1
02. Air. Depuis longtemps mon coeur soupire (2)
Act I Scene 2
03. Duo. Tant de constance (2)
Act I Scene 3
04. Ariette. Son amour, sa constance extrême (2)
05. Choeur. Chantons, célébrons notre dame (2)
06. Ballet (2)
07. Chanson. Jouissez de l’allégresse (2)
Act I Scene 4
08. Danse (2)
Act I Scene 6
09. Quinqué (2)
Act II Scene 1
10. Récitatif. Enfin une foule importune…Amour deviens-moi propice (2)
11. Duo. Ah! Finissez de grâce (2)
Act II Scene 2
12. Air. Aimer sans pouvoir le dire (2)
13. Airette. Du tendre amour (2)
Act II Scene 3
14. Duo dialogué. Non, non, je ne puis rien entendre (2)
Act II Scene 4
15. Trio. Ah! Quel trouble m’agite (2)
Act II Scene 5
16. Ballet (3)
17. Choeur (2)
18. Ballet (4)
19. Marche (2)
Act II Scene 6
20. Quatuor. Aimons-nous sans cesse (2)
21. Contredance générale (2)
Haymarket Opera, Chicago’s premier early opera company that presents historically informed performances played on 18th-century classical era instruments, performs on this world-premiere recording of L’Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover) by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799). Premiered in 1780, L’Amant Anonyme was the most successful of Bologne’s six operas and is the only one to survive to the present day. Based on a play by the composer’s patroness Félicité de Genlis, who was a respected writer of the era, the work is an opéra comique in two acts composed in the then-popular style that mixed sung parts with spoken dialogue. The stellar cast is headlined by 2005 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World soprano Nicole Cabell in the lead role of Léontine, opposite Chicago-native tenor Geoffrey Agpalo as her secret admirer Valcour. The cast also includes David Govertsen (Ophémon), Erica Schuller (Jeannette), Michael St. Peter (Colin), and Nathalie Colas (Dorothée). Company founder and artistic director Craig Trompeter leads the performance, conducting a 19-member contingent of the period-instrument Haymarket Opera Orchestra.