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Rossini - Le Comte Ory / Massis, Laho, Montague, Shaulis, Tézier, Davis, Jérôme Savary, Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Genre: Opera

Glyndebourne’s intimate opera house provides the perfect setting for Rossini’s third French opera, a sparkling medieval comedy of lust and chastity. Jérôme Savary brings out all the verve and excitement of this rarely heard score in his acclaimed 1997 Festival production. "Savary handles the sexually confusing final trio quite brilliantly and his designer, Ezio Toffolutti, contrives some beautifully romantic, sepia-tinted scenes, not least his naughty ladies’ bathing chamber." THE DAILY TELEGRAPH With the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis, the Glyndebourne Chorus, Ludovic Tezier, Stella Woodman and Marc Laho.

Rossini composed the opéra comique Le Comte Ory in 1828 for the Opera of Paris. Eugène Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson wrote the French libretto. Part of the music Rossini borrowed from his opera Il viaggio a Reims. In fact, only one of the scenes from Act One is from completely newly composed music - all the rest is either adapted, or simply put to new words.

The new DVD is from a 1997 production of the Glyndebourn Festival. This is absolutely a charming production, a joy to look at visually. The first act settings looks like drawings taken from some children books. The costumes are colorful and beautiful. The second act happens in a large room in countess Adele house. Well designed, and the rain going on the other side of the widow is so realistic. The entire cast act impressively and there is much humor and fun with many brilliant ideas in the director work. Andrew Davis is conducting The London Philharmonic and everything moves well with energy and drive. The music is absolutely charming and bubbles like champagne.

As for the singers: most impressive of all is the French soprano Annick Massis. This lady is AMAZING!!! : A beautiful soprano, not even a pinch of shrillness, excellent technique and brilliant coloratura. In the first act, she finishes her aria with a long sustained note and then faints. I almost fainted too... The other women in the cast are excellent too. Isolier is sung by mezzo-soprano Diana Montague. She is a well-known singer from numerous recordings, and she is charming both in singing and acting. So is the other mezzo, Jane Shaulis as the countess companion Ragonde.

The leading role is sung by the Belgian tenor Marc Laho. He has a sweet and flexible, if not a very large voice, but it is totally appropriate for this not especially dramatic role. It is good to have so many French native speakers in the cast so pronunciation is excellent with Laho, as it is with Ory's friend Raimbaud sung here by one of the best French baritones - Ludovic Tezier. Bass Julien Robbins sings Ory's tutor. He is generally ok, even if here and there I noticed a not absolutely perfect note.

Technical quality is excellent. 136 minutes of delight and amusement.

Works on This Recording:

1. Le Comte Ory by Gioachino Rossini

Performer: Annick Massis (Soprano), Stella Woodman (Soprano), Jane Shaulis (Soprano),

Diana Montague (Mezzo Soprano), Ludovic Tézier (Baritone), Marc Laho (Tenor),

Julien Robbins (Bass)

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Period: Romantic

Written: 1828; Italy

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