Description: A MINT CONDITION CD COPY OF ARIAS FROM FORGOTTEN OPERAS-- HUGUETTE TOURANGEAURichard Bonynge / L'Orchestre de la Suisse RomandeAutres temps, autres moeurs: operas that were deemed to be ‘forgotten’ in 1970 when this recital was recorded have in some cases re-entered the repertoire; indeed, there are complete recordings of at least four. On the initial release it was the rarity value that appealed first; now it is more the fascination of Huguette Tourangeau’s powerful personality and very individual voice – what a range, three octaves I think.A graduate of the Quebec Conservatoire, most of her commercial recordings were made with Richard Bonynge and Joan Sutherland. We first heard her as a vivacious Urbain in the complete Les Huguenots, when she astonished many by capping the Act 1 finale with a brilliant top C. Here she ascends for a moment to E flat in the recitative from the enchanting aria from Maillart’s Les dragons de Villars: this opera remains well and truly forgotten and is surely a candidate for CD. Her sense of humour is also brought to play in the lament of the young widow from Auber’s Le cheval de bronze.In general, Tourangeau’s diction in French seems perfect but the Italian selections sometimes lead her into a slightly more hazy pronunciation, although the power of the vengeful aria for Leonora from Verdi’s Oberto is very impressive. Best of all, perhaps, are the contrasting arias from Massenet’s Hérodiade and Bizet’s Djamileh. Herod’s wife emerges as a fantastic villainess, while the beauty of tone in the Bizet is hauntingly sensual. The Balfe is a curiosity, composed to be inserted into Marliani’s opera Ildegonda nel Carcere; one would not easily guess it to be the work of the composer of The Bohemian Girl.These Decca classic recitals reproduce the original sleeve-notes but even the most powerful magnifying glass still leaves the print illegible. There are no texts or translations (nor were there with the original LP). The remastered sound is immediate, the singer’s presence superbly present, and Bonynge and the Suisse Romande Orchestra make the best case even for the Vaccai Romeo scene. I have always been very fond of this disc and it’s good to have it on CD at last.
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Artist: Huguette Tourangeau, Richard Bonynge
CD Grading: Mint (M)
Record Label: Decca
Release Title: Arias from Forgotten Operas
Case Type: Cardboard gatefold
Case Condition: Mint (M)
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Format: CD
Release Year: 2005
Style: Aria, Opera
Conductor: Richard Bonynge
Genre: Classical, Opera
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Performer Orchestra: L'Orcheste de la Suisse Romande
