Saint-Saëns/Guiraud Frédégonde

[BerlinExpat]

Another production of Frédégonde! Again supported by Palezzetto Bru Zane.

Two performances on 10 & 12 June 2022 in the Grand Théâtre de Tours with the following:

Frédégonde I Kate Aldrich
Brunhilda I Angélique Boudeville
Mérowig I Florian Laconi
Hilpéric I Tassis Christoyannis
Prétextat I Jean-Fernand Setti
Fortunatus I Artavazd Sargsyan
Landéric I Yuri Kissin
Choeur de l'Opéra de Tours et du Capitole de Toulouse
Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours
Direction musicale I Laurent Campellone

[Christopher]

Hi BerlinExpat! Do you know if this version was also recorded? It would be good to have the Saint-Saens ballet music from Act III. Thank you SO much for the other Fredegonde upload, I am really looking forward to listening to it.

[Christopher]

This is the Bru Zane web page about the recording which BerlinExpat uploaded - https://bru-zane.com/en/evento/fredegonde-21-22/ - and with a graphic for those like me who are obsessive about how their MP3 files look!

[BerlinExpat]

Do you know if this version was also recorded?

This is next year, but judging by the two and a half hours given for the whole performance I think it's unlikely. There are three numbers for the Airs de Ballet; covered by 25 pages in the vocal score!

[Christopher]

That does sound a lot.  Hopefully someone might think it's valid as a standalone piece on a CD of Saint-Saens orchestral works - some of his other ballet works from operas have been given that treatment.

[Christopher]

Another production of Frédégonde! Again supported by Palezzetto Bru Zane.

Two performances on 10 & 12 June 2022 in the Grand Théâtre de Tours with the following:

Frédégonde I Kate Aldrich
Brunhilda I Angélique Boudeville
Mérowig I Florian Laconi
Hilpéric I Tassis Christoyannis
Prétextat I Jean-Fernand Setti
Fortunatus I Artavazd Sargsyan
Landéric I Yuri Kissin
Choeur de l'Opéra de Tours et du Capitole de Toulouse
Orchestre Symphonique Région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours
Direction musicale I Laurent Campellone

I just came across this on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZgPBEtsWFo - which appears to be a recording of the version that Berlinexpat mentioned above.  I'm not sure if it's an official recording or some kind of bootleg...

[Alan Howe]

I'm pretty sure, judging by the proximity of the audience's applause, that this is an 'unofficial' recording. And I'm certain that no label concerned would post it on YouTube unattributed.

Update: the accompanying details say 'Enregistrement amateur', i.e. amateur recording.