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Franz Ignaz Beck: L'isle déserte
555 336-2 (cpo, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (1 October 2021)
Playing time: 55'39"
Tracks: 11
Booklet pages: 40
℗ 2019 SWR
© 2021 cpo
Main country of recording: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Franz Ignaz Beck: L'isle déserte published on 11 November 2021
Ana Maria Labin, soprano (Constance)
Samantha Gaul, soprano (Laurette)
Theodore Browne, tenor (Dorval)
Fabian Kelly, tenor (Sainville)
La Stagione Frankfurt
Michael Schneider, conductor
Franz Ignaz Beck (1734-1809):
L'isle déserte - opèra comique in one act (Bordeaux, 1779) to a libretto after Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782): 'L'Isola disabitata' (1753) by Conte d'Ossun
1 Overture. Allegro con brio
2 Aria: Une épouse infortunée
3 Aria: Mon toutou, mon bijou (Laurette)
4 Duetto: Ah cesse de t'affliger
5 Aria: L'amour éprouve mon âme
6 Aria: Tout de la reconnaissance nous presente le miroir
7 Aria: Épargne á ma misère les pleurs de l'amitiè
8 Duetto: Pour toi, j'ai l'âme atteinte
9 Aria: Je ne puis définir ce qui m'agite
10 Rezitativo obligato / Aria Constance: Le temps partvient à tout détruire; Vivre ainsi c‘est mourir sans cesse
11 Finale: Je sens palpiter, tressaillir