Giacomo Meyerbeer's majestic opera, 'Meyerbeer: Le Prophète', is a masterpiece that showcases the composer's exceptional skill and artistry. Released on 28 June 2024 by LSO Live, this captivating album spans 2 hours and 55 minutes, taking listeners on a journey through the dramatic and poignant world of 'Le Prophète'.
With its intricate plot and complex characters, 'Le Prophète' is a true operatic treasure. The album features a wide range of tracks, from the serene 'Prélude et chœur pastoral "La brise est muette"' to the intense 'Scène et Grand Duo "Ma mère!"', each one showcasing Meyerbeer's mastery of the genre.
The opera's themes of love, power, and redemption are woven throughout the album, with each track expertly crafted to evoke the emotions and drama of the story. From the beautiful 'Romance "Un jour dans les flots de la Meuse"' to the rousing 'Hymne triomphal "À Münster! Roi du ciel et des anges"', every moment of 'Meyerbeer: Le Prophète' is a testament to Meyerbeer's genius.
With its stunning music and compelling narrative, 'Meyerbeer: Le Prophète' is an absolute must-listen for fans of opera and classical music. Giacomo Meyerbeer's incredible work is brought to life in this exceptional album, which is sure to leave a lasting impression on all who experience it.
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Tracks
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 1a, Prélude et chœur pastoral "La brise est muette" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 1 bis (A), Cavatine "Voici l'heure où sans alarmes" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Mané Galoyan
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 2, Scène (après la Cavatine) "Fidès, ma bonne mère" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Mané Galoyan, Elizabeth DeShong
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 3a, Récitatif "Quels sont ces hommes noirs" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Mané Galoyan, Elizabeth DeShong, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 3b, Le Prêche anabaptiste "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 3b, Le Prêche anabaptiste "Ainsi ces beaux châteaux?" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms, David Sánchez, Hugo Santos, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 4a, Récitatif "Le comte d'Oberthal, le seigneur châtelain!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Mané Galoyan, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Elizabeth DeShong, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 4b, Romance "Un jour dans les flots de la Meuse" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Mané Galoyan, Elizabeth DeShong
Le Prophete, Acte I: No. 5, Récitatif et Final "Eh quoi" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Mané Galoyan, Elizabeth DeShong, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte II: No. 6, Valse villageoise "Valsons toujours" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms, Maxime Melnik, Hugo Santos, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte II: No. 7, Le Récit du songe "Ami, quel nuage obscurcit ta pensée?" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms
Le Prophete, Acte II: No. 8, Pastorale "Pour Berthe moi je soupire" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms
Le Prophete, Acte II: No. 9, Scène "Il partent!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Mané Galoyan, Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Le Prophete, Acte II: No. 10, Arioso "Ah! Mon fils" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth DeShong
Le Prophete, Acte II: No. 11a, Scène "Ô fureur!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms
Le Prophete, Acte II: No. 11b, Quatuor "Gémissant sous le joug" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms
Le Prophete, Acte II: No. 11b, Quatuor "Et la couronne" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 12a, Entracte - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 12b, Chœur des anabaptistes "Du sang!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 13a, Couplets de Zacharie "Aussi nombreux" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, James Platt, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 13b, Scène "Voici la fin du jour!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Guilhem Worms, James Platt
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 14a, L'Arrivée des patineurs "Voici les fermières" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 14b, Pantomime. - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 15a, Premier Air de ballet. Valse. - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 15b, Deuxième Air de ballet. Pas de la Redowa. - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 15c, Troisième Air de ballet. Quadrille des patineurs. - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 15d, Quatrième Air de ballet. Galop. - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 15e, Scène (après la danse) "Livrez vous au repos, frères" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, James Platt, Guilhem Worms
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 16b, Scène "Quel air pensif et soucieux" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, James Platt, John Osborn, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Guilhem Worms
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 17, Chœur des soldats révoltés "Par toi Münster, nous fut promis" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Maxime Melnik, David Sánchez, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 18a, Scène "Qui vous a, sans mon ordre" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Maxime Melnik, David Sánchez, Guilhem Worms, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 18b, Prière "Dieu puissant!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 18c, Récitatif "Grand Prophète, ton peuple se relève et tu règnes!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Guilhem Worms, David Sánchez, Maxime Melnik, John Osborn
Le Prophete, Acte III: No. 19, Hymne triomphal "À Münster! Roi du ciel et des anges" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms, Maxime Melnik, David Sánchez, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte IV: No. 21, Complainte de la mendiante. "Donnez pour une pauvre âme" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth DeShong
Le Prophete, Acte IV: No. 22a, Scène. "Un pauvre pèlerin!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth DeShong, Mané Galoyan
Le Prophete, Acte IV: No. 22b, Duo "Pour garder à ton fils" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth DeShong, Mané Galoyan
Le Prophete, Acte IV: No. 22b, Duo "Un matin" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth DeShong, Mané Galoyan
Le Prophete, Acte IV: No. 23, Marche du sacre. - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra
Le Prophete, Acte IV: No. 24a, Finale. Prière et imprécation "Domine, salvum fac" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth DeShong, Valerio Contaldo, James Platt, Guilhem Worms, Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte IV: No. 24b, Chœur d'enfants et chœur général "Le voilà, le Roi Prophète!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong, Guilhem Worms, Pascale Obrecht, Maki Nakanishi, Lyon Opera Chorus, Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône
Le Prophete, Acte IV: No. 24c, Couplets et morceau d'ensemble "Je suis, hélas" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong, Valerio Contaldo, Guilhem Worms, James Platt, Pascale Obrecht, Maki Nakanishi, Karine Motyka, Yannick Berne, Charles Saillofest, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte IV: No. 24d, L'Exorcisme "Arrêtez!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong, Valerio Contaldo, Guilhem Worms, James Platt, Lyon Opera Chorus
Le Prophete, Acte V: No. 25, Entracte et Scène "Ainsi vous l'attestez?" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Valerio Contaldo, Guilhem Worms, James Platt
Le Prophete, Acte V: No. 26a, Scène "Ô prêtres de Baal" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth DeShong
Le Prophete, Acte V: No. 26b, Cavatine "Ô toi qui n'abandonnes" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth DeShong
Le Prophete, Acte V: No. 26c, Air. "Femme, prosterne-toi" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth DeShong, Maxime Melnik
Le Prophete, Acte V: No. 27, Scène et Grand Duo "Ma mère!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong
Le Prophete, Acte V: No. 27, Scène et Grand Duo "Eh bien!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong
Le Prophete, Acte V: No. 28a, Scène "Voici le souterrain!" - LiveGiacomo Meyerbeer, Sir Mark Elder, London Symphony Orchestra, John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong, Mané Galoyan
Giacomo Meyerbeer, born Jacob Liebmann Beer in 1791, was a German opera composer who reigned supreme in the 19th century, shaping the grand opera genre and setting the stage for the future of music drama. Born into a wealthy Jewish family near Berlin, Meyerbeer's compositions, particularly "Robert le diable," "Les Huguenots," and "Le prophète," were sensational hits that captivated audiences and critics alike. His unique style blended German orchestral traditions with Italian vocal techniques, all wrapped in dramatic libretti by Eugène Scribe and enhanced by cutting-edge theater technology. Meyerbeer's influence was immense, inspiring giants like Richard Wagner and maintaining Paris's status as the opera capital of the world. Despite his past fame, Meyerbeer's works are less frequently performed today, making a journey through his compositions a hidden gem for opera enthusiasts.
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