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MONSIGNY, P.-A.: Roi et le fermier (Le) (The King and the Farmer) [Comic Opera] (Opera Lafayette, Brown)

PIERRE-ALEXANDRE MONSIGNY

Le roi et le fermier

Ouverture

4:18

Act I Scene 1: Ariette: Je ne sais a quoi me resoudre (Richard)

4:10

Act I Scene 4: Ariette: Ami, laisse la la tendresse (Rustaut)

2:03

Act I Scene 5: Ariette: D'elle-meme et sans effort (Richard)

3:39

Act I Scene 6: Duo: Non, non vous ne m'avez jamais traitee ainsi (Betsy, Richard)

2:18

Act I Scene 8: Ariette: Le Milord m'offre des richesses (Jenny)

3:11

Act I Scene 8: Ariette: Ce que je dis est la verite meme (Jenny)

3:08

Act I Scene 10: Duo: Ah! Richard. Ah! Mon cher ami (Richard, Jenny) - Trio: Ah! Richard. Ah! Mon cher ami (Richard, Jenny, Betsy)

4:42

Entr'acte, "Orage"

2:09

10.

Act II Scene 1: Duo: Tu resistes, tu te defends? (Rustaut, Charlot)

1:38

11.

Act II Scene 2: Recitative et Ariette: Dans les combats (Le Roi)

6:37

12.

Act II Scene 4: Duo: Ah ciel! Ah si c'etait le roi! (Lurewel, Courtisan)

1:46

13.

Act II Scene 4: Ariette: Un fin chasseur qui suit (Lurewel)

2:38

14.

Act II Scene 5: Quartet: Avance, suis moi - J'entends du bruit (Rustaut, Charlot, Lurewel, Courtisan)

1:42

15.

Entr'acte, "Air de Chasse"

0:37

16.

Act III Scene 1: Trio: Lorsque j'ai mon tablier blanc (Betsy, Jenny, La Mere)

4:24

17.

Act III Scene 4: Ariette: Monsieur, monsieur (La Mere)

2:26

18.

Act III Scene 5: Trio: Ah! ma tante (Jenny, La Mere, Betsy)

2:08

19.

Act III Scene 8: Ariette: Il regardait mon bouquet (Betsy)

2:13

20.

Act III Scene 9: Duo: Un instant - Il m'attend (Jenny, Richard)

1:47

21.

Act III Scene 12: Romance: Que le soleil dans la plaine (Jenny)

3:05

22.

Act III Scene 12: Ariette: Ce n'est qu'ici, ce n'est qu'au village (Richard)

2:58

23.

Act III Scene 12: Ariette: Le Bonheur est de le repandre (Le Roi)

2:33

24.

Act III Scene 14: Septet: Le Roi, le Roi (Richard, Rustaut, Charlot, La Mere, Betsy, Courtisan, Lurewel, Le Roi)

1:42

25.

Act III Scene 16: Chorus: Que du ciel la bonte supreme (Rustaut, Charlot, La Mere, Betsy, Jenny, Richard)

4:18

Solo: Thomas Michael Allen Soloist

Solo: William Sharp Soloist

Orchestra: Opera Lafayette Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Ryan Brown Conductor

" I can heartily recommend this recording.. It’s truly a gem." Lynn René Bayley Strongly recommended." Jerry Dubins Fanfare - January/February 2014

"In a fine, all-round display, this little gem of an opera draws praiseworthy results from the cast and orchestra, with conductor Ryan Brown galvanizing proceedings. Sharp, despite having reached 60, remains in steady and sturdy voice, without any signs of vocal deterioration. The women have a fascinating trio to begin Act 3. In the King’s entrance aria, Allen’s pliable tenor deals favourably with the contrasting sections. No weakness affects the smaller roles. Naxos does yeoman service with its French opera series International Record Review - January 2014

"Interested in underrated French opera from the 18th century? Then you will enjoy this quality revival of Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny’s forgotten opera ‘Le Roi et le Fermier’, with solid singing and fine orchestral playing." ***** Remy Franck - Pizzicato - November 2013

"One of the most captivating voices in Le Roi et le fermier is that of Dominique Labelle. Her tessitura aptly fits into the character of Jenny with a rarified demonstration of immense lightness and limpidness. The timbre can be likened to a delicate butterfly fluttering with lovely grace notes. What would have to be the most beautiful selection within this album is her Act III Romance, “Que le soleil dans la plaine.” Accompanied by the diction and respectful restraints from Brown’s Opera Lafayette Orchestra, Labelle’s showcase piece is one to return to repeatedly. Yulia Van Doren hints of zestful tang alongside soufflé lightness as Betsy. The remaining supporting roles are equally accomplished which serve well in this recording." *** Christie Grimstad - ConcertoNet.com - October 2013

This recording by the American period-instrument outfit Opera Lafayette, taken from a 2012 production at the University of Maryland, is ebullient and colorful, and boasts a starry cast that includes William Sharp, Dominique Labelle, Yulia Van Doren and other early-music luminaries." Joshua Kosman - San Francisco Chronicle - September 2013

"As in all of their NAXOS recordings, the Opera Lafayette Orchestra and Opera Lafayette Artistic Director Ryan Brown again prove incomparably stylish interpreters of music like that of Le Roi et le fermier. Under Maestro Brown’s direction, lyrical numbers flow with pliancy and poise, and the three showpieces for the orchestra—the Ouverture, the ‘Orage,’ and the ‘Air de Chasse’—ripple with energy and propulsion. The twenty-eight players of the Opera Lafayette Orchestra completely surrender their strings and reeds to Monsigny’s music, playing with verve and responding faultlessly to Maestro Brown’s beat. Andrew Appel’s playing of the harpsichord continuo is noticeably clever but never distracts attention away from the singers. It is difficult to imagine that even Marie-Antoinette could have assembled a finer group of instrumentalists than the Opera Lafayette Orchestra or engaged a more dedicated, knowledgeable conductor than Maestro Brown." Joseph Newsome - Voix des Arts - September 2013

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