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Notes
(The Village Trial)—which, in its original form as Théodore et Paulin, was first performed before Marie Antoinette at Versailles—was one of André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry’s most popular works. For a century after its 1784 première it enjoyed huge acclaim across Europe and even travelled to the New World, where it captivated audiences in New York. Grétry was a master of eighteenth-century opéra comique and this crisp and lively farce centres on a clever farmer’s daughter and her two competing suitors. Employing divergent stylistic registers—finesse and naiveté, music reminiscent of popular song, and extended ensembles—Grétry fashioned a score of sophisticated wit and huge charm.
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"...Opera lafayette is an opera company in Washington DC, that has specialized in 18th Century operas. This performance is an complete sucess. The singers are excellent and know how to stress the comic elements and keep the plot light and fluffy. Ryan Brown conducts the orchestra and chorus in a fleet-footed manner... I found this short comic one a delight. The sound is excellent ..."
Elliot Fisch - American Record Guide - March/April 2017
*** (Good Disc) *** (Good Sound)
Christiana Prerio - Classica magazine (France) - February 2017
"... It is all delightfully done by Opera Lafayette, an American period ensemble ..."
Richard Lawrence - Gramophone magazine - February 2017
Artistic Quality 8 Sound Quality 9
“...Sophie Junker’s bright voice is ideal for Denise; Talise Trevigne’s more darkly colored tone gives Mme Hubert a certain wisdom. Thomas Dolié sings with “attitude” and a fine baritone, while André is sung by a rather timid Francisco Fernandez-Rueda.”
Robert Levine – ClassicsToday.com – December 2016
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