Description
Marilyn Horne - Thomas: Mignon / Ruth Welting, Alain Vanzo, Nicola Zaccaria, Frederica von Stade / Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio De Almeida / Vocal Masterworks / Sony Classical 3x Audio CD 1998 / SM3K 34590
UPC 5099703459029
Mignon is an 1866 opéra comique (or opera in its second version) in three acts by Ambroise Thomas. The original French libretto was by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's 1795-96 novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre. The Italian version was translated by Giuseppe Zaffira. The opera is mentioned in James Joyce's "The Dead" (Dubliners) and Willa Cather's The Professor's House. Thomas's goddaughter Mignon Nevada was named after the main character.
| Label: | Sony Classical – SM3K 34590 |
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| Series: | Vocal Masterworks |
| Format: |
3 x CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera |
Tracklist:
| CD 1 | |||
| 1-23 | Act One | ||
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CD 2 |
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| 1-21 | Act Two | ||
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CD 3 |
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| 1-11 | Acte Three | ||
| 12 | Appendix 1: Alternative opening to Act Two | ||
| 13 | Appendix 2: Alternative finale to Act Three |
- Chorus – Ambrosian Opera Chorus
- Chorus Master – John McCarthy
- Conductor – Antonio de Almeida
- Engineer – Bob Auger, Mike Ross-Trevor
- Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
- Producer – Paul Myers (2)
- Vocals [Antonio] – Paul Hudson (4)
- Vocals [Frédéric] – Frederica von Stade
- Vocals [Jarno] – Claude Méloni
- Vocals [Laërte] – André Battedou
- Vocals [Lothario] – Nicola Zaccaria
- Vocals [Mignon] – Marilyn Horne
- Vocals [Philine] – Ruth Welting
- Vocals [Wilhelm Meister] – Alain Vanzo
