Don CÃ©sar de Bazan is an opÃ©ra-comique with a narrative of dashing Spanish chivalry and romance. It's plot revolves around deception and comedies of reversed identity, with a struggle between true nobility and wicked selfishness maintaining an animated momentum throughout. This was the young Jules Massenet's first full-length opera and yet it is filled with the composer's mature symphonic style, his gift for melody, feeling for the picturesque, and vivacity of rhythm. These distinctive qualities reveal an operatic feast whose time has at last arrived. Conductor Mathieu Romano works within all genres from the Baroque to the contemporary, both on the concert stage and in opera. Romano has worked with ensembles such as the RIAS Kammerchor and the Latvian Radio Choir, and on operatic productions with Les FrivolitÃ©s Parisiennes and contemporary projects with Ensemble ItinÃ©raire. He also works with the Nederlands Kamerkoor, the Normandy Regional Orchestra, Les SiÃ¨cles and Sinfonia Varsovia. He regularly appears with Ensemble Aedes, of which he is the founder and artistic director. His discography includes a number of acclaimed releases devoted to choral repertoire.

Tracklist:

Don César De Bazan (1888 Version): Overture
Don César De Bazan, Act I Scene 1 (1888 Version): Dès Que Ton Tambour Sonne
Don César De Bazan, Act I Scene 1 (1888 Version): C'est Elle!
Don César De Bazan, Act I Scene 2 (1888 Version): Partout Où L'on Chante
Don César De Bazan, Act I Scene 6 (1888 Version): Le Voilà!
Don César De Bazan, Act I Scene 8 (1888 Version): Bohème Charmante
Don César De Bazan, Act II (1888 Version): Entr'acte
Don César De Bazan, Act II Scene 1 (1888 Version): Dors, Ami
Don César De Bazan, Act II Scene 1 (1888 Version): Riche, J'ai Semé Les Richesses
Don César De Bazan, Act II Scene 2 (1888 Version): Me Marier!
Don César De Bazan, Act II Scene 6 (1888 Version): À Boire, Amis
Don César De Bazan, Act II Scene 9 (1888 Version): Rien Ne Peut Le Défendre
Don César De Bazan, Act II Scene 10 (1888 Version): Grand Dieu!
Don César De Bazan, Act III (1888 Version): Entr'acte Sevillana
Don César De Bazan, Act III Scene 1 (1888 Version): Cette Splendeur
Don César De Bazan, Act III Scene 2 (1888 Version): Que De Ta Lèvre En Fleur
Don César De Bazan, Act III Scene 3 (1888 Version): Qui Je Suis?
Don César De Bazan, Act III Scene 5 (1888 Version): Je M'en Souviens
Don César De Bazan, Act IV (1888 Version): Entr'acte
Don César De Bazan, Act IV Scene 1 (1888 Version): Aux C&oelig;urs Les Plus Troublés
Don César De Bazan, Act IV Scene III (1888 Version): Je Pénétrai

UPC: 730099046473
Label: Naxos Opera Classics
Release Date: 6.12.20
Format: CD

Massenet / Ensemble Aedes / Romano - Massenet: Don César de Bazan (1888 version) (2 CD)