L'armée Des Bayous

Durant la guerre de Sécession, le major Camille de Polignac s'engage aux côtés des sudistes. Proche de Napoléon III, il se voit confier la mission de rapporter des tonnes de coton en provenance de la Louisiane, à bord de trois bateaux à vapeur sur des fleuves à sec. L'homme emmène ses troupes dans une expédition onirique et sanglante, de Bâton-Rouge à la Nouvelle-Orléans. …

Durant la guerre de Sécession, le major Camille de Polignac s'engage aux côtés des sudistes. Proche de Napoléon III, il se voit confier la mission de rapporter des tonnes de coton en provenance de la Louisiane, à bord de trois bateaux à vapeur sur des fleuves à sec. L'homme emmène ses troupes dans une expédition onirique et sanglante, de Bâton-Rouge à la Nouvelle-Orléans. …

Durant la guerre de Sécession, le major Camille de Polignac s'engage aux côtés des sudistes. Proche de Napoléon III, il se voit confier la mission de rapporter des tonnes de coton en provenance de la Louisiane, à bord de trois bateaux à vapeur sur des fleuves à sec. L'homme emmène ses troupes dans une expédition onirique et sanglante, de Bâton-Rouge à la Nouvelle-Orléans. …

Ivan Repušić made his debut as principal conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra in September 2017 with Giuseppe Verdi's "Luisa Miller". It was followed by "I due Foscari" in October 2018 and "Attila" in October 2019 (the complete recordings have already been released by BR-KLASSIK on CD 900323, 900328 and 900330). His successful cycle of early masterpieces by the Italian opera composer continues with the recent concert performance on April 23, 2023 of Verdi's stage work "I Lombardi" – also at the Prinzregententheater in Munich. Authentic fluidity and vocal splendour are provided here once again by outstanding performers and the Bavarian Radio Chorus. The Munich Radio Orchestra plays under the direction of Ivan Repuŝić. - This highlight of Munich's musical life from the early part of this year has now been released by BR-KLASSIK as a double CD.

'It would be difficult to find a simpler and more poignant subject', Massenet remarked during the composition of Ariane, a vast score in five acts premiered at the Paris Opera in October 1906. The libretto by Catulle Mendes is part ancient drama, part symbolist poem, and sets Phaedra and Ariadne, two sisters in love with Theseus, in violent conflict with each other. This epic work does not shrink from relating the combat against the Minotaur, from showing a ship tossed by the raging billows, nor even from transporting the audience to the Underworld where Persephone reigns. Despite its flamboyant orchestration, its grandiose scenography and its triumphant premiere, Ariane remains one of the few Massenet operas never recorded until now. The young Egyptian soprano Amina Edris takes the title role with ardour and passion, surrounded by a cast well versed in the specificities of the French style. The Bavarian Radio Chorus provides dedicated support in the epic scenes, under the baton of Laurent Campellone, a great champion of Massenet.