Hoshi si J'étais un Garçon

André Messager (1853-1929) studied with Fauré and Saint-Saëns and went on to become one of the most celebrated composers of operettas of his time. Fortunio, however, is a genuine opera. Messager of course utilized his skills as an operetta composer, and Fortunio is generally light and tuneful, but far more robust than most operettas. It is dramatically effective, beautifully scored, and contains magnificently written vocal lines and resourcefully developed dramatic climaxes. It is, in short, a very fine, often enchanting work that really deserves to be heard by fans of French opera, as well as a life in the opera house.

American expatriate Joe Dassin was one of France's most popular singers during the late '60s and '70s, initially building his name with stylized adaptations of folk and country material from his birthplace…

The tireless pilgrimage of Llull to spread their Ars seems to nurture with new energy as are major the obstacles that cross the road. Llull wants to be present in all places and moments in the turbulent events of the 13th to 14th siecles transition. The news that the Mongols, allied with the Armenian Christians had attacked Muslim positions in Syria leads him directly to Cyprus, Armenia and the Holy Land. The last stages of his long life journey, protagonists of this album, set up one of the most representative combination of Llull and his ideas: an amalgam of music that joins sounds from Mediterranean coasts, the privileged space of Ramon Llull’s actions.

Dion chante Plamondon (meaning Dion sings Plamondon) is an album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 4 November 1991. It is her 15th French-language album and 16th in total. In Europe it was renamed Des mots qui sonnent, meaning Words That Sound (literally) or Words with Meaning (idiomatically). The album was first released in Canada (November 1991) and France (May 1992). In 1994, Dion chante Plamondon was released in the rest of the world becoming Dion's first French album available worldwide. It was released with four different cover pictures.