Moi, Vieille et Jolie

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.

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The new boxset release from Vladimir Cosma following on from Volumes 1 & 2. This release has 17CD's in a hardbox and contains 58 soundtracks which are unpublished and rare.

Master Series is the title of a line of greatest hits albums, released in European countries primarily by PolyGram International, as well as A&M Records, Deram Records, FFRR Records, Mercury Records, and Polydor Records. In addition, some albums were reissued by Universal Music Group under the Universal Masters Collection and Millennium Edition titles.

The French tenor Julien Behr is one of today’s rising vocal stars. Voted ‘Révélation artiste lyrique de l’Adami’ in 2009, the year he made his international debut at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, he has become famous for his Mozart roles (including Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, recorded live at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in 2016 under the direction of Jérémie Rhorer, Alpha379).