* Bérénice (oprea)

Lucien Denis Gabriel Albéric Magnard (9 June 1865 – 3 September 1914) was a French composer, sometimes referred to as the "French Bruckner", though there are significant differences between the two composers. Magnard became a national hero in 1914 when he refused to surrender his property to German invaders and died defending it. He saw his home "as a microcosm of his homeland"

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Bérénice, Op. 19 (1905-09) Librettist : Composer (after Jean Racine (1639-1699)) Dedicated to Guy Ropartz First Performance: 1911-12-15, Paris

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Acte I Ouverture Scene 1 (11:28) Bérénice, Lia "Comme il tarde a venir ce soir...." Scene II (23:58) Bérénice "Comme il franchit, l'espace..." Scene III (26:09) Bérénice, Titus "Cruel, qui tout un jour..." Scene IV (48:43) Les mêmes, Mucien "Mucien, toi-même..." Scene V (50:29) Bérénice "Impératrice, Lia....."

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Acte II (53:18) Scene I (54:01) Titus "Ces jours de solitude..." Scene II (1:00:21) Titus, Mucien "Sois le bienvenu, Mucien!" Scene III (1:08:03 Bérénice, Titus "Titus, mon bien aimé..." Scene IV (1:16:37) Les mêmes, voix dehors, un officier "Bérénice, Bérénice, que Rome..." Scene V (1:21:06) Bérénice, Titus "Je borai ma honte...." Scene VI (1:32:37) Titus "Ame charmante....." Scene VII (1:34:19) Titus, Mucien "César as tu repris...." Scene VIII (1:39:45) Mucien "Le poison d'Orient..."

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Acte III Prelude (1:41:59) Scene I (1:46:06) Bérénice, Lia, le chef de la flotte "Reine ton humble..." Scene II (1:48:06) Bérénice, Lia "Il est avec l'armée.." Scene III (1:56:03) Bérénice, Titus "Bérénice, César..." Scene IV (2:13:56) Bérénice, Lia "Ecarte ses tentures..." Scene V (2:14:43) Bérénice, voix du dehors "Aux rames!" Scene VI (2:18:59) Bérénice "Vénus, pardonne moi..."

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Bérénice - Virginia Todisco Lia - Viorica Cortez Titus - Marc Barrard Mucien - Christian Tréguier Le chef de la flotte - Gérard Grégori Un officier - Wilfried Tissot Un esclave - Frédéric Leroy Un homme du peuple - Jacques Labauve Direction musicale: Gaetano Delogu - Marseille, 23.02.2001