La Caravane du Caire is one of the rare works that Grétry composed for the Académie Royale that respected the conventions of the institution. Full of verve and color, this opera was one of the greatest successes of his career. A few exotic touches and the presence of a ballet also contributed to the score's success.
Le caravane du Caire / Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry ; Etienne Morel de Chedeville (Marie-Paule Fayt, soprano ; Greta de Reyghere, soprano ; Vincent Le Texier, bass ; Gilles Ragon, counter-tenor ; Philippe Huttenlocher, baritone ; Guy De Mey, tenor ; Jules Bastin, bass ; Marie-Noelle de Callatay, soprano ; Isabelle Poulenard, soprano ; Els Crommen, soprano ; John Dur, bass ; Claude Massoz, bass ; Catherine Napoli, soprano ; Marc Minkowski, conductor ; Ricercar Academy ; Namur Chamber Choir) -- Le jugement de Midas / Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry ; Thomas d'Hele (John Elwes, tenor ; Jules Bastin, bass ; Mieke van der Sluis, soprano ; Suzanne Gari, soprano ; Francois Vanhecke, soprano ; Michel Verschaeve, bass ; Gustav Leonhardt, conductor ; La Petite Bande ; Paris Choeur de la Chapelle Royale).
Note
Opera-ballet in 3 acts (1st work); opéra-comique (selections) (2nd work).
Libretto of 1st work by Etienne Morel de Chédeville with the aid of Louis XVI, King of France. Libretto of 2nd work by T. D'Hèle.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813.
Title
La caravane du Caire [electronic resource] : [opéra-ballet en trois actes] ; Le jugement de Midas / André-Modeste Grétry.
Imprint
France : Ricercar/Outhere, [2008], p1991.
Performer
In the 1st work: Jules Bastin, bass ; Gilles Ragon, tenor ; Philippe Huttenlocher, baritone ; Guy de Mey, tenor ; Isabelle Poulenard, soprano ; other vocal soloists ; Choeur de chambre de Namur ; Ricercar Academy (on authentic instruments) ; Marc Minkowski, conductor. In the 2nd work: John Elwes, tenor ; Mieke van der Sluis, soprano ; Françoise Vanhecke, soprano ; Suzanne Gari, soprano ; Jules Bastin, bass ; Michel Verschaeve, bass ; La Petite Bande ; Choeur de la Chapelle royale de Paris ; Gustav Leonhardt, conductor.