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Offenbach: Le voyage dans la lune

Violette Polchi (Caprice), Sheva Tehoval (Fantasia), Matthieu Lecroart (V'Lam), Pierre Derhet (Quipasseparla), Raphael Bremard (Microscope), Thibaud Desplantes (Cosmos), Marie Lenormand (Popotte), Christophe Poncet de Solages (Cactus), Ludivine Gombert (Flamma / Adja)

Choeur et Orchestre national...

Offenbach: Le voyage dans la lune

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Sheva Tehoval is a magnificent Fantasia, with sweet tone and a formidable coloratura...But it’s Offenbach’s score that earns the biggest hand. Who else can push a simple melody around the orchestra...

BBC Music Magazine, August 20225 out of 5 stars

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Offenbach: Le voyage dans la lune

Violette Polchi (Caprice), Sheva Tehoval (Fantasia), Matthieu Lecroart (V'Lam), Pierre Derhet (Quipasseparla), Raphael Bremard (Microscope), Thibaud Desplantes (Cosmos), Marie Lenormand (Popotte), Christophe Poncet de Solages (Cactus), Ludivine Gombert (Flamma / Adja)

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Awards:

Sheva Tehoval is a magnificent Fantasia, with sweet tone and a formidable coloratura...But it’s Offenbach’s score that earns the biggest hand. Who else can push a simple melody around the orchestra...

BBC Music Magazine, August 20225 out of 5 stars

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Jules Verne was the inspiration for Offenbach’s opéra-féerie, premiered in 1875. The Parisian craze for this type of musical extravaganza stemmed from its impressive stage effects: for Le Voyage dans la Lune, two ballets and some twenty sets took the audience from the Earth to the Moon, successively recreating the Paris Observatory, a working blast furnace and the crater of an erupting volcano. The piece is studded with zany characters and imaginary places: a lunar landscape, a glass palace, mother-of-pearl galleries, etc. The producers even borrowed a dromedary and an ostrich from the zoo at the Jardin d’Acclimatation! To accompany this theatrical display, Offenbach composed a series of colourful, picturesque hit numbers, wittily and energetically performed here by a team of enthusiastic soloists. The Chœur et Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie are placed under the subtle and precise direction of Pierre Dumoussaud.

Artists

Violette Polchi (Caprice), Sheva Tehoval (Fantasia), Matthieu Lecroart (V'Lam), Pierre Derhet (Quipasseparla), Raphael Bremard (Microscope), Thibaud Desplantes (Cosmos), Marie Lenormand (Popotte), Christophe Poncet de Solages (Cactus), Ludivine Gombert (Flamma / Adja)

Choeur et Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie, Pierre Dumoussaud

  • Release date: 27th May 2022
  • Label: Bru Zane
  • Catalogue number: BZ1048
  • Length: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Genre:

Contents and tracklist

Offenbach: Le voyage dans la lune, Acte I
Work length38:44
  • Raphaël Brémard (soloist), Matthieu Lécroart (soloist), Violette Polchi (soloist)
  • Chœur et Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie
  • Pierre Dumoussaud
No. 1, Ouverture
Track length6:37
No. 2, Choeur. Quelle splendide fête
Track length1:44
No. 3, Dialogue. Ne criez pas !...
Track length0:51
No. 4, Couplets. V’lan, V’lan, je suis V’lan
Track length1:46
No. 5, Dialogue et Sortie. Oui, mes enfants, c’est moi
Track length0:30
No. 6, Dialogue. Où vas-tu ?
Track length0:55
No. 7, Choeur et Couplets. Rataplan ! rataplan !
Track length3:04
No. 8, Dialogue et Sortie. S’est-il dégourdi, ce gamin-là !
Track length2:05
No. 9, Romance. Ô reine de la nuit
Track length2:41
No. 10, Dialogue et Sortie. Voyons, voyons, Caprice…
Track length1:59
No. 11, Choeur des Astronomes. Les cieux…
Track length1:53
No. 12, Dialogue et Mélodrame. Enfin !...
Track length2:54
No. 13, Choeur des Forgerons. À l’ouvrage !
Track length1:40
No. 14, Dialogue. Allons, chaud ! les enfants !
Track length0:59
No. 15, Valse chantée. Monde charmant que l’on ignore
Track length3:03
No. 16, Dialogue. Voyons votre moyen !
Track length1:05
No. 17, Finale et Choeur des Artilleurs. En route pour la Lune
Track length4:58
Offenbach: Le voyage dans la lune, Acte II
Work length45:43
  • Thibaut Desplantes (soloist), Violette Polchi (soloist), Ludivine Gombert (soloist), Christophe Poncet De Solages (soloist), Matthieu Lécroart (soloist), Raphaël Brémard (soloist), Marie Lenormand (soloist), Sheva Toval (soloist)
  • Chœur et Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie
  • Pierre Dumoussaud
No. 1, Entracte
Track length0:55
No. 2, Choeur. Ah !
Track length1:50
No. 3, Choeur. Oh !
Track length0:32
No. 4, Dialogue. Vous êtes tous des imbéciles !...
Track length0:51
No. 5, Morceau d’ensemble et Arrivée de l’obus. Ah ! Grand Dieu
Track length1:31
No. 6, Dialogue. Je crois que nous y sommes
Track length0:10
No. 7, Rondo de l’obus. Dans un obus qui fend l’air
Track length1:58
No. 8, Dialogue. Voyons, il s’agit maintenant de nous orienter
Track length2:22
No. 9, Couplets. Tu devais, le jour de ma fête
Track length2:40
No. 10, Dialogue. Oh ! Qu’elle est gentille !
Track length0:54
No. 11, Choeur et Marche du dromadaire. Salut à notre Roi
Track length1:20
No. 12, Changement de décor
Track length0:39
No. 13, Dialogue. Donnez-vous la peine d’entrer
Track length0:48
No. 14, Entrée des Conseillers
Track length0:42
No. 15, Dialogue. Allons, messieurs mes conseillers
Track length1:13
No. 16, Madrigal. Je regarde vos jolis yeux
Track length2:09
No. 17, Dialogue. Il est gentil
Track length2:48
No. 18, Morceau d’ensemble. Ne jamais rien faire
Track length3:08
No. 19, Dialogue. Eh bien ! il va joliment être attrapé, papa…
Track length1:00
No. 20, Duo des pommes. Mon Dieu, qu’ai-je ressenti-là ?
Track length4:39
No. 21, Dialogue. Ah ! si vous saviez ce que je viens de voir !
Track length0:32
No. 22, Ballet des Chimères. Introduction
Track length1:23
No. 23, Ballet des Chimères. Mazurka
Track length1:47
No. 24, Ballet des Chimères. Andante
Track length3:01
No. 25, Ballet des Chimères. Pas de trois
Track length1:33
No. 26, Ballet des Chimères. Valse et coda
Track length5:18
Offenbach: Le voyage dans la lune, Acte III
Work length48:00
  • Christophe Poncet De Solages (soloist), Raphaël Brémard (soloist), Pierre Derhet (soloist), Ludivine Gombert (soloist), Marie Lenormand (soloist), Sheva Toval (soloist), Matthieu Lécroart (soloist), Thibaut Desplantes (soloist), Violette Polchi (soloist)
  • Chœur et Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie
  • Pierre Dumoussaud
No. 1, Entracte
Track length1:37
No. 2, Choeur des Gardes. Je suis le garde
Track length1:44
No. 3, Dialogue. Il paraît qu’elle est tout à fait amoureuse
Track length0:25
No. 4, Couplets des Demoiselles d’honneur. Elle disait…
Track length1:39
No. 5, Dialogue. On ne passe pas !
Track length1:10
No. 6, Ariette. Je suis nerveuse
Track length2:16
No. 7, Dialogue. Seigneur ! seigneur ! si vous saviez !...
Track length1:46
No. 8, Choeur. C’est le marché
Track length1:39
No. 9, Dialogue. Ouf ! j’ai couru…
Track length0:24
No. 10, Rondo de Quipasseparla. Le prince Quipasseparla !
Track length2:16
No. 11, Dialogue. Ah ! mes amis !
Track length0:43
No. 12, Choeur et Ronde des Charlatans. Ah ! quelle musique
Track length4:05
No. 13, Dialogue et Sortie. Caprice, tu n’es pas raisonnable…
Track length1:42
No. 14, Morceau d’ensemble. Adieu notre compagne
Track length3:43
No. 15, Morceau d’ensemble (Suite). Arrêtez !
Track length2:35
No. 16, Changement de décor
Track length0:25
No. 17, Dialogue. Par ici !
Track length4:10
No. 18, Finale de la neige. Courons tous !
Track length4:20
No. 19, Changement de décor
Track length0:21
No. 20, Ballet des flocons de neige. Les hirondelles bleues
Track length1:27
No. 21, Ballet des flocons de neige. Le bonhomme de neige
Track length0:21
No. 22, Ballet des flocons de neige. Les flocons animés
Track length1:55
No. 23, Ballet des flocons de neige. Polka
Track length2:13
No. 24, Ballet des flocons de neige. Mazurka
Track length0:57
No. 25, Ballet des flocons de neige. Variations
Track length1:06
No. 26, Ballet des flocons de neige. Galop final
Track length3:01
Offenbach: Le voyage dans la lune, Acte IV
Work length17:52
  • Ludivine Gombert (soloist), Matthieu Lécroart (soloist), Marie Lenormand (soloist), Sheva Toval (soloist), Christophe Poncet De Solages (soloist), Thibaut Desplantes (soloist), Violette Polchi (soloist), Raphaël Brémard (soloist), Pierre Derhet (soloist)
  • Chœur et Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie
  • Pierre Dumoussaud
No. 1, Entracte
Track length0:22
No. 2, Ronde des pommiers. Olà ! que chaque fillette
Track length2:36
No. 3, Dialogue. Ah ! que c’est bon
Track length1:38
No. 4, Choeur du tribunal. Voici le tribunal
Track length0:31
No. 5, Dialogue et Sortie. Mon cher Cosmos
Track length3:32
No. 6, Dialogue. Dieu ! que c’est profond !
Track length0:44
No. 7, Descente du panier dans le cratère
Track length0:32
No. 8, Dialogue. Messieurs, si vous voulez prendre la peine
Track length1:17
No. 9, Mélodrame du volcan. Microscope ! ohé !
Track length4:27
No. 10, Dialogue et Entrée de Popotte. Où suis-je ?...
Track length0:52
No. 11, Clair de Terre. Terre ! Ah ! Nous te saluons, ô terre !
Track length1:21

Spotlight on this release

Awards and reviews

  • BBC Music Magazine
    August 2022
    Opera Choice
  • Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice
    Autumn 2022
    Opera
  • International Classical Music Awards
    2023
    Nominated - Opera

August 2022

Sheva Tehoval is a magnificent Fantasia, with sweet tone and a formidable coloratura...But it’s Offenbach’s score that earns the biggest hand. Who else can push a simple melody around the orchestra with such ease and grace?
5 out of 5 stars

October 2022

Bru Zane seems to have a magic touch when it comes to taking forgotten scores and underrated regional ensembles and making them sound like a million francs. Offenbach, once again, gets the premium treatment he deserves.

December 2022

the whole package—including informative essays in Bru Zane’s high-quality book format—is a delight. The principal soloists shape their characters well and draw on their reserves of lyric skill (some of the music is extremely tricky)...Pierre Dumoussaud directs the substantial forces of the Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie with precision, flair and a clear awareness of Offenbach’s use of instrumental colour and detail.

Schallplattenkritik Autumn 2022

This recording once again refutes the preconception that Jacques Offenbach’s music lost its originality after the end of the second French Empire, the Belle Époque.
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