{"product_id":"gounod-mireille-vivalda-gedda-gayraud-dens-cluytens","title":"Gounod: Mireille - Vivalda, Gedda, Gayraud, Dens; Cluytens. Aix-en-Provence, 1954","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"two-column-grid\"\u003e\n  \u003c!-- Left Column: Title, Composer, Description --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003ch1 class=\"title-header\" style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Baskerville; font-style: italic; color: #330065; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none;\"\u003eMireille\u003c\/h1\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Gounod (1818 - 1893)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003chr\u003e\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eFirst performed at the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris in 1864, Gounod’s \u003ci\u003eMireille\u003c\/i\u003e was composed in the wake of \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e and based on Frédéric Mistral’s Provençal poem \u003ci\u003eMirèio\u003c\/i\u003e. The opera had a difficult initial reception and underwent numerous revisions, but eventually established itself as an important part of the French repertory. Its particular appeal lies in Gounod’s marriage of pastoral color and lyrical grace with a tragedy of unusual simplicity and directness, the sunlit atmosphere of Provence gradually giving way to music of considerable dramatic and emotional weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanette Vivalda\u003c\/strong\u003e is commanding in the title role, conveying the character’s youth and stoic suffering beautifully. \u003cstrong\u003eNicolai Gedda\u003c\/strong\u003e, at the onset of his legendary career, brings style and élan as one of the only non-native Frenchmen in the cast. \u003cstrong\u003eAndré Cluytens\u003c\/strong\u003e, equally distinguished in French music and Wagner, shows that the breadth and power he could bring to the latter were matched by an equally light and refined touch here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\n      Mireille – \u003cstrong\u003eJanette Vivalda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Vincent – \u003cstrong\u003eNicolai Gedda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Taven – \u003cstrong\u003eChristiane Gayraud\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Ourrias – \u003cstrong\u003eMichel Dens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Vincenette – \u003cstrong\u003eMadeleine Ignal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Ramon – \u003cstrong\u003eAndré Vessières\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Clémence – \u003cstrong\u003eChristiane Jacquin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Ambroise – \u003cstrong\u003eMarcello Cortis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Le Passeur – \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Tropin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003chr\u003e\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\n      Location: \u003cstrong\u003eAix-en-Provence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Date: \u003cstrong\u003eJuly 1954\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Conductor: \u003cstrong\u003eAndré Cluytens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Catalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 12411-2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Label: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Number of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eIn Mono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003chr\u003e\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eBONUS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\n      Le ciel rayonne, l'oiseau chante! (Mireille) – \u003cstrong\u003eJanette Vivalda\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":52179151061313,"sku":"12411-2","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":52179151094081,"sku":"MP3 12411-2","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52179151126849,"sku":"FLAC 12411-2","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/12411-2front.jpg?v=1788807403","url":"https:\/\/operadepot.com\/products\/gounod-mireille-vivalda-gedda-gayraud-dens-cluytens","provider":"Opera Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}