Track Listing
| Pathé Opera Series Volume 7 | |
Victor Massé
GalathéeOpéra-comique in two actsLibretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Recorded by Pathé, ca. 1912 Issued on 15 35cm etched-label discs (Galathée 1/30) Later issued on 29cm paper-label discs 1572/1586
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| Pygmalion | André Gresse |
| Midas | Alex Jouvin |
| Ganymède | Albert Vaguet |
| Galathée | Jane Morlet |
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| Orchestra and chorus of the Opéra-Comique, Paris Conducted by Émile Archainbaud | |
Producer: John Humbley
Audio Conservation: Ward Marston
Audio Assistance: J. Richard Harris
Booklet Notes: John Humbley
Biographies: Luc Bourrousse and John Humbley
Photographs: Girvice Archer, Luc Bourrousse, Roger Gross, and Charles Mintzer
Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi
Marston would like to thank Luc Bourrousse, Rudi van den Bulck, Ramona Fasio, Lawrence Holdridge, Peter Lack, and Andreas Schmauder (A complete libretto of this opera is available on each CD as translated by John Humbley and Luc Bourrousse, with editorial and technical assistance by Emily Hauze.)
CD 1 (76:43) | ||
Galathée | ||
| 1. | Overture | 4:41 |
ACT I | ||
| 2. | L’aurore, en souriant chorus | 2:08 |
| 3. | Allez, allez, mes chers amis Ganymède | 1:03 |
| 4. | Hein! Je crois qu’on frappe à la porte! spoken by Midas and Ganymède | 1:30 |
| 5. | Depuis vingt ans j’exerce Midas | 2:22 |
| 6. | Je vous en fais mon compliment spoken by Midas and Ganymède | 2:27 |
| 7. | Qu’ai-je vu? Pygmalion, Midas, and Ganymède | 2:40 |
| 8. | Plus qu’un mot! Midas, Ganymède, and Pygmalion | 1:23 |
| 9. | Toutes les femmes Pygmalion, Midas, and Ganymède | 3:43 |
| 10. | Par Vénus! Au feu qui brillait dans ses regards spoken by Pygmalion | 0:31 |
| 11. | Tristes amours! Folle chimère! ... O Vénus Pygmalion | 7:18 |
| 12. | O ciel! Que vois-je! Pygmalion | 2:20 |
| 13. | Moi! Je suis … je vois … je pense Galathée and Pygmalion | 2:41 |
| 14. | Aimons! Il faut aimer … tout aime! Galathée and Pygmalion | 8:35 |
| 15. | Quels sont ces objets qui m’environnent! spoken by Galathée and Pygmalion | 2:55 |
| 16. | La voilà parti! … Que dis-tu? … Mais quels transports nouveaux? Galathée | 8:40 |
| 17. | Entr’acte | 3:39 |
ACT II | ||
| 18. | Est-ce que mon maître ne m’a pas appelé, il y a un quart d’heure? spoken by Ganymède | 0:27 |
| 19. | Ah! Qu’il est doux de ne rien faire Ganymède | 6:10 |
| 20. | Eh! Mais, que vois-je-là-bas? spoken by Ganymède, Galathée, and Midas | 3:54 |
| 21. | Il me semblait n’être point laid! Midas, Galathée, and Ganymède | 5:05 |
| 22. | Me voilà bien avancé! spoken by Midas, Galathée, and Ganymède | 0:42 |
| 23. | Me voici! … Ah, c’est vous? spoken by Pygmalion, Galathée, Midas, and Ganymède | 1:51 |
CD 2 (75:56) | ||
Galathée, Act II continued | ||
| 1. | Allons, à table! Qu’un vin potable Pygmalion, Midas, Ganymède, and Galathée | 2:55 |
| 2. | Sa couleur est blonde et vermeille [Air de la coupe] Galathée, Pygmalion, Ganymède, and Midas | 5:20 |
| 3. | Assez, ne buvez plus de vin! Pygmalion, Midas, Ganymède, and Galathée | 1:41 |
| 4. | Ah! Misérable! Tu ne m’échapperas pas, cette fois! spoken by Pygmalion, Midas, and Ganymède | 0:40 |
| 5. | Ah! Ah! Ah! Cette maudite statue a juré de leur faire tourner la tête spoken by Ganymède | 0:45 |
| 6. | Ganymède? Hein? Ganymède, c’est moi! spoken by Galathée and Ganymède | 0:43 |
| 7. | Ganymède, c’est toi que j’aime! Galathée and Ganymède | 3:46 |
| 8. | Grands dieux! Pygmalion, Midas, Ganymède, and Galathée | 5:30 |
Victor Massé
Les noces de JeannetteOpéra-comique in two actsLibretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Recorded by Pathé, 1922 Issued on 10 29cm paper-label discs 1708/1717
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| Jeannette | Ninon Vallin |
| Jean | Léon Ponzio |
| Thomas | M. Laurent |
| Pierre | Mme. du Busson |
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| Orchestra and chorus of the Opéra-Comique, Paris Conducted by Laurent Halet | |
Producer: John Humbley
Audio Conservation: Ward Marston
Audio Assistance: J. Richard Harris
Booklet Notes: John Humbley
Biographies: Luc Bourrousse and John Humbley
Photographs: Girvice Archer, Luc Bourrousse, Roger Gross, and Charles Mintzer
Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi
Marston would like to thank Luc Bourrousse, Rudi van den Bulck, Ramona Fasio, Lawrence Holdridge, and Peter Lack (A complete libretto of this opera is available on each CD as translated by John Humbley and Luc Bourrousse, with editorial and technical assistance by Emily Hauze.)
CD 2 (75:56) continued | ||
Les noces de Jeannette | ||
| 9. | Overture | 5:48 |
ACT I | ||
| 10. | Eh ben, je l’ai échappé belle! spoken by Jean | 0:31 |
| 11. | Enfin me voilà seul, et me voilà chez moi! Jean | 5:37 |
| 12. | Eh! Jean … Quoi? Que est-ce qui m’appelle? spoken by Thomas and Jean | 0:22 |
| 13. | Ah! Ma foi, tant pis! … je vais m’amuser spoken by Jean, Jeannette, and Thomas | 5:13 |
| 14. | Parmi tant d’amoureux empressés à me plaire Jeannette | 3:56 |
| 15. | Mais qu’entends-je! Pourquoi ces rires et ces cris! Jeannette | 0:30 |
| 16. | Margot, Margot, lève ton sabot! Jean and chorus | 1:03 |
| 17. | Quoi! C’est moi que l’on raille, et c’est Margot qu’on fête! Jeannette | 1:45 |
| 18. | Oui, ma petite Rose, oui, ma chère Margot! spoken by Jean | 0:58 |
| 19. | Halte-là, s’il vous plaît! Jeannette and Jean | 6:36 |
| 20. | N’allez pas croire, au moins, que ce sont les pistolets de votre père qui me font peur! Spoken by Jean and Jeannette | 1:46 |
| 21. | Ah! Il veut rire avec les autres … Ah! Ça lui est égal spoken by Jeannette | 0:35 |
| 22. | Tenez, le voilà, votre cousin! spoken by Jean, Pierre, and Jeannette | 1:37 |
| 23. | Ah! Vous ne savez pas, ma chère Jean and Jeannette | 1:52 |
| 24. | Cours, mon aiguille, dans la laine [Romance de l’aiguille] Jeannette | 5:08 |
| 25. | Les voilà, ces meubles joyeux [Air des meubles] Jeannette | 3:05 |
| 26. | Ah, que c’est joli, maintenant! spoken by Jeannette and Pierre | 0:38 |
| 27. | Ah! ... il paraît que j’ai dormi! spoken by Jean | 0:39 |
| 28. | Au bord du chemin [Air du rossignol] Jeannette and Jean | 6:58 |
CD 3 (77:10) | ||
Les noces de Jeannette, Act I continued | ||
| 1. | Pourquoi chantez-vous? Je n’aime pas qu’on chante chez moi! spoken by Jean and Jeannette | 0:51 |
| 2. | Allons, je veux qu’on s’assoie Jean and Jeannette | 2:37 |
| 3. | Eh! Dites donc, vous autres! spoken by Thomas, Jeannette, and Jean | 0:34 |
| 4. | Oui, mes amis, c’est ma femme! Jean, Jeannette, and chorus | 4:07 |
Appendix | ||
Galathée | ||
| 5. | Tristes amours! | 2:42 |
| Marie Charbonnel (con) as Pygmalion; ca. 1910; TRIANON (7411) 7411 | ||
| 6. | O Vénus | 3:26 |
| Suzanne Brohly (ms) as Pygmalion; 8 February 1922; GRAMOPHONE (CE238-1) 033225 | ||
| 7. | Aimons! Il faut aimer | 7:57 |
| Rose Heilbronner (so) as Galathée and Joachim Cerdan (bs) as Pygmalion; 17 December 1912; GRAMOPHONE | ||
| 8. | Ah! Qu’il est doux de ne rien faire | 2:56 |
| Georges Régis (te) as Ganymède; 27 December 1910; GRAMOPHONE (16197u) 4-32224 | ||
| 9. | Mais quels transports nouveaux? | 3:14 |
| Lise Landouzy (so) as Galathée; ca. 1911; ODÉON (XP5527) X56227 | ||
| 10. | Ah! Qu’il est doux de ne rien faire | 2:56 |
| Georges Régis (te) as Ganymède; 27 December 1910; GRAMOPHONE (16197u) 4-32224 | ||
| 11. | Enfin me voilà seul | 7:24 |
| André Baugé (ba) as Jean; 19 May 1921; GRAMOPHONE (03446v/03447v) W411 | ||
Les noces de Jeannette | ||
| 12. | Enfin me voilà seul | 2:30 |
| Gabriel Soulacroix (ba) as Jean; July 1900; GRAMOPHONE (1020G) 32879 | ||
| 13. | Enfin me voilà seul | 7:24 |
| André Baugé (ba) as Jean; 19 May 1921; GRAMOPHONE (03446v/03447v) W411 | ||
| 14. | Parmi tant d’amoureux | 2:16 |
| Lise Landouzy (so) as Jeannette; ca. 1905; PHRYNIS 2-MINUTE CYLINDER (10401) | ||
| 15. | Margot, Margot, lève ton sabot | 1:44 |
| Alexis Ghasne (ba) as Jean; 1907; APGA (1736) 1736 | ||
| 16. | Halte-là, s’il vous plaît! | 6:39 |
| Yvonne Brothier (so) as Jeannette and André Baugé (ba) as Jean; 24 May 1921; GRAMOPHONE (03451v/0345 | ||
| 17. | Ah! Vous ne savez pas, ma chère | 2:20 |
| Berthe César (so) as Jeanette and Louis Dupouy (ba) as Jean; 5 September 1912; GRAMOPHONE (17306u) 3 | ||
| 18. | Cours, mon aiguille, dans la laine [Romance de l’aiguille] | 3:05 |
| Jeanne Daffetye (so) as Jeannette; June 1907; GRAMOPHONE (6759o) 33820 | ||
| 19. | Au bord du chemin [Air du rossignol, part 1 only] | 2:58 |
| Jeanne Leclerc (so) as Jeannette; 1905; ODÉON (XP1623) 36126 | ||
| 20. | Au bord du chemin ... Pour entendre mieux [Air du rossignol] | 6:50 |
| Georgette Bréjean-Silver (so) as Jeannette; ca. 1907; ODÉON (XP3267/3268) X56071/56073 | ||
| 21. | Allons, je veux qu’on s’assoie | 4:20 |
| Nelly Martyl (so) as Jeannette and Louis Dupouy (ba) as Jean; 23 November 1911; GRAMOPHONE (02228v) | ||
Pathé Opera Series vol. 7: Victor Massé's Galathée and Les noces de Jeannette
Marston continues its Pathé opera series with the release of Victor Massé’s Galathée and Les noces de Jeannette. These recordings transport us back to an era when the true French style of singing still flourished in Paris. Galathée was recorded in 1912 and featured André Gresse, Alex Jouvin, Albert Vaguet, and Jane Morlet. Émile Archainbaud conducts. Les noces de Jeannette was recorded in 1922. This recording, conducted by Laurent Halet, features the incomparable Ninon Vallin as Jeannette, and the great comic baritone Léon Ponzio as Jean. To round out this three CD set we are including important Massé interpretations by Georgette Bréjean-Silver, Suzanne Brohly, Rose Heilbronner, and others.
