Charles Gounod (1818-1893) - Roméo et Juliette (1996) Cover Front Album Composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Conductor Leonard Slatkin Orchestra / Ensemble I Münchner Rundfunkorchester Length 155:44 Format CD Genre Vocal; Opera Chorus I Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Chorus Master Gustav Sjokvist Index 209 Out of Print No Musicians Soloist Domingo; Swenson; Graham; Walker; Clarke; Ollmann; Vernhes; Miles; Pittman-Jennings Credits Producer Wolfram Graul Label BMG/RCA Catalog Line Red Seal Track List 76:37 01 Ouverture; Prologue: "Verone vit jadis deux familles rivales..." 06:33 02 Act I: No. 1: Introduction "L'heur s'envole..." 10:46 03 Act I: No. 1bis: Recitatif "Enfin la place est libre, amis!" 01:14 04 Act I: No. 2: Ballade de la reine Mab "Mab, la reine des mensonges..." 02:18 05 Act I: No. 2bis: Recitatif & Scene "Eh bien! que l'avertissement me vienne de Mab..." 03:52 06 Act I: No. 3: Ariette "Ah! Je veux vivre dans le reve..." 03:56 07 Act I: No. 3bis: Recitatif "Le nom de cette belle enfant?" 00:34 08 Act I: No. 4: Madrigal "Ange adorable..." 04:29 09 Act I: No. 5: Finale "Quelqu'un!" 05:52 10 Act II: No. 6: Entracte & Choeur "O nuit! sous tes ailes obscures..." 03:43 11 Act II: No. 7: Cavatine "L'amour, l'amour! Oui, son ardeur a trouble..." 03:52 12 Act II: No. 8: Scene & Choeurs "Helas: moi, le hair!..." 08:32 13 Act II: No. 9: Duo "O nuit devine! je t'implore!..." 08:33 14 Act III: Scene 1: No. 10: Entracte & Scene "Mon pere! Dieu vous garde!..." 06:23 15 Act III: Scene 1: No. 11: Trio & Quatuor "Dieu qui fis l'homme a ton image!" 06:00 79:07 01 Act III: Scene 2: No. 12: Chanson "Depuis hier je cherche en vain mon maitre!" 04:11 02 Act III: Scene 2: No. 13: Finale "Ah! Ah! voici nos gens!" 06:27 03 Act III: Scene 2: No. 14: Finale des duels "Que le diable..." 11:16 04 Act IV: Scene 1: No. 14: Duo "Va! je t'ai pardonne..." 13:38 05 Act IV: Scene 1: No. 15: Quatuor "Ah! le ciel sout loue!..." 05:48 06 Act IV: Scene 1: No. 16: Scene "Non pere! Tout m'accable!" 05:47 07 Act IV: Scene 1: No. 17: Scene & Air "Dieu! Quel frisson court dans mes veines!" 05:45 08 Act IV: Scene 2: No. 18: Finale "Ma fille, cede aux voeux..." 04:43 09 Act V: No. 19: Entracte 01:23 10 Act V: No. 19bis: Scene "Eh! bien! ma lettre a Romeo?" 01:00 11 Act V: No. 20: Le sommeil de Juliette 02:14 12 Act V: No. 21: Scene & Duo "C'est la...Salut! tombeau sombre et silencieux!" 16:55 Personal Purchase Date 12/8/1998 Value $35.00 Store BMG Condition 100% Librettist Jules Barbier; Michel Carré Nationality French Premiere Théatre Lyrique, Paris, April 27, 1867 "Form" Opéra in cinq actes Language French Period Romantic Details Studio Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich Catalog Number 09026-68440-2 Live No Recording Date 11/29/1995 Spars DDD Reissue No Sound Stereo Notes Roméo: Placido Domingo Juliette: Ruth Ann Swenson Stephano: Susan Graham Gertrude: Sarah Walker Tybalt: Paul Charles Clarke Mercutio: Kurt Ollmann Capulet: Alain Vernhes Frère Laurent: Alastair Miles Le Duc: David Pittman-Jennings Benvolio: Toby Spence Pâris: Christopher Maltman Grégorio: Erick Freulon Frère Jean: Dankwart Siegele Notes, text and translations Essay: "Gounod's Romeo and Juliet" by Lucy E. Cross