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FULL MARIE-MAGDALEINE (Jules Massenet) Parsi 2013 Sacha Hatala, Patrick Garayt, Sabine Revault d’Allonnes, Jean-Louis Serre
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: MARIE-MAGDALEINE
- Composer: Massenet Jules
- Libretto: Louis Gallet
- Venue & Opera Company: Église de la Trinité, Paris, France
- Recorded: February 18, 2013
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Sacha Hatala, Patrick Garayt, Sabine Revault d’Allonnes, Jean-Louis Serre
- Conductor: Jean-Pierre Lo Ré
- Orchestra: Orchestre Français d’Oratorio
- Chorus: Choeur Français d’Oratorio
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: mezzo
- Date Published: 2013
- Format: Broadcast
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Marie-Magdeleine is an oratorio (Drame Sacré) in three acts and four parts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Gallet. It was first performed at the Théâtre de l’Odéon in Paris on 11 April 1873, starring the famous contralto Pauline Viardot. The first staged performance took place in Nice on February 9, 1903. It was Massenet’s first success and won him the praise of Tchaikovsky, Gounod, and Bizet.
The story concerns the last days of Jesus from the perspective of Mary Magdalene. The subject initially caused some controversy, as some believed that physical love was implied between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. From today’s perspective, those implications are difficult to detect. While it contains some beautiful music and has been revived for certain singers, notably Régine Crespin, the work has not endured and is rarely performed.
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