Gounod's "Le tribut de Zamora"

[DK]

I am annoyed at having missed Sunday's live broadcast of Gounod's "Le tribut de Zamora" from Munich.  Did anyone hear this?  I hope it will be available on demand but failing that will have to hope for a recording.
DK

[BerlinExpat]

All is not lost, DK. I've had it marked in my diary for months. See the downloads file!

[semloh]

Thank you for doing that, Colin. Gounod is always a treat, and I'm sure many members of UC will be delighted.

[Mark Thomas]

Wonderful, Colin. Thanks so much.

[DK]

Thank you so much!  It's a work completely unfamilar to me and I could have kicked myself for forgetting to tune in.
DK

[DK]

As it turns out, BR-Klassik has made this available on demand, at as least as of this afternoon when I checked.  There is also a detailed programme available at:  https://www.rundfunkorchester.de/media/Programmheft-3.-Sonntags-2017-2018.pdf (in German).
DK

[mikehopf]

Thanks Colin!

What a wonderful month for rare Gounod with Ediciones Singulares new double CD of three unpublished cantatas: Marie Stuart & Rizzio; Fernand & La Vendetta + two sacred masses. Free downloads for all us lucky Qobuz subscribers.

[scottevan]

I, too had been looking forward to the broadcast since first hearing about it months ago. I missed the first 20 minutes, but am now catching up on that thanks to the archived recording:

https://www.br-klassik.de/themen/klassik-entdecken/muenchner-rundfunk-orchester-charles-gounod-le-tribut-de-zamora-100.html

Rare it may be, but it's a treat for those of us who can't get enough French grand opera. All you'd expect from mature Gounod:  marvelous orchestration, abundant melody, stirring ensembles and a sure sense of theater.

[DK]

Should anyone have missed the BR-Klassik broadcast, it has been re-broadcast on OE1 and should be available for one week:
https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20180609/518138

DK

[Ebubu]

According to the PBZ 2018-19 brochure, it will be issued as a 2 CD album in Sept 2018, followed by Le Timbre d'Argent (Saint-Saëns) in Jan 2019, Olimpie by Spontini, and a new Perichole (Offenbach).

[Mark Thomas]

What a bundle of good things that news is. Three cheers for the Pallazetto Ben Zane!

[Alan Howe]

The CDs are out soon:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/charles-gounod-le-tribut-de-zamorra/hnum/8699728
Mouthwatering snippets here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zDK8Q5c8TE
My copy's already on order!

[Alan Howe]

My goodness, this is a magnificent opera, wonderfully sung and conducted here. Just as one thinks Gounod can no longer manage a tune à la Faust, along come half a dozen to put that particular canard out of its misery! Of course, this is grand opera, so one expects drama - and there's plenty of that too. The world of Verdi (Aida, Otello) often feels just a few musical steps away.

Sell your shirt and buy this superlative production!

[Ebubu]

"Three cheers for the Pallazetto Ben Zane!"
At least 3 !

In the months / year to come, there'll be more :
A CD and possibly DVD (at least a video broadcast) of their recent production of Messager's delightful "P'tites Michu", a DVD of the production of Hervé's Mamzelle Nitouche, which will be touring France this season.
Then 2 Offenbach productions :: Maitre Peronilla (concert version), and Madame Favart (staged at the Opera-Comique).
Another great project I'm not sure whether PBZ is involved with : a CD recording of Massenet's Don Cesar de Bazan with a great cast led by Laurent Naouri...

[Mark Thomas]

Couldn't agree more, both with Alan's praise of the opera and Ebubu's appreciation of Pallazetto Bru Zane!

I've now removed BerlinExpat's recording of the radio broadcast form our Downloads Board.