Credits:

Marc Minkowski, Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra, John Osborn, Ulrich Eisenroll

Description:

Long-awaited recording by Minkowski & Opera National de Bordeaux! The true value of one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of French opera is restored! Before Wagner’s music captivated many people, French grand opera was as popular as Italian bel canto opera throughout Europe. The German-born Jewish composer Maierbeer, one of the most influential figures in this movement, won overwhelming popularity with his “Robert the Devil,” first performed in Paris in 1831, followed by “The Huguenots” (1836) and “The African Woman” (1864), which firmly established his reputation. Robert the Devil” was immensely popular throughout the 19th century, and even appeared symbolically in Rodinbach’s novel “Bruges, the Dead City” (1892), on which Korngold’s “The City of Death” (1920) was based. The music of Maierbeer was once almost fo