{"product_id":"beecham-bizet-the-fair-maid-of-perth-1956-paco227","title":"BEECHAM Bizet: The Fair Maid of Perth (1956) - PACO227","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBIZET \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThe Fair Maid of Perth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eLa jolie fille de Perth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e, sung in English)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eStudio broadcast recording, 1956\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 2hr 14:39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCatherine Glover - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMattiwilda Dobbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eHenry Smith - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAlexander Young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLe Duc de Rothsay - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eKevin Miller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRalph - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eDavid Ward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMab - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAnna Pollack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSimon Glover - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eOwen Brannigan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eBBC Chorus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSir Thomas Beecham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PACO227.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-themecolor:text1\"\u003eGeorges Bizet’s\nopera, \u003ci\u003eLa Jolie Fille de Perth\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered at the Théâtre-Lyrique\nImpérial du Châtelet in Paris in 1867. The opera is very loosely based on Sir\nWalter Scott’s novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Fair Maid of Perth\u003c\/i\u003e, but with many character\nchanges to improve the dramatic tension for the stage. At first glance the\nopera is full of stock characters that pepper other operas, the lovesick Henry\nSmith (see \u003ci\u003eL’Elisir d’Amore\u003c\/i\u003e), the flighty Catherine who briefly loses\nher mind (see \u003ci\u003eLucia di Lammermoor\u003c\/i\u003e), a rakish aristocrat set on sexual\nconquest (see \u003ci\u003eRigoletto\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eLe nozze di Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e), and a meddling\ngypsy (see \u003ci\u003eIl Trovatore\u003c\/i\u003e). While the opera loses some of Scott’s subtlety\nin favour of melodrama, with plenty of instances of mistaken identity and\ncharacters assuming the worst, it does at least have a happy ending for the\nprincipal couple. What shines through is Bizet’s lyricism and his ability to\nwrite tuneful and engaging music for a wide audience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-themecolor:text1\"\u003eSir Thomas\nBeecham’s penchant for French opera is well known. During his wartime stint at\nthe Metropolitan Opera in New York he mainly conducted French works, including \u003ci\u003eCarmen\u003c\/i\u003e,\n\u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLouise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMignon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Contes\nd’Hoffmann\u003c\/i\u003e. His affinity for this particular opera lasted for decades. He\nconducted the British premiere in Manchester in 1917 to an enthusiastic\nreception from the Manchester Guardian: “\u003ci\u003eThe Fair Maid of Perth \u003c\/i\u003eis a\nstriking example of the modesty of genius… there is scarcely a bar of poor\nmusic in the opera.” The Observer, reviewing a later London performance was\nmore circumspect, suggesting that Beecham’s long love affair with French opera\nwas the main reason for his championing a somewhat obscure opera. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-themecolor:text1\"\u003eAfter the war\nBeecham was operatically homeless, no longer in charge of designing the\n‘International Seasons’ that had been such a sensation at Covent Garden in the\n1930s. While Beecham continued an extensive concert career, the studios of BBC\nradio provided him with an opportunity to continue to conduct opera, and this\ntime to a nationwide audience. In the late 1940s Beecham conducted radio\nperformances of \u003ci\u003eLa Damnation de Faust\u003c\/i\u003e\n(1946 \u0026amp; 1949), \u003ci\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), \u003ci\u003eDie Walküre\u003c\/i\u003e (1946),\n\u003ci\u003eLes Troyens \u003c\/i\u003e(1947), \u003ci\u003eElektra\u003c\/i\u003e (1947), \u003ci\u003eLes Deux Journées\u003c\/i\u003e\n(1947), \u003ci\u003eA Village Romeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), and \u003ci\u003eThe Fair Maid of Perth\u003c\/i\u003e\n(1949 in English). In 1956 Beecham returned to conduct \u003ci\u003eThe Fair Maid of\nPerth\u003c\/i\u003e for the BBC, again in English but with an almost entirely different\ncast from seven years previously. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\" style=\"color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;\nmso-ansi-language:IT\"\u003eAmerican coloratura soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs sings\nCatherine Glover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-themecolor:text1\"\u003eDobbs\nmade her name in Europe in the early 1950s. In addition to singing at Covent\nGarden, La Scala and the Vienna State Opera, she was the first black singer to gain\na long-term contract with the Metropolitan Opera in 1956. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-themecolor:text1\"\u003eAlexander Young,\nsinging Henry Smith, made his professional debut under Beecham at the Edinburgh\nFestival in 1950 singing a minor role in Strauss’s \u003ci\u003eAriadne auf Naxos\u003c\/i\u003e.\nYoung had a wide repertoire, from Mozart and Handel, through Gilbert and\nSullivan operettas to new operas such as Stravinsky’s \u003ci\u003eThe Rake’s Progress\u003c\/i\u003e\n- an opera he recorded with the composer conducting in 1964. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-themecolor:text1\"\u003eThe rest of\nthe cast includes Scottish bass David Ward, singing Ralph, who would later go\non to be a renowned Wotan in the Covent Garden Ring Cycles of the 1960s and\n1970s, and Owen Brannigan, the only survivor from the 1949 broadcast, as Simon\nGlover. Brannigan is perhaps known today for his roles in Britten operas such\nSwallow in \u003ci\u003ePeter Grimes\u003c\/i\u003e, Noye in \u003ci\u003eNoye’s Fludde\u003c\/i\u003e, and Bottom in \u003ci\u003eA\nMidsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e. Several of these roles were specifically written\nby Britten for Brannigan to sing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-themecolor:text1\"\u003eBeecham\nconducts with all the deftness and joy we expect from him, giving music he\nclearly thought was unjustly neglected, a fresh lease of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEECHAM \u003c\/b\u003eBizet: The Fair Maid of Perth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003edisc one\u003c\/b\u003e (73:14)\u003cbr\u003e1. Prelude  (6:02)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT ONE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Que notre enclume  (4:15)\u003cbr\u003e3. Enfin, me voilà seul!  (5:23)\u003cbr\u003e4. Vive l'hiver  (2:13)\u003cbr\u003e5. Ces plaisirs là ne me vont pas  (1:29)\u003cbr\u003e6. Deux mots, encor  (4:46)\u003cbr\u003e7. Cest dans cette maison  (6:59)\u003cbr\u003e8. Que fait ici cette inconnue?  (2:36)\u003cbr\u003e9. Vous voudrez bien, je pense  (3:55)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT TWO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Bons citoyens  (2:48)\u003cbr\u003e11. Carnaval!  (1:56)\u003cbr\u003e12. Musiciens, danseurs  (1:47)\u003cbr\u003e13. Tout boit, amis  (1:39)\u003cbr\u003e14. Sans crainte approchez-vous  (0:45)\u003cbr\u003e15. La la la  (2:39)\u003cbr\u003e16. Je donne en mon palais  (1:48)\u003cbr\u003e17. Les seigneurs de la cour  (2:51)\u003cbr\u003e18. Tu seras mon bon ange  (2:41)\u003cbr\u003e19. Partout des cris de joie  (6:08)\u003cbr\u003e20. La la la ... Quand la flamme de l'amour  (5:21)\u003cbr\u003e21. Eh! Camarade...  (5:13)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003edisc two\u003c\/b\u003e (61:25)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT THREE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Entr'acte et scène - Je fais cent pièces d'or!  (1:42)\u003cbr\u003e2. Elle sortait de sa demeure  (3:12)\u003cbr\u003e3. Et tenez... écoutez...  (1:59)\u003cbr\u003e4. Nous voilà seuls  (4:58)\u003cbr\u003e5. Ballet  (1:54)\u003cbr\u003e6. C'est donc ici  (3:33)\u003cbr\u003e7. Et bien, cette beauté  (12:49)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT FOUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Smith, tu nous connais tous  (7:31)\u003cbr\u003e9. Ils verront si je mens!  (6:07)\u003cbr\u003e10. Maître là-bas on vous attend  (2:25)\u003cbr\u003e11. Aux premiers rayons du matin  (3:36)\u003cbr\u003e12. Catherine Glover?  (1:19)\u003cbr\u003e13. Ah ... Echo, viens sur l'air embaumé  (3:50)\u003cbr\u003e14. Le jour de la Saint Valentin Henri Smith est mort!  (6:29)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Glover - \u003cb\u003eMattiwilda Dobbs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry Smith - \u003cb\u003eAlexander Young\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLe Duc de Rothsay - \u003cb\u003eKevin Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRalph - \u003cb\u003eDavid Ward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMab - \u003cb\u003eAnna Pollack\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Glover - \u003cb\u003eOwen Brannigan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC Chorus\u003c\/b\u003e (Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/b\u003e (Leader, Arthur Leavins)\u003cbr\u003econducted by \u003cb\u003eSir Thomas Beecham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLibretto by Saint-Georges and Adenis after the novel by Sir Walter Scott\u003cbr\u003eEnglish translation by Paul England\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXR remastered by Andrew Rose\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, Friday, 5th October, 1956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTotal duration: 2hr 14:39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fCover Art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcover_art578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/thumbs\/PACO227.jpg578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcovers\/PACO227.pdf578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab3_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f","brand":"Pristine Classical","offers":[{"title":"Ambient Stereo 24-bit FLAC","offer_id":44064763314266,"sku":"cvf1789304383226","price":28.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ambient Stereo 16-bit FLAC","offer_id":44064763347034,"sku":"bvi1789304383227","price":18.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"320kbps Ambient Stereo MP3","offer_id":44064763379802,"sku":"uso1789304383228","price":13.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/3807\/0874\/files\/beecham-bizet-the-fair-maid-of-perth-1956---paco227_1.jpg?v=1789304390","url":"https:\/\/vestorawear.shop\/products\/beecham-bizet-the-fair-maid-of-perth-1956-paco227","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}