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Chabrier : L’Étoile
Step into the enchanting world of Chabrier’s L’Étoile: a sparkling musical fantasy where witty humor meets orchestral virtuosity. An irresistible comedy that has lit up the Parisian stage for over a century.
Chabrier : L’Étoile [DVD & Blu-ray]
« A dreamcast for a show on which blows a gentle wind of madness à la Prévert: L’Etoile, the opera buffa of Chabrier, finally finds its video version. » – DIAPASON
« ‘Whimsical charm with an outrageous behavior’. L’Etoileis sure to please… this is an apex moment in operatic theater. Laurent Pelly is, again, to be lauded to the fullest by reaching for and achieving that one star. » – CONCERTONET.COM
« The all-French cast is ideal, led by the rich-toned mezzo Stéphanie d’Oustrac, who chews up the text and has a lot of fun as a roguish, convincingly boyish Lazuli. Equally fine is Hélène Guilmette, as Princess Laoula, her voice light as a soufflé, her diction clear as a bell. » – OPERA NEWS
« I am sure that newcomers should sample this splendid Naxos release to see and hear for themselves why Ravel and co. were making such a fuss. » – MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL
« Stéphanie d’Oustrac makes a terrific Lazuli, impulsive and witty, wonderfully secure throughout the role’s wide vocal range. Hélène Guilmette sounds ravishing in Laoula’s ‘Couplets de la rose’, and her silvery soprano blends beautifully with d’Oustrac in their scenes together. Mortagne, an actor at the Comédie-Française as well as a singer, is hugely impressive as Ouf, while Julie Boulianne’s elegant Aloès coolly plays Elliot Madore’s prissy Hérisson and François Piolino’s Tapioca off against each other: Piolino is an appealing tenor and you rather wish Chabrier had given him more to do. In the pit, meanwhile, Fournillier has all the grace and lightness of touch… It’s well worth hearing… » – GRAMOPHONE
HD recording : Dutch National Opera | 10/2014
TV direction : François Roussillon
Release date : 01 March 2019
Distribution : Naxos Distribution
1 DVD
Reference : 2.110595
Barcode : 747313559558
Running time : 115 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / GER / JAP / KOR
Image : Color, 16/9, NTSC
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Region code : 0
1 BLU-RAY
Reference : NBD0091V
Barcode : 730099009164
Running time : 115 min.
Subtitles : FR / ENG / GER / JAP / KOR
Image : Color, 16/9, Full HD
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master audio 5.1
Region code : A, B, C
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