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The French Opera

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Pfnelope
Lyric poem in three acts by RENÉ FAUCHOIS. Music by Faure (sung in the original French)
Faure's only full-length opera retells the classic Greek legend of Ulysses' homecoming to his faithful wife. and his routing of the importunate suitors who have clustered round her. WELSH NATIONAL OPERA CHORUS chorus-master ANTHONY HOSE BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA conducted by DAVID LLOYD-JONES Repetiteur ALEXA MAXWELL Producer JULIAN BUDDEN
Act 1
C.15* Faur6 at the Operatic Crossroads
NORMAN SUCKLING talks about Pénélope, and how it fits into the French operatic tradition and into Faure's own output. S.30* The French Opera: Ptnelope, Acts 2 and 3

Contributors

Conducted By:
David Lloyd-Jones
Repetiteur:
Alexa Maxwell
Producer:
Julian Budden
Source: Radio Times

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