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Afternoon Concert: Thursday Opera Matinee: Episode 12: Gounod's Mireille

Gounod's Mireille

Episode 12

Episode 12: Gounod's Mireille

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Penny Gore presents a performance of Gounod's opera Mireille, starring Inva Mula.

Penny Gore presents a performance given at the Palais Garnier in Paris in September of Gounod's opera Mireille. Albanian soprano Inva Mula features in the title role.

Penny Gore presents Gounod's Mireille. When a young Provencal woman falls for her social inferior a tale of thwarted love, death, violence and the supernatural unfolds which inexorably leads to an unhappy ending. Albanian soprano Inva Mula takes the title role and the versatile Marc Minkowski conducts. Recorded at the Palais Garnier, Paris last September. 

Mireille ..... Inva Mula (soprano) 
Vincent ..... Charles Castronovo (tenor) 
Ourrias ..... Franck Ferrari (baritone)
Ramon ..... Alain Vernhes (baritone) 
Taven ..... Sylvie Brunet (mezzo)
Vincenette ..... Anne-Catherine Gillet (soprano)
Andreloux ..... Sébastien Droy (tenor) 
Ambroise ..... Nicolas Cavallier (bass-baritone)
Clémence ..... Amel Brahim-Djelloul (soprano)
Le Passeur ..... Ugo Rabec (bass) 

Paris National Opera Chorus & Orchestra 
Marc Minkowski, conductor.

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