{"product_id":"hungarian-national-philharmonic-orchestra-charles-silver-la-belle-au-bois-dormant-compact-discs","title":"Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra: Charles Silver: La Belle au bois dormant - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCharles Silver: La Belle au bois dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eHungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eBru Zane\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e8055776010267\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2026-05-08\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e2\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Largely forgotten today, the composer Charles Silver was one of the most promising students of Jules Massenet, whose elegant style and effective dramatic gestures he fully mastered. His opera La Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty), based on Perrault's tale, testifies to these skills with it's colourful, lively and surprisingly modern music: the influence of Puccini is evident. The libretto enriches the original story with delightful comic touches from the characters of Jacotte and Barnabe, who provide a light-hearted counterpoint to the fairytale plot. Although it enjoyed a successful first run in Marseille in 1902, the opera unfortunately never received a Parisian premiere, which hindered it's wider dissemination despite an acclaimed revival at the Theâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. Accessible, refined and treating a universal theme, this score deserves a second chance that just might - who knows? - earn it a place on the international operatic stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42766058487879,"sku":"45971488","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4491345-3523978.jpg?v=1778529926","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/hungarian-national-philharmonic-orchestra-charles-silver-la-belle-au-bois-dormant-compact-discs","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}