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Ryan Brown: Roi Et Le Fermier - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Roi Et Le Fermier

Artist:

Ryan Brown

Label:

Naxos Opera Classics

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

730099032278

Genre:

Classical

Sub Genre:

Opera/Operetta

Release Date:

2013-08-27

Number of Discs:

1

Le Roi et le fermier made Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny famous in France and beyond. Set in an evocative and at times stormy Sherwood Forest it tells of a King's encounter with a humble farmer, blending comedy with serious issues. It's numerous innovations foreshadow Romanticism, making it a milestone in operatic history, with librettist Michel-Jean Sedaine admiring Monsigny's daring in taking "the risk of setting a new genre to music". "This production should be noted and remembered in the annals of Versailles, for the intelligence of it's staging, the beauty of it's sets, and it's high musical quality."

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