Jacques Offenbach - Raoul Jobin • Ezio Pinza • Martial Singher • Mack Harrell • Patrice Munsel • Lily Djanel • Jarmila Novotná, Sir Thomas Beecham : Les Contes D'Hoffmann (New York 1944) (2xCD, Album)Jacques Offenbach - Raoul Jobin • Ezio Pinza • Martial Singher • Mack Harrell • Patrice Munsel • Lily Djanel • Jarmila Novotná, Sir Thomas Beecham : Les Contes D'Hoffmann (New York 1944) (2xCD, Album)
Jacques Offenbach - Raoul Jobin • Ezio Pinza • Martial Singher • Mack Harrell • Patrice Munsel • Lily Djanel • Jarmila Novotná, Sir Thomas Beecham : Les Contes D'Hoffmann (New York 1944) (2xCD, Album)
Jacques Offenbach - Raoul Jobin • Ezio Pinza • Martial Singher • Mack Harrell • Patrice Munsel • Lily Djanel • Jarmila Novotná, Sir Thomas Beecham : Les Contes D'Hoffmann (New York 1944) (2xCD, Album)
Jacques Offenbach - Raoul Jobin • Ezio Pinza • Martial Singher • Mack Harrell • Patrice Munsel • Lily Djanel • Jarmila Novotná, Sir Thomas Beecham

Les Contes D'Hoffmann (New York 1944)

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This is an extraordinary historical document: Offenbach's masterpiece recorded live in New York in 1944, with a cast including Raoul Jobin, Ezio Pinza, and Sir Thomas Beecham conducting. The musicians were at the height of their powers, and Beecham conducted with characteristic wit and precision. The Myto Records reissue restores these performances with surprising clarity—you hear the orchestra, the singers, the theatrical space itself. What emerges is a vision of how these roles were sung at the absolute peak of a tradition. The vocal writing demands singers capable of navigating bel canto style with dramatic intelligence, and this performance delivers exactly that. An irreplaceable window into mid-century operatic practice and a thrilling performance of one of opera's finest comedies.

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Item Details+
Genre Classical
Style Opera
Media Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Near Mint (NM or M-)
Label Myto Records
Year 1994
Country Italy
Format 2xCD
Tracklist+
  1. Genre:
  2. Classical
  3. Style:
  4. Opera
  5. Label:
  6. Myto Records
  7. Country:
  8. Italy
  9. Year:
  10. 1994
  11. . Acte I - La Taverne De Maitre Luther
  12. 1-1. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Glou, Glou, Glou. Je Suis Le Vin!
  13. 1-2. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Le Conseiller Lindorf, Morbleu!
  14. 1-3. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Vite! Vite! Qu'on Se Renue!
  15. 1-4. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Bonjour, Amis!
  16. 1-5. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Il Était Une Fois À La Cour D'Eisenach!
  17. 1-6. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - O Bizarre Cervelle!
  18. 1-7. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Peuh! Cette Bière Est Détestable!
  19. 1-8. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Messieurs, On Va Lever Le Rideau.
  20. . Acte II - Olympia
  21. 1-9. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Entr'Acte
  22. 1-10. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Là! Dors En Paix.
  23. 1-11. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Allons, Courage Et Coniance,
  24. 1-12. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Par Dieu! J'Atais Bien Sùr
  25. 1-13. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Une Poupée Aux Yeux D'Émail
  26. 1-14. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - C'Est Moi, Coppélius... Doucement!
  27. 1-15. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - J'ai Des Yeux, De Vrais Yeux,
  28. 1-16. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Dis-tu Vrai?
  29. 1-17. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Non Aucun Hòte Vraiment,
  30. 1-18. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Vous Serez Satisfaits, Messieurs,
  31. 1-19. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Les Ois-Eux-Dans-La-Char-Mille,
  32. 1-20. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Ah! Mon Ami! Quel Accent!
  33. 1-21. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Ils Se Sont Éloignés Enin! Ah!
  34. 1-22. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Voici Les Valseurs!
  35. . Acte III - Giulietta
  36. 1-23. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Belle Nuit, Ô Nuit D'Amour,
  37. 1-24. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Et Moi, Ce N'Est Pas Là, Pardieu!
  38. 1-25. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Je Vois Qu'On Est En Fête!
  39. 1-26. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Allez! Pour Te Livrer Combat
  40. 1-27. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Scintille, Diamant!
  41. 1-28. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Cher Ange!
  42. 1-29. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - O Dieu De Quelle Ivresse
  43. 1-30. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Aujourd'Hui, Cependant,
  44. 2-1. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Schlemil!
  45. 2-2. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Helas! Mon Coeur S'Égare Encore!
  46. 2-3. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Ecoutez, Messieurs!
  47. . Acte IV - Antonia - Premier Tableau
  48. 2-4. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Elle A Fui, La Tourterelle!
  49. 2-5. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Malheureuse Enfant!
  50. 2-6. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Jour Et Nuit Je Me Mets En Quatre,
  51. 2-7. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Frantz!... C'est Ici!
  52. 2-8. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - C'est Une Chanson D'Amour
  53. 2-9. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Pourtant, Ô Ma Fiancée,
  54. 2-10. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - C'est Une Chanson D'Amour
  55. 2-11. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Qu'As-Tu Donc?
  56. 2-12. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Pour Conjurer Le Danger,
  57. 2-13. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Ne Plus Chanter!
  58. 2-14. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Tu Ne Chanteras Plus?
  59. 2-15. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Antonia!
  60. 2-16. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Mon Engant! Ma Fille! Antonia!
  61. . Deuxieme Tableau
  62. 2-17. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Entr'Acte - Hoffmann
  63. 2-18. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Voilà Quelle Fut L'Histoire
  64. 2-19. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Et Moi! Moi, La Fidèle Amie
  65. 2-20. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - O Dieu! De Quelle Ivresse
  66. . Bonus: J. Novotna in La Traviata
  67. 2-21. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - E' Strano!... È Strano!...
  68. 2-22. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra - Follie!... Follie... Delirio Vano è Questo!
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