Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Overture - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
2. "L'ennemi s'avance, amis, armons-nous!" - Jules Bruyere, Monica Sinclair, Alan Jones, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
3. "Pour une femme de mon nom, quel temps, hélas, le temps de guerre!" - Monica Sinclair, Alan Jones, Jules Bruyere, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
4. "Sacré nom d'une pipe!" - Spiro Malas, Joan Sutherland, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
5. "Au bruit de la guerre" - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
6. "Allons, allons, march', march' à l'instant" - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
7. La la la ...chacum le sait, chacun le dit - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
8. Dès que l'appel sonne - Spiro Malas, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
9. Ils l'ont emmené brutalement - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
10. "Quoi! vous m'aimez?" - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Jules Bruyere, Monica Sinclair, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
11. Rataplan, rataplan, rataplan - Eric Garrett, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
12. "Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!" - Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
13. Le camarade est amoureux! - Eric Garrett, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
14. Je suis soldat - Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Eric Garrett, Joan Sutherland, Monica Sinclair, Jules Bruyere, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge

Disc 2:

1. Entr'acte ... Enfin la voilà - Monica Sinclair, Spiro Malas, Joan Sutherland, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
2. La romance perdue, on la retrouvée - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Monica Sinclair, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
3. "Le jour naissait dans le bocage..." - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Monica Sinclair, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
4. "C'en est donc fait, en mon sort va changer" - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Luciano Pavarotti, Jules Bruyere, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
5. "Tous les trois réunis, quel plaisir mes amis!" - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
6. Ecoutez-moi, de grâce - Luciano Pavarotti, Monica Sinclair, Spiro Malas, Jules Bruyere, Edith Coates, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
7. "Ah!, c'est elle!" - Monica Sinclair, Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Jules Bruyere, Edith Coates, Eric Garrett, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
8. "Oui! Quand le destin, au milieu de la guerre, enfant, me jeta dans leurs bras" - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Monica Sinclair, Spiro Malas, Jules Bruyere, Eric Garrett, Edith Coates, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35247 in Music
• Released on: 1986-08-14
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .65 pounds
• Running time: 106 minutes

Customer Reviews

Super
This recording is remarkable. Pavarotti sings with unbound beauty and Sutherland is remarkable as Marie. Some of the Pavarotti/Sutherland sets (recorded over a long period between the mid 1960's into the mid-late 1980's) have Sutherland sounding a little old for her parts, but with this set both the singers are in their complete prime. Sutherland was only 41 when this recording was made in 1968 and Pavarotti was very young at 32. Both performers give their all and this makes for some brilliant moments, not least Pavarotti's "Ah! mes amis". The supporting cast is excellent, especially Spiro Malas, he is wickedly good as Sulpice with a magnificent voice.
The Orchestra is warm sounding and the conducting well paced. The sound is very good considering its age, the Decca engineering means there is very little distortion and literally no background noise.
Considering the amount of enjoyment you get from this recording the price is very fair, it is well presented also, it would be a nice gift for any Bel Canto lover.
All in all this is an excellent set.

Glorious Sutherland, Dazzling Pavarotti - Essential Opera recording
Amazing recording of amazing performances. Sutherland is unbelievable. Her singing is intensely brilliant and glorious - technically spectacular - unbelievable, as well as being full of real emotion. Pavarotti's voice is really splendid, young, clear and bell-like, while at the same time warm and rich, with those famous repeated and spectacular high C's at the end of Act I. This is one of the greatest opera recordings of all times. Amazing, absolutely fantastic performance by Sutherland. Essential.

Superb comic bel canto showpiece
This recording was made at the same time as the cast were appearing at Covent Garden in the Sixties, and the performance schedule has obviously allowed the cast to enjoy the recording and perfect the interpretation.

La Fille du Regiment is the French version of a terrific Donizetti comedy, and has Sutherland and Pavarotti in fabulous voice. The accents may be dodgy but the singing is fantastic, which it needs to be in an opera where almost every number is a showstopper of the bel canto style.

Unreservedly recommended!