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Composer:
Camille Saint-Saens

Artist(s):
Rosamund Illing
Steve Davislim

Conductor:
Guillaume Tourniaire

Background: World premiere recordings of a pair of lost masterpieces by Saint-Saëns, recently re-discovered. Hélène, a sumptuous one-act poème lyrique written for Dame Nellie Melba in 1904, features two of Australia’s finest singers, Steve Davislim and Rosamund Illing, as the lovers Paris and Helen of Troy, while the former also takes centre stage in the memorable orchestral version of Nuit Persane, a cycle for tenor, alto, chorus and narrator. Both are conducted by young French maestro Guillaume Tourniaire.

CATALOGUE NR: MR3011142
RECORD LABEL: Melba
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: £ 20.53 including VAT, or £ 17.86 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 29-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens
TITLE: Helene
TRACKS: Helene : Introduction / Scene Premiere / Scene Deuxieme / Scene Troisieme / Scene Quatrieme / Scene Cinquieme / Scene Sixieme / Scene Septieme. Nuit Persane op.26b.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra Victoria
CONDUCTOR: Guillaume Tourniaire
ARTISTS: Rosamund Illing   Steve Davislim   Zan McKendree-Wright   Leanne Kenneally

- Sep-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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