Sabine Devieilhe - Mirages (CD)

Soprano Sabine Devieilhe's signature operatic role, Lakmé, forms the starting point for her enticing albumMirages. A collection of opera and song in French, it's theme is the exotic allure of faraway - and imagined - places and people. In addition to three numbers from Delibes' opera, it features music by Berlioz, Debussy and Stravinsky and some rarer names: Thomas, Messager, Koechlin and Delage. Devieilhe is joined by mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa, pianist Alexandre Tharaud and the period-instrument orchestra Les Siècles under it's founder, François-Xavier Roth.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Madame Chrysanthème, Act 3: "Le Jour Sous Le Soleil Béni" (Madame Chrysanthème)
2. Pelléas Et Mélisande, L. 88, Act 3: "Mes Longs Cheveux Descendent" (Mélisande)
3. Lakmé, Act 2: "Où Va la Jeune Hindoue" (Lakmé)
4. 4 Poèmes Hindous: I. Madras
5. 4 Poèmes Hindous: II. Lahore
6. 4 Poèmes Hindous: III. Bénarès
7. 4 Poèmes Hindous: IV. Jeypur
8. La Romance D'ariel, L. 54
9. Lakmé, Act 1: "Viens, Mallika" (Lakmé, Mallika)
10. Le Rossignol, Act 2: "Ah, Joie, Emplis Mon Coeur" (Le Rossignol)
11. Hamlet, Act 4: "À Vos Jeux, Mes Amis" (Ophélie)
12. La Mort D'ophélie, H. 92
13. Thaïs, Act 2: "Celle Qui Vient Est Plus Belle" (La Charmeuse, Crobyle, Myrtale)
14. Shéhérazade, Op. 84, Book 2: II. Le Voyage
15. Lakmé, Act 3: "Tu M'as Donné Le Plus Doux Rêve" (Lakmé)