Alissa Mercurio Rowe, Irina Cunev, Tyler Smith - Defining French Arias of Early 19th Century New Orleans (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Fra Diavolo (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano): Quel bonheur respire
02. Fra Diavolo (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano): Voyez sur cette roche
03. Le tableau parlant (Excerpts): Je suis jeune [Arr. for Soprano & Piano]
04. Le tableau parlant (Excerpts): La nuit dans les bras [Arr. for Soprano, Tenor & Piano]
05. Le tableau parlant (Excerpts): Il est certains barbon [Arr. for Soprano & Piano]
06. Le tableau parlant (Excerpts): Tiene ma reine [Arr. for Soprano & Piano]
07. Le maçon (Excerpts): Je suis en ta puissance [Arr. for Soprano, Chorus & Piano]
08. Le maçon (Excerpts): Je m'en vas [Arr. for Soprano, Tenor & Piano]
09. Le maçon (Excerpts): A chaque instant [Arr. for Soprano & Piano]
10. Le maçon (Excerpts): Ah, sur notre hymen [Arr. for Soprano & Piano]
11. Zémire et Azor (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano): Rose chérie
12. Zémire et Azor (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano): La fauvette

The present album showcases works by Daniel-Francois Auber and Andre Ernest Modeste Gretry. New Orleans was one of the first cities in the U.S. to embrace opera on a significant level. New Orleans was well-noted for its French Opera House in the 19th Century. This album features some key French arias that figured prominently in New Orleans in the early 19th Century. Dr. Alissa Mercurio Rowe is an active choralAlissa Rowe conductor, voice teacher, and soloist. She currently serves as Professor, Director of Choral Activities at Southeastern Louisiana University. During the summers of 2003 and 2004 she served as a member of the All-State voice faculty at Interlochen Arts Academy. She conducts the Southeastern Concert Choir, Southeastern Louisiana University's premiere choral ensemble, with which she conducted the world premiere of Theodore Morrison's Canzoni d'amore and Stephen Suber's His Rhythm! She is active as an adjudicator, has given choral and vocal workshops in the Midwest and Southeastern states and has conducted numerous Honor Choirs.

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