Скачать или смотреть José Van Dam - AIRS D'OPÉRAS FRANÇAIS (Verdi, Bizet, Delibes, Offenbach, Massenet & Gounod) 1981

To honour the memory of the great Belgian bass-baritone, José Van Dam, here is his wonderful studio recording - AIRS D'OPÉRAS FRANÇAIS - Recorded in June 1981, at the Palais des Congrès, Monte-Carlo

DON CARLOS « Elle ne m'aime pas! »
LA JOLIE FILLE DE PERTH « Quand la flamme de l'amour... »
LAKME « Lakmé, ton doux regard se voile... »
LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN « Scintille diamant... »
HÉRODIADE « Dors, ô cité perverse! »
MANON « Les grands mots que voilà! »
DON QUICHOTTE «Ça, vous commettez tous un acte épouvantable...»
LE JONGLEUR DE NOTRE-DAME « La légende de la Sauge »
THAÏS « Voilà donc la terrible cité! »
FAUST « Vous qui faites l'endormie »

ORCHESTRE PHILHARMONIQUE DE MONTE-CARLO under conductor CLAUDIO SCIMONE

Born on August 25, 1940, he studied at the Brussels Royal Conservatory and made his professional debut in 1960 as Don Basilio in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège. Van Dam was soon engaged by the Paris Opera, and during his career, he performed in the world’s great opera houses, including the Royal Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Teatro Colón and the Salzburg Festival. Van Dam amassed an extraordinary recording legacy, most notably in the operas Carmen, Louise, The Magic Flute, Don Carlos, Faust, The Tales of Hoffmann, Fidelio, Wozzeck, The Marriage of Figaro, Salome, Pelleas and Melisande and The Flying Dutchman, among many others. In 1983 he created the title role in the world premiere of Messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise at the Paris Opera. Van Dam also appeared in Joseph Losey’s film version of Don Giovanni as Leporello and in Gérard Corbiau’s The Music Teacher. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Deutsche Oper Berlin’s Kammersänger and German Music Critics’ Prize. Van Dam also received the Gold Medal of the Belgian Press, the Grand Prix de l’Académie française du Disque, Orphée d’Or de l’Académie Lyrique Française, the European Critics’ Prize and Diapason d’Or and Prix de la Nouvelle Académie du Disque. He received three Grammy awards, the first for Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance for an album of songs by Ravel with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Ensemble InterContemporain under Pierre Boulez. Van Dam also received awards for Best Opera Recording for Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten and Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, both under the baton of Sir Georg Solti (the latter with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus).