La flûte à l'opera Quator La Flûte enchantée Josée Poirier   -   Chantal Hébert Chantal Dubois   -   Jean-Philippe Tanguay ACD2 2186 Flutes at the Opera: A Breath of Fresh Aria If you enjoy opera, you will surely appreciate the new twist given here to the loveliest arias and most famous overtures, as arranged by the members of "The Magic Flute Quartet."   True to its vocation, the group presents the most beautiful works from the classical repertoire in a manner accessible to all. Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) [ 1. ] Le Barbier de Séville / The Barber of Seville 6:56         Ouverture / Overture         (trans. C.Hebert) Georges Bizet (1838-1875)         Carmen 13:18         Suite 1 et 2 (extraits / excerpts) [ 2. ] Aragonaise (1:59) [ 3. ] Intermezzo (2:28) [ 4. ] Séguedille (1:40) [ 5. ] Les Dragons d'Alcala (1:39) [ 6. ] La Garde montante (2:39) [ 7. ] Danse bohéme (2:53)         (trans. C. Hebert, J.P. Tanguay) Léo Delibes (1836-1891) [ 8. ] Lakmé 3:24         Dôme épais, le jasmin         (trans. C. Hebert) Alexander Borodine (1833-1887)         Prince Igor         Danses polovtsiennes / Polovtsian Dances 9:02 [ 9. ] Presto (2:22) [10.] Introduzione. Andantino (2:28) [11.] Allegro vivo (1:15) [12.] Presto (extras/excerpt) (2:57)         (trans. C.Hebert) Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) [13.] Madama Butterfly 2:26         Choeur à bouche fermée/ Humming Chorus         (trans. C. Hebert) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) [14.] La Traviata 3:17         Prélude, acte 3 / Prelude act 3         (trans. J. P. Tanguay) Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886) [15.] La Gioconda 5:34         La Danse des heures / The Dance of the Hours         (arr. j. P. Tanguay) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) [16.] Les Noces de Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro 2:50         Voi che sapete         (trans. J. P. Tanguay) [17.] Ouverture / Overture 4:28         (trans. C. Hebert) [18.] La Flute enchantée / The Magic Flute 6:34         Ouverture / Overture         (trans. C. Hebert) ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Telephone +61 (0)3 9444 6879