TEMPS NOUVEAU Gounod | Massenet | Bizet | Franck | Saint-Saëns Michèle Losier, mezzo-soprano Olivier Godin, piano ACD2 2720 • Critically acclaimed for her rich voice and masterful musicality, French-Canadian mezzo-soprano Michèle Losier presents her first solo recital on the ATMA Classique label.   “I was pregnant with my first child when I chose the songs for this recording.   I felt simultaneously calm and overjoyed.   I particularly remember the impression the lullaby Dors ami made on me; it deeply moved my maternal heart,” she says.   Pianist Olivier Godin accompanies Losier in a program of French melodies by Gounod, Massenet, Franck, Bizet and Saint-Saëns. • Michèle Losier has distinguished herself in many opera roles including Ascanio (Benvenuto Cellini) at the Dutch National Opera, Medea (Charpentier) at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and Lille Opera, Prince Charmant (Cendrillon) at Opéra-Comique, Nicklausse (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) at Teatre del Liceu and in Tokyo, Charlotte (Werther) at Opéra de Montréal and in Sydney, Sesto (La Clemenza di Tito) at Wiener Staatsoper and Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro) at San Francisco Opera, Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte) at the Royal Opera House and at the Salzburg Festival, and Siebel (Faust) at the Metropolitan Opera. • In concert, Losier’s repertoire includes the major works from Berlioz, Beethoven, Mahler and Ravel.   Michèle regularly performs in recitals, where she demonstrates her fondness for French music.   She has recorded Gounod’s La Colombe with the Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder, Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet with Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC symphony, and Duparc's Mélodies with pianist Daniel Blumenthal. Charles Gounod (1818-1893)   1. O ma belle rebelle   2. Le Banc de pierre   3. Chanson de printemps   4. Ma belle amie est morte « Lamento »   5. Prière   6. Où voulez-vous aller Jules Massenet (1842-1912)   7. A la trépassée   8. Un adieu   9. Dors, ami 10.Crépuscule 11. Élégie César Frank (1822-1890) 12. Le Mariage des roses 13. Nocturne 14. S'il est un charmant gazon 15. Lied 16. La Procession Georges Bizet (1838-1875) 17. Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe 18. Après l'hiver 19. Absence 20. La coccinelle. Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) 21. Le vent dans la plaine 22. Si vous n'avez rien à me dire 23. L'attente 24. Chanson triste 25. Temps nouveau ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879