Don Quichotte (Massenet) Acte I - Introduction et Couplets de Dulcinée (Bellary, dir. Kreder)

Don Quichotte, Comédie héroïque en 5 actes de Henri Cain d'après Jacques le Lorrain, musique de Jules Massenet (création le 19 février 1910 à l'opéra de Monte-Carlo)
Perdro : Claudine Collart (Soprano, 1923 - 2016)
Garcias : Denise Dupleix (Soprano, 1927 - ?)
Rodriguez : Michel Hamel (Ténor, 1921 - ?)
Juan : Joseph Peyron (Ténor, 1912 - 1976)
Dulcinée : Marie-Luce Bellary (Mezzo, ? - ?)
Orchestre et Choeur de la RTF
Direction Jean-Paul Kreder (? - ?)
1965
Prélude
03:25 Ensemble
05:32 Couplets de Dulcinée

[@joaquimlechat4124]

Quelle discothèque extraordinaire que la vôtre ! Félicitations !

[@griselidis1]

Brilliant. One of those no-nonsense swiftly conducted performances of French opera rarely heard these days. Is it taken from a complete performance?

[@erlangerleretour3964]

It is taken from a complete recording but I don't have the whole thing... It would be my référence recording though, with Jacques Mars as Don Quichotte !
This opera is programmed in 2 french opera house this season, one in Opéra Bastille and the other one in Marseille (where I'm currently going)

[@griselidis1]

It has certainly gained in popularity in recent years. I saw it at Covent Garden some years ago.

[@erlangerleretour3964]

In France it is the 4th or 5th most performed opera by Massenet, just behind Manon, Werther and Thaïs and on par with Hérodiade.