Beethoven: Leonore (1805 version)

Nathalie Paulin (Leonore), Jean-Michel Richer (Florestan), Stephen Hegedus (Rocco), Pascale Beaudin (Marzelline), Matthew Scollin (Pizarro), Keven Geddes (Jacquino), Alexandre Sylvestre (Don Fernando), Opera Lafayette Orchestra and Chorus, Ryan Brown

Lafayette’s modest production suggests that first thoughts were good thoughts but that Leonore is a different opera from Fidelio…Playing original instruments, the Opera Lafayette Orchestra conducted... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th Jan 2021
Catalogue No: 2110674
Label: Naxos

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Beethoven: Leonore

Nathalie Paulin, Jean-Michel Richer, Stephen Hegedus, Pascale Beaudin, Matthew Scollin, Keven Geddes, Alexandre Sylvestre, Opera Lafayette, Ryan Brown

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April 2021

Lafayette’s modest production suggests that first thoughts were good thoughts but that Leonore is a different opera from Fidelio…Playing original instruments, the Opera Lafayette Orchestra conducted by Ryan Brown are admirable, with bubbling horns – unvalved – in Florestan’s Act III aria. And that trumpet call that signals the rescue is indeed heart-stopping.

May 2021

Ryan Brown leads his largely Canadian cast and fine players with directness and skill, and Jason Starr’s video direction allows us to see the instrumentalists in close-up...Nathalie Paulin’s Leonore is moving and mightily impressive despite some pressured moments in extremis…A worthwhile acquisition.

Beethoven: Leonore (1805 version)

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