Donizetti's La Fille du régiment

Georgia Mann presents Donizetti's comic opera starring Pretty Yende and Dorothea Röschmann in a production from the Bavarian State Opera in Munich.

Found on a battlefield as a baby, Marie has been raised by the 21st Regiment. Her foster-father Sergeant Sulpice says she should marry a soldier from the regiment, but Marie has other ideas. South African soprano Pretty Yende sings Marie and the young Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga sings the object of her love, Tonio. One of the jewels of the bel canto repertoire, La Fille du régiment has humour, pathos, and the famous aria, 'Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!' in which Tonio sings no fewer than nine top Cs.

Presented by Georgia Mann with guest Sarah Lenton.

Gaetano Donizetti: La Fille du régiment

Marie, a vivandière ..... Pretty Yende (soprano).
The Marquise of Berkenfield ..... Dorothea Röschmann (mezzo-soprano)
The Duchess of Crakentorp ..... Sunnyi Melles (spoken role)
Tonio, a young Tyrolean ..... Xabier Anduaga (tenor)
Sergeant Sulpice ..... Misha Kiria (bass)
Hortensius, a butler ..... Martin Snell (bass)
Corporal ..... Christian Rieger (bass)
Farmer ..... Dafydd Jones (tenor)
Bavarian State Opera Chorus
Bavarian State Orchestra
Stefano Montanari (conductor)

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