Meyerbeer - Robert le Diable (live, ROH)

Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable

Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Laurent Pelly's new production of Robert le diable brings Meyerbeer's grand opera to the Covent Garden stage for the first time since 1890. Though hugely successful when it had its premiere in Paris in 1831 - Chopin described it as "a masterpiece...Meyerbeer has made himself immortal" - the opera subsequently fell out of favour and was rarely performed in the 20th century. It depicts a grand battle between good and evil, as Robert's genuine love for Isabelle, expressed in tender duets, is threatened by the malevolent influence of the deceptively charming Bertram. With a sensational plot featuring courtly entertainments, jousting, romance and the supernatural, the work features one of opera's most memorable scenes - the ballet of the nuns.

Bryan Hymel sings Robert with Patrizia Ciofi John Relyea. Daniel Oren conducts.

Robert ..... Bryan Hymel (tenor)
Bertram ..... John Relyea (bass)
Raimbaut ..... Jean-François Borras (tenor)
Alice ..... Marina Poplavskaya (soprano)
Isabelle ..... Patrizia Ciofi (soprano)
Alberti ..... Nicolas Courjal (bass)
Priest/Chevalier ..... Jihoon Kim (bass)
Herald/Chevalier ..... Pablo Bemsch (tenor)
Master of Ceremonies/Chevalier ..... David Butt Philip (tenor)
Chevalier ..... Ashley Riches (baritone)
Dame ..... Dusica Bijelic (soprano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Daniel Oren, conductor


Torrent includes commentary and a selection of images from the production




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