Marie-Nicole Lemieux - Opera Arias: Gluck, Haydn, Mozart (2012)

Marie Nicole Lemieux performs beloved arias by Gluck, Haydn and Mozart. Lemieux brings her velvety tone and considerable talents to bear in performances of arias ranging from well-known pieces such as Voi, che sapete to lesser known gems. She is accompanied by the acclaimed Canadian ensemble Les Violons du Roy. In 2000, contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux became the ?rst Canadian to win the First Prize and the Special Prize for Lieder at the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Belgium. Winning these prestigious awards opened the door to an immediate international career, allowing her to perform in recital and in concert with the world's greatest orchestras. Each year, Lemieux is invited to sing in prestigious venues and international music festivals in North America and overseas. The chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy borrows its name from the renowned string orchestra of the court of the French kings. The group, which has a core membership of fifteen players, was brought together in 1984 by music director Bernard Labadie and specializes in the vast repertoire of music for chamber orchestra, performed in the stylistic manner most appropriate to each era. Although the ensemble plays on modern instruments, its approach to the works of the Baroque and Classical periods has been strongly influenced by current research into performance practice in the 17th and early 18th centuries; in this repertoire Les Violons du Roy uses copies of period bows. Les Violons du Roy is at the heart of the music scene in Quebec City, where it has been in residence at the Palais Montcalm since 2007. The orchestra is well known throughout Canada thanks to the numerous concerts and recordings broadcast by Societe Radio-Canada and CBC, and its regular presence at music festivals. Since its first performance in Washington in 1995, Les Violons du Roy has extended its performance network in the United States and now makes regular stops in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. The orchestra is heard frequently on NPR in the United States.

TRACKLIST
01. Mitridate, Re di Ponto, K. 87: Venga pur, minacci e frema - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
02. L'isola disabitata, Hob. XXVIII: 9: Se non piange un'infelice - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
03. Io ti lascio, K. 255: Ombra felice! - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
04. Iphigénie en Aulide: Dieux puissants que j'atteste-Jupiter lance la foudre - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
05. Mitridate, Re di Ponto, K. 87: Ouverture - Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
06. Montezuma: Del mio destin tiranno - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
07. La betulia liberata, K. 74c / K. 118: Parto inerme e non pavento - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
08. Orfeo ed Euridice: Che faro senza Euridice - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
09. Le nozze de Figaro, K. 492: Voi, che sapete che cosa e amor - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
10. La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Deh per questo istante solo - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie
11. Il ritorno di Tobia, Hob. XXI: 1 : Sudò il guerriero - Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie