ARIANE

A lyric opera in one act H 370 (1958)

Libretto by Bohuslav Martinů after Georges Neveux’s play “Le Voyage de Thésée”
Essener Philharmoniker
Conductor  Tomáš Netopil

Ariane  (soprano) Simona Šaturová
Théseus (baritone) Zoltán Nagy
The Minotaur  (bass) Baurzhan Anderzhanov
Burun, Guard  (tenor) Abdellah Lasri
Old Man (bass) Tijl Faveyts
Youths of Athens Theater Essen Choir soloists
Chorus master Patrick Jaskolka
Ivo Kahánek piano (Double Concerto)

[1] Sinfonia No. 1                                     3:58
    (orchestra, city guard )
[2] Scene 1                                           3:03
    (Seven youths, Old man, Theseus)
[3] “Non, non, non! Je te défends...”                 9:27
    (Ariane, Theseus )
[4] Sinfonia No. 2                                    3:11
[5] Scene 2                                           3:38
    (Burun, six youths of Athens, Ariane, Theseus, Minotaur )
[6] “Ariane, regardons-nous encore.”                  8:59
    (Theseus, Ariane, Minotaur )
[7] Sinfonia No. 3                                    1:14
[8] Scene 3                                           0:42
    (Theseus, youths )
[9] Aria “Thésee, je respire une dernière fois...”    9:14
    (Ariane )