Opera D'Aran

Gilbert Becaud is the most covered French artist in the world and has a taste for words and melodies beyond compare. At the turn of the 1960's, he was a prominent figure whose song titles "Age tendre et tEte de bois" and "Salut les copains" were borrowed by the most emblematic teen tv shows and his most famous song "Et maintenant" had just been released (1961). At the peak of his fame, Gilbert BEcaud undertook a wager against the direction his artistic career was going: composing an opera, which would combine a musical drama and his talents as a popular composer. Before being known as "Monsieur 100.000 volts", BEcaud underwent classical music training at the Music Conservatory of Nice and began his career composing music for films, including but not limited to work for Marcel CarmE. This booklet by Pierre DelanoÙ, Jacques Emmanuel and Louis Amade focuses on The OpEra d'Aran, an enigmatic piece of work, which attracted le Tout-Paris with its shows at le ThEAtre des Champs-ElysEes in 1962. The opera then went on a world tour for over 30 years. This album set by Laurent Balandras and Olivier Julien, made in agreement with Gilbert BEcaud's successors contains a restored version of the opera and documents extracted from Becaud's personal magnetic tapes that were never released before.

Disc 1
1: Ouverture
2: Le Pub
3: Le Filet
4: Un Enterrement
5: Arrivée De Maureen
6: Il a Bougé
7: Si Tu Me Dis À Quoi Tu Penses
8: Il Porte En Lui
9: Les Pêcheurs Sont Rentrés
10: Compagnons
11: La Maison De Mara
12: Hé Angelo
13: Air De Mac Creagh
14: Mickey Et Angelo
15: Air D'Angelo
16: Figlio Mio
17: La Ronde D'inishman
18: Duo De Mara Et De Maureen
19: La Mort De Mara
20: Qui Donc Est Le Plus Fort
21: Air De Mickey
22: Duo Mac Jorry & Mac Creagh
23: Gens D'Aran
24: Air De Maureen
25: Finale Du Premier Acte

Disc 2
1: Sean Et Mara
2: Le Grand Univers
3: Arrivée De Mickey
4: En Verité Je Te Dis
5: Duo Mickey Et Maureen
6: La Danse De Sean Et Maureen
7: La Sortie De L'église
8: Moi Je Vais Te Dire
9: La Bagarre
10: Mes Yeux
11: Angelo Il Faut Partir
12: Finale De L'acte Deuxième
13: Présentation De L'Opéra D'Aran À Bruno Coquatrix
14: Extraits De L'Opéra D'Aran Par Gilbert Bécaud

Composer: Gilbert Becaud

Number of Discs: 1

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