Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER (1634 or 1644? - 1704)
David et Jonathas ( H 490 )
Biblical Tragedy with a libretto by Père Bretonneau, in 5 acts with a prologue. First performed at the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris, on 28 February 1688. It was revived in 1706 and 1715 (Collège d'Harcourt), and later at other Jesuit colleges, at Amiens and La Flèche (1741) among others.
David et Jonathas is an opera and by no means an oratorio. As if to cut short any possible dispute on the subject, Mar-Antoine Charpentier had composed an oratorio on the same subject in 1681-82, Mors Saülis et Jonathae (H. 403).
David, persecuted son-in-law of Paul................... Gérard Lesne, countertenor
Jonathan, son of Paul, friend of David ................ Minque Zanetti, soprano
La pythonisse ......................................... Dominique Visse, soprano
Joabel, One of the leaders of the Philistine army ..... Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, tenor
Saul, King of Israel .................................. Jean-François Gardeil, bass
The Ghost of Samuel/Achish, King of the Philistines ... Bernard Deletré, bass
3 Bergers .................... Véronique Gens, Cathy Missika, Anne-Julia Goddet (sopranos)
3 Captifs .................... Shen Lin Chou, Véronique Gens (sopranos), Bernard Loonen (tenor)
Guerrier ..................... Romain Bischoff, bass
Un de la suite de David ...... Charles Daniels, countertenor
Un du Peuple ................. Douglas Nasrawi, tenor
Un de le suite de Jonathas ... Michel Lapléine, bariton
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, conductor
Live performance, May 1988, Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, France
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