CHARLES GOUNOD (1818-1893): Cinq-Mars.

Description: This 1877 mixture of grand opéra and opéra comique, set during the French nobility’s uprising against the Cardinal Richelieu’s consolidation of power at the court of Louis XII in 1642, was met with lukewarm critical notices at the time and is a good choice for Ediciones Singulares’ and their patron the Palazetto Bru Zane’s revival, complete with their typically lavish documentation and illustrations. 2 CDs + book. French-English libretto. Mathias Vidal (tenor), Véronique Gens (soprano), Tassis Christoyannis (baritone), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone), Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra; Ulf Schirmer.