20,000 vinyl LPs 348: André Messager ~ Véronique

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André Messager ~ Véronique

vinyl LP box cover detail

detail photo by Styrous®

Today is the birthday of French composer, organist, pianist and conductor, André Charles Prosper Messager. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage works, among which his ballet Les Deux Pigeons (1886) and opéra comique Véronique (1898) have had lasting success; Les p'tites Michu (1897) and Monsieur Beaucaire (1919) were also popular internationally. André Messager was born on December 30, 1911, in Cadegliano-Viconago, Italy, near Lake Maggiore and the Swiss border. He is primarily known for his output of 25 operas.         

 

This recording of Véronique was housed in a boxed set of two records with a 12" x 12" libretto with info and photos included.           

 

André Messager ~ Véronique

vinyl LP box cover

photo by Styrous®

Messager studied composition with Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré. He became a major figure in the musical life of Paris and later London, both as a conductor and a composer. Many of his Parisian works were also produced in the West End and some on Broadway; the most successful had long runs and numerous international revivals. He wrote two operatic works in English, and his later output included musical comedies for French stage and film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, Sacha Guitry and French singer and actress, Yvonne Printemps.           

Véronique is an opéra comique in three acts with music by André Messager and words by Georges Duval and Albert Vanloo. The opera, set in 1840 Paris, depicts a dashing but irresponsible aristocrat with complicated romantic affairs, who is eventually paired with the resourceful heroine, Véronique. It premiered in Paris in 1898. The "Hit" from the show is De-ci, de là which predates the Gilbert & Sullivan patter songs by twenty years.              

 

 

Véronique poster - 1898 

illustration by René Pean

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tracklist:
       
Side 1:

        

A1 - Ouverture    2:25
A2 - Quelle Fraîcheur Délicieuse - 1:35
A3 - Ah! La Charmante Promenade - 2:15
A4 - Vrai Dieu! Mes Bons Amis - 2:10
A5 - Alors Tout Est Fini - 3:30
A6 - Petite Dinde - 1:40
A7 - Final Du 1er Acte - 6:50

       
Side 2:
       
B2 - Ah Méchante, Vous Voulez Rire (Duo De L'Escarpolette) - 4:40
B3 - Une Grisette Mignonne - 1:1 - 2:00
B5 - Puisque L'Ingrate Véronique - 2:00
B6 - Voyons, Ma Tante - 2:10
B8 - Ma Foi Pour Venir De Province - 1:50
B9 - Eh Bien, Par Ordre Procédons - 3:00
B10 - Final: Par Une Faveur Insigne - 1:15
       
Credits:
       
    Artwork – OKley*
    Conductor – Jacques Météhen
    Lyrics By – A. Vanloo*, G. Duval*
    Music By – André Messager
    Orchestra, Choir – L'Orchestre De Jacques Météhen
    Photography By – C.M. Benoit
       
Notes:
       
Printed in France - Made in France

Gatefold sleeve

       
Barcode and Other Identifiers
 

    Matrix / Runout: CBS 63646 A
    Matrix / Runout: CBS 63646 B
    Rights Society: BIEM

 

André Messager – Véronique
Label:    CBS – S 63 646
Series:    Opérettes Célèbres
Format:    Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold
Country: France
Released: 1969
Genre: Classical
Style: Operetta

        

         

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Véronique ~ De-ci, de là          

        

        

         

        

        

        

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