¡Flotow: Martha
¡Sebastian Weigle (conductor), Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra
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[Machine Translation] Harriet, Queen Anne's handmaiden, is bored with her normal life. So, in search of stimulation, she and her maid Nancy disguise themselves as village girls with the names Marta and Julia, go to the apprentice market, and sign a contract to work for the young farmer Blanquette. Blanquette's brother-in-law, Lionel, is enchanted by Marta's (Harriet) singing voice and proposes to her... The common trope in 19th century operas, "an ordinary young man is actually the orphaned son of a nobleman," comes alive in this opera as well, as Lionel, who once gave up on his love for Marta, is finally fulfilled. Lionel, who once gave up on his love for Marta, finally fulfills his feelings for her in this delightful work. The opera is interspersed with well-known Japanese songs such as "Summer's last roses" sung in the second act, "The diligent and hardworking girl" and Lionel's aria "Like a dream", but there are few recordings of the complete work. The appearance of this performance by Weigle, with his excellent singers, is valuable as a revival of a forgotten work of the 19th century.
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