Artist: Catapult Opera, Talea Ensemble, Neal Goren
Nadia Boulanger: La ville morte
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: PentaTone
Genre: Classical
Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
Total Time: 01:39:57
Total Size: 460 mb


Tracklist

CD1
01. La ville morte, Act I: Introduction
02. La ville morte, Act I: Eros invaincu au combat
03. La ville morte, Act I: Comme tu aimes le soleil…
04. La ville morte, Act I: D'où viens-tu, Alexandre?
05. La ville morte, Act I: L'or, l'or... Une immensite d'or…
06. La ville morte, Act I: Non, non, Leonard! Je t'en prie!
07. La ville morte, Act II: Introduction
08. La ville morte, Act II: Ah, vous êtes seule…
09. La ville morte, Act II: Ah! Les spirales…
10. La ville morte, Act II: Alexandre!... Me voici, Anne!
11. La ville morte, Act II: Tu regardes les joyaux de Cassandre?
12. La ville morte, Act II: Oui, je parlerai
13. La ville morte, Act II: Tu la connais…

CD2
01. La ville morte, Act III: Les étoiles commencent à paraître?
02. La ville morte, Act III: Vous appelez Leonard?
03. La ville morte, Act III: Non, non ! Je ne veux pas!
04. La ville morte, Act III: Vous me voyez, mes soeurs, voyez !
05. La ville morte, Act IV: Prelude
06. La ville morte, Act IV: Ne la touche pas!
07. La ville morte, Act IV: Si elle se levait maintenant…
08. La ville morte, Act IV: Un pas!
09. La ville morte, Act IV: Hébé! Hébé !

Long overshadowed by her towering legacy as one of the 20th century’s most influential music teachers, Nadia Boulanger’s creative voice as a composer is rediscovered in La vulle morte (The Dead City) – a haunting opera of passion, loss, and psychological intensity.

Composed in collaboration with Raoul Pugno and based on a libretto by Gabriele D’Annunzio, the work was originally planned for its World Premiere in Paris in 1914, but the outbreak of World War I silenced it before it could be heard. Now, more than a century later, this long-buried score rises from obscurity, a revivified opera where forgotten desires return to life against the backdrop of ancient ruins. Set in the crumbling city of Mycenae, where buried passions mirror a decaying past, the opera unfolds through themes of obsession, betrayal, and blurred boundaries. Its rich emotional landscape is matched by impressionistic orchestral textures and intimate, arioso-style writing that nods to the styles of both Debussy and Wagner. In this evocative setting, Boulanger reveals a daring, expressive side that defies her reputation as the stern guardian of musical tradition.