Denise Boursin, Berthe Monmart, Claudine Collart - Le Pr� Aux Clercs - A Comic Opera In 3 Acts

This is the first recording of this rare opera of Louis Ferdinand Herold which has recently been revived at the Palais Garnier in Paris - Le Pr� Aux Clercs.It is a comic opera in three acts with music by Louis-Ferdinand H�rold, words by Planard, written during the reign of Charles IX de M�rim�e.Louis-Ferdinand H�rold was born in 1791 and died in 1833. His father, a composer and pupil of C.P.E. Bach and piano teacher, did everything he could to prevent him launching into a musical career, but after the death of his father, the young Louis-Ferdinand enrolled at the Paris Conservatoire.His first opera La gioventu di Enrico Quinto was first performed in Naples and on his return to Paris, he completed Boieldieu's opera Charles de France. There followed a number of successful works culminating in the triumph of Zampa which placed H�rold in the first rank of French composers. The last work published in his lifetime was Le Pr� aux Clercs. This double disc presents a complete performance from Paris 13/06/59, coupled with extracts taken from a performance from 1962.