PIERRE GAVEAUX (1761-1825): Léonore.

Description: Fidelio, Florestan, Marcelline and Pizarro - they’re all here in this darkly somber but also entertainingly celebratory 1798 opéra comique which was the direct forerunner to Beethoven’s Fidelio. Kimy Mc Laren, Pascale Beaudin (sopranos), Jean-Michel Richer (tenor), Dominique Côté (baritone), pera Lafayette Orchestra and Chorus;  Ryan Brown. 16:9 aspect ratio, PCM stereo, NTSC all regions, 82 min.