Le jour de bonté
Le jour de bonté (Den dobročinnosti, Day of Kindness H.194) is an unfinished 1931 opera in 3 acts for Paris by Bohuslav Martinů to a libretto by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes.[1]
Plot
Two French peasants visit Paris to perform good works for the needy but are frustrated and rejected by those they try to help.
Recording
Martinů: Le Jour de Bonte Tomas Bijok, Lucas, Petr Matuszek, Nicolas, Irena Troupova. Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra and Prague Chamber Choir, Milan Kanak Arco Diva 73min 2010 [2][3]
References
- ^ Juliette ou La clé des songes, Bohuslav Martinů · 2002 p 99 ... même année 1930 que Martinů et Ribemont - Dessaignes collaborèrent pour la dernière fois dans Le Jour de Bonté ...
- ^ BBC Music November 2010 "It is, outwardly, on the silly side. Nevertheless, the scenario contain much drama which Martinu handles with customary skill...Milan Kanak, who makes a creditable job of finishing parts of the score, conducts a tight ensemble performance...all told this is a very attractive addition to the Martinu canon."
- ^ Musicwebinternational review
External links
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- Comedy on the Bridge (1937)
- Alexandre bis (1937)
- Julietta (1938)
- What Men Live By (1953)
- The Marriage (1953)
- Mirandolina (1959)
- Ariane (1961)
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- The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca
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- Three Czech Dances
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- The Epic of Gilgamesh
- The Opening of the Wells
- Homage to Paderewski
- Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition
- Music of the Czech Lands
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