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This opera, about an orphan girl who is adopted by a whole regiment of Napoleon's army (meaning that anyone who wants to marry her must get the regiment's consent) combines sparkling comedy with spectacular vocal writing--not only for the soprano but for the tenor who, in one legendary passage, must produce nine high Cs in quick succession. Pavarotti's performance in this production, fairly early in his career, ranks with his Nemorino in L'Elisir d'amore, among the best of his recording career. Sutherland finds the role of Marie congenial, in terms of characterization as well as vocally, and the conducting is generally acceptable if not spectacularly good. --Joe McLellan

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Donizetti: La Fille Du Régiment - Sutherland, Pavarotti / Malas, Sinclair, Orchestra And Chorus Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge / Decca 2x Audio CD Stereo / 414 520-2 UPC 028941452023 /// La fille du régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) is an opéra comique in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, set to a French libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François Bayard. It was first performed on 11 February 1840 by the Paris Opéra-Comique at the Salle de la Bourse. The opera was written by Donizetti while he was living in Paris between 1838 and 1840 preparing a revised version of his then-unperformed Italian opera, Poliuto, as Les martyrs for the Paris Opéra. Since Martyrs was delayed, the composer had time to write the music for La fille du régiment, his first opera set to a French text, as well as to stage the French version of Lucia di Lammermoor as Lucie de Lammermoor. La fille du régiment quickly became a popular success partly because of the famous aria "Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!", which requires the tenor to sing no fewer than eight high Cs – a frequently sung ninth is not written. La figlia del reggimento, a slightly different Italian-language version (in translation by Calisto Bassi), was adapted to the tastes of the Italian public. /// Label: Decca – 414 520-2 Format: 2 x CD, Album Country: Germany Released: Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen Style: Opera, Romantic /// Tracklist: La Fille Du Régiment, Opera Act One 1-1 Overture 1-2 "L'ennemi S'avance, Amis, Armons-nous!" 1-3 "Pour Une Femme De Mon Nom, Quel Temps, Hélas, Le Temps De Guerre!" 1-4 "Sacré Nom D'une Pipe!" 1-5 "Au Bruit De La Guerre" 1-6 "Allons, Allons, March', March' A L'instant" 1-7 La La La ...Chacum Le Sait, Chacun Le Dit 1-8 Dès Que L'appel Sonne 1-9 Ils L'ont Emmené Brutalement 1-10 "Quoi! Vous M'aimez?" 1-11 Rataplan, Rataplan, Rataplan 1-12 "Ah! Mes Amis, Quel Jour De Fête!" 1-13 Le Camarade Est Amoureux! 1-14 Je Suis Soldat Act Two 2-1 Entr'acte ... Enfin La Voilà 2-2 La Romance Perdue, On La Retrouvée 2-3 "Le Jour Naissait Dans Le Bocage..." 2-4 "C'en Est Donc Fait, En Mon Sort Va Changer" 2-5 "Tous Les Trois Réunis, Quel Plaisir Mes Amis!" 2-6 Ecoutez-moi, De Grâce 2-7 "Ah!, C'est Elle!" 2-8 "Oui! Quand Le Destin, Au Milieu De La Guerre, Enfant, Me Jeta Dans Leurs Bras" Chorus Master – Douglas Robinson Composed By – Donizetti Conductor – Richard Bonynge Engineer – Gordon Parry, James Lock (2) Illustration [Booklet] – Mary Evans Picture Library Liner Notes – Jeremy Commons, Kenneth Chalmers Photography By – Reg Wilson Producer – Christopher Raeburn Vocals, Performer [A Caporal] – Spiro Malas Vocals, Performer [A Notary] – Omar Godknow Vocals, Performer [A Peasant] – Alan Jones (23) Vocals, Performer [Duchess Of Krakentorp] – Edith Coates Vocals, Performer [Hortensius] – Jules Bruyère Vocals, Performer [Marchioness Of Berkenfield] – Monica Sinclair Vocals, Performer [Marie] – Joan Sutherland Vocals, Performer [Sulpice] – Spiro Malas Vocals, Performer [Tonio] – Luciano Pavarotti, ISBN13: B0000041QJ ISBN10: B0000041QJ Material Type: audioCD