''Électre'' is a large-scale operatic
oratorio
An oratorio () is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble.
Similar to opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguisha ...
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cantata
A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian language, Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal music, vocal Musical composition, composition with an musical instrument, instrumental accompaniment, ty ...
by
Théodore Gouvy from 1886.
Recordings
''Électre'' –
Françoise Pollet (soprano), Marcel Vanaud (baritone), Cécile Eloir (mezzo-contralto), Michael Myers (tenor) Psallette de Lorraine, Ensemble Vocal Ars Musica, Le Chœur de l'
Opéra national de Lorraine
The Opéra national de Lorraine is a French opera company and opera house, located in the city of Nancy, France in the province of Lorraine, France. Formerly named the ''Opéra de Nancy et de Lorraine'', the company received the status of nati ...
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Pierre Cao
Pierre Cao (born 22 December 1937 in Dudelange) is a Luxembourgish composer and conductor. He studied composition and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
Classical music
Cao is the regular conductor of Arsys Bourgogne with whom h ...
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K617
K617 is a French classical music record label based in Metz and founded by Alain Pacquier, music author and creator of the Festival de Saintes at the Abbaye aux Dames in Charente-Maritime, and the Festival de Sarrebourg (July) at the Couvent d ...
, DDD/LA, 2CD 1998
"Gouvy: ''Électre'', Op. 85"
Presto Classical
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1886 operas
French-language operas
Operas based on classical mythology
Operas
1886 cantatas
1886 oratorios