{"title":"Julien Van Mellaerts | baritone","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Maureen Forrester Prize and the German Lied Award at Concours Musical International de Montréal, Winner of the Wigmore Hall \/ Kohn Foundation International Song Competition and the Kathleen Ferrier Awards, Julien Van Mellaerts represented New Zealand at Cardiff Singer of the World. Recital appearances include Wigmore Hall, London, Salle Cortot, Paris, Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, Chamber Music New Zealand and LIFE Victoria. Operatic engagements include Salzburg Mozart Week, Opéra national de Lorraine, Göttingen Festival, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Israeli Opera, New Zealand Opera and Verbier Festival. He sings Samuel Barber’s Dover Beach on Resonus Classics’ \u003cem\u003eSamuel Barber: The Complete Songs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"samuel-barber-the-complete-songs","title":"Samuel Barber: The Complete Songs (2 CDs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Listen on Apple Music - Samuel Barber: The Complete Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/barber-the-complete-songs\/1616030037\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Listen on Apple Music\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/US-UK_Apple_Music_Listen_on_Badge_RGB_072720_160x160.jpg?v=1642109982\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/US-UK_Apple_Music_Listen_on_Badge_RGB_072720_160x160.jpg?v=1642109982\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7s2g5WKOBPfirK8CxGLbMQ\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Listen on Spotify - Samuel Barber: The Complete Songs\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/Spotify_Logo_RGB_Green_160x160.png?v=1642110409\" alt=\"Listen on Spotify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/Spotify_Logo_RGB_Green_160x160.png?v=1642110409\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFleur Barron (mezzo-soprano)\u003cbr\u003eMary Bevan (soprano)\u003cbr\u003eSamantha Clarke (soprano)\u003cbr\u003eJess Dandy (contralto)\u003cbr\u003eLouise Kemény (soprano)\u003cbr\u003eSoraya Mafi (soprano)\u003cbr\u003eJulien Van Mellaerts (baritone)\u003cbr\u003eDominic Sedgewick (bass)\u003cbr\u003eNicky Spence (tenor)\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Thomas (bass)\u003cbr\u003eNavarra String Quartet\u003cbr\u003eDylan Perez (piano) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a stellar cast of performers, and curated by pianist Dylan Perez, this complete anthology of Samuel Barber’s songs present those works published during his lifetime, together with those published posthumously, some of which are recorded here for the first time. Barber was clear as to what he wanted from very early in his life, and this strength of character and courage to follow his path is heard throughout Barber’s significant contribution to the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a time when American classical music was heavily influenced by experimentalism, Barber’s inclination for ‘traditional’ harmony and melody helped set him apart. Barber’s vocal music demonstrates the ease he finds in the marriage of text and music. The Navarra String Quartet join the line-up for Dover Beach, Op. 3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10301_booklet.pdf?v=1647509817\" title=\"Album Booklet - Samuel Barber: The Complete Songs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/dylan-perez-piano?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=dylan+perez\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Dylan Perez - piano - Resonus Classics\"\u003eDylan Perez\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/fleur-barron-mezzo-soprano?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Fleur+Barr\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Fleur Barron - mezzo-soprano - Resonus Classics\"\u003eFleur Barron\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/mary-bevan-soprano?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Mary+Bevan\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Mary Bevan - soprano - Resonus Classics\"\u003eMary Bevan\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/soraya-mafi-soprano?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=soraya+Mafi\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Soraya Mafi - soprano - Resonus Classics\"\u003eSoraya Mafi;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/navarra-quartet?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Navarra+Strin\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Navarra String Quartet - Resonus Classics\"\u003eNavarra String Quartet\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/nicky-spence-tenor?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Nicky+Sp\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Nicky Spence - tenor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eNicky Spence\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/william-thomas-bass?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=William+Thomas\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"William Thomas - bass - Resonus Classics\"\u003eWilliam Thomas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42688313196774,"sku":"RES10301","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/products\/RES10301_Barber_The_Complete_Songs.jpg?v=1651178040"},{"product_id":"francis-poulenc-les-oeuvres-de-sa-jeunesse","title":"Francis Poulenc: Les œuvres de sa jeunesse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Alexander (actor)\u003cbr\u003eSoraya Mafi (soprano)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJulien Van Mellaerts (baritone)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLawrence Zazzo (countertenor)\u003cbr\u003eManchester Camerata\u003cbr\u003eJohn Andrews (conductor) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoulenc the miniaturist par excellence burst into public view, fully-formed in his late teens, emerging flamboyantly into the artistic swirl of 1920s Paris. His fabulously inventive, quirky and colourful approach to writing for chamber ensemble and voice comes vividly to life in this set of early works which capture all of his youthful elegance, wit, and occasionally sardonic humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of these early masterpieces are now well-known in their incarnations for piano; but his sheer inventiveness and joyful revelry in a kaleidoscopic riot of instrumental colour is celebrated here in the earliest versions of such classics as \u003cem\u003eLe Bestiaire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCocardes\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside masterpieces more cruelly treated by his contemporaries, the Quatre Poemes de Max Jacob and \u003cem\u003eLe Gendarme Incompris\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10333_booklet.pdf?v=1713818659\" title=\"Album Booklet - Poulenc: Les œuvres de sa jeunesse - Julien Van Mellaerts, Lawrence Zazzo, Soraya Mafi,  Manchester Camerata, John Andrews\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/soraya-mafi-soprano\" title=\"Soraya Mafi - soprano - Resonus Classics\"\u003eSoraya Mafi;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/julien-van-mellaerts-baritone\" title=\"Julien Van Mellaerts - baritone - Resonus Classics\"\u003eJulien van Mellaerts;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/lawrence-zazzo-countertenor\" title=\"Lawrence Zazzo - countertenor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eLawrence Zazzo;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/manchester-camerata\" title=\"Manchester Camerata - Resonus Classics\"\u003eManchester Camerata;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/john-andrews-conductor\" title=\"John Andrews - conductor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eJohn Andrews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44757903311078,"sku":"RES10333","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10333_Poulenc_Mafi_Zazzo_Van_Mellaerts_Manchester_Camerata_Andrews.jpg?v=1713818909"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/collections\/Julien_Van_Mellaerts.jpg?v=1794349466","url":"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/julien-van-mellaerts-baritone.oembed","provider":"Resonus Classics \u0026 Inventa Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}