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(Halifax\/Kjipuktuk, NS)<\/i>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Leaf Music<\/b>\u00a0announces the release of\u00a0<\/i>Nuits blanches<\/i><\/a>, a new digital recording featuring French-Canadian artists\u00a0Olivier Bergeron<\/b>\u00a0(baritone) and\u00a0Olivier Godin<\/b>\u00a0(piano).<\/p>\n Named one of CBC\u2019s 30 Under 30, baritone\u00a0<\/b>Olivier Bergeron<\/b>\u00a0makes his recording debut with\u00a0Nuits\u00a0blanches<\/b><\/i>. Featuring five song cycles by Ravel, Debussy, Faur\u00e9, and Jolivet. The album explores the many shades of love through the intimate lens of\u00a0m\u00e9lodie\u00a0fran\u00e7aise<\/i>.<\/p>\n At its heart is Debussy\u2019s elusive\u00a0Nuits blanches<\/i>\u2014a haunting, long-lost song cycle with texts by the composer himself.\u202fUne nuit blanche<\/i>\u00a0can be translated as \u201ca sleepless night;\u201d (the full expression is \u201cpasser\u00a0une\u00a0nuit blanche<\/i>.)\u201d In the case of the new recording, it is love causing the sleepless nights, best exemplified in the text of Claude Debussy\u2019s sensual, intense\u00a0Endless night<\/i>: \u201cNuits sans fin.Tristesse morne des heures o\u00f9 l\u2019on attend!<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n From the shimmering innocence of young love to the fragile vulnerabilities of jealousy and regret, the eclectic repertoire unveils a different emotional hue in popular melodies like Gabriel Faur\u00e9\u2019s\u00a0M\u00e9lodies\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0de Venise<\/i>\u00a0\u00bb<\/i>\u00a0(a setting of poems by Paul Verlaine), paired with rarities such as Andr\u00e9 Jolivet\u2019s cycle,\u00a0Po\u00e8mes\u00a0intimes<\/i>, dedicated to his wife, Hilda. Like Faur\u00e9\u2019s, Jolivet\u2019s cycle\u00a0comprises\u00a0five poems; the work was premiered in 1944 in Paris. Curiously, the first three cycles were premiered at the same venue in Paris, as part of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nationale de Musique concerts, where \u201cserious\u201d French music was presented from 1871 (during the Franco-Prussian War) until 1939.<\/p>\n The two acclaimed musicians bring a refined lyricism to this repertoire, drawing listeners\u00a0in to\u00a0the hushed elegance of the\u00a0fin-de-si\u00e8cle<\/i> salon, where poetry and music once breathed side by side.<\/p>\n The new album was recorded in 2023 in Passavant, France.<\/p>\n Listen to\u00a0<\/b>Nuits\u00a0blanches<\/b><\/i>\u00a0on your\u00a0favourite\u00a0streaming platform<\/a>, beginning September 19, 2025.<\/p>\n Leaf Music<\/strong>\u202fis an independent recording label based in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Nashville, Tennessee, making and distributing high-quality classical music recordings by artists and composers from across North America. Our growing catalogue of solo, orchestral, and chamber music is distributed by Naxos of America to the world\u2019s most important music retailers, download providers, and streaming services. Leaf Music is also a provider of professional audio and video production, post-production services and integrated music marketing and distribution in North America.<\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source myscena.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Advertisement \/ Publicit\u00e9 (Halifax\/Kjipuktuk, NS)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Leaf Music\u00a0announces the release of\u00a0Nuits blanches, a new digital recording featuring French-Canadian artists\u00a0Olivier Bergeron\u00a0(baritone) and\u00a0Olivier Godin\u00a0(piano). LISTEN NOW Named one of CBC\u2019s 30 Under 30, baritone\u00a0Olivier Bergeron\u00a0makes his recording debut with\u00a0Nuits\u00a0blanches. Featuring five song cycles by Ravel, Debussy, Faur\u00e9, and Jolivet. 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All but Debussy\u2019s\u00a0Nuits blanches<\/i>\u00a0<\/i>were published during the authors\u2019 lifetimes. The manuscripts of his unfinished\u00a0Nuits blanches<\/i>\u00a0project were found in composer Arthur Honegger\u2019s library in 1991 by his daughter and just published in Paris in the year 2000.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/myscena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/26-SEPT-1-835x1024-1.webp\")
A\u00a0graduate of the Verbier Festival Academy, French-Canadian baritone\u00a0Olivier Bergeron<\/b> studied at the Conservatoire de musique de Montr\u00e9al and the \u00c9cole\u00a0normale\u00a0de musique de Paris. He has appeared with Les Talens\u00a0Lyriques\u00a0under Christophe Rousset, with Fabio Biondi, and at major venues including the Philharmonie de Paris, Wigmore Hall, Op\u00e9ra Grand Avignon, and the Festival de\u00a0Lanaudi\u00e8re. In 2025\u20132026, he joins Les Arts\u00a0Florissants\u00a0and William Christie on tour as part of Le Jardin des Voix and Herv\u00e9\u00a0Niquet\u00a0with Le Concert Spirituel at the Chapelle Royale de Versailles.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/myscena.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/26-SEPT-2-835x1024-1.webp\")
Pianist\u00a0Olivier Godin<\/b>\u00a0has been Artistic Director of Montreal\u2019s Bourgie Hall since 2022 and was appointed professor at the Conservatoire de musique de Montr\u00e9al at age 25. He has recorded over 30 critically acclaimed albums and performed at Wigmore Hall, La Monnaie, and the\u00a0Palazzetto\u00a0Bru Zane. A specialist in\u00a0m\u00e9lodie\u00a0fran\u00e7aise<\/i>, his discography includes complete songs by Poulenc, Faur\u00e9, Duparc, and Massenet\u2019s 333\u00a0m\u00e9lodies.<\/i><\/p>\nRELATED PLAYLISTS<\/h3>\n
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