Mari Eriksmoen/Bergen Po - Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Quatre Chansons fran?aises, Joseph Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne

Following successful appearances at the Op�ra-comique, in Paris, Grand Th��tre de Gen�ve, Oper Frankfurt, Komische Oper Berlin, and Teatro alla Scala, in Milan, the Norwegian soprano Mari Eriksmoen is undoubtedly a rising star. On the concert stage she has made important recent appearances with the Orchestre de Paris, Berliner Philharmoniker, Oslo Philharmonic, and M�nchner Philharmoniker, among others. Here she joins the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Edward Gardner for a powerful album of orchestral songs, coupling Britten�s Les Illuminations and Four French Songs with a selection of Canteloube�s inimitable Songs of the Auvergne. Eriksmoen spent a year studying in Paris, and proves an effective and natural singer in the French language. As she mentions in her programme note: �It is highly demanding to sing in French when it is not one�s native tongue, but I have always felt at home when singing in French and nurture an emot ional attachment to the French language.�