{"id":21062,"date":"2026-05-30T00:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=21062"},"modified":"2026-05-30T00:28:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:28:50","slug":"episode-467-eide-norena-sings-gounod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/episode-467-eide-norena-sings-gounod\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 467. Eid\u00e9 Nor\u00e9na Sings Gounod"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 467. Eid\u00e9 Nor\u00e9na Sings Gounod<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=1992-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-39697d9b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Juliette.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Juliette.png 427w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Juliette-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today I revisit one of my favorite singers of all time, the extraordinary Norwegian lyric-coloratura soprano Eid\u00e9 Nor\u00e9na (1884-1968), whose voice and artistry hit me like a bolt out of the blue when I first discovered her recordings several decades ago. Born Karoline Hansen, she made her concert debut at the age of 19 and in 1907 began her operatic career as Amor in <em>Orfeo ed Euridice<\/em>. In 1909 she married the actor Egil Eide, through whose coaching she became celebrated for her dramatic portrayals. Under her married name Kaja Eide she became one of the Norway\u2019s most famous singers, though her career was essentially a provincial one until, mid-career, she restudied her technique and rebuilt her voice, which led to her La Scala debut as Gilda under the baton of Arturo Toscanini (and under her new professional name, Eid\u00e9 Nor\u00e9na). She went on to an international career, performing in the world\u2019s most celebrated opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, the Salzburg Festival, and, particularly, the Paris Op\u00e9ra. Her repertoire was a wide one, ranging from Oph\u00e9lie to Desdemona, and her vocal technique was solid to the point of near-perfection, her legato singing being particularly remarkable. What sets her apart, and what makes her one of <em>my<\/em> favorite singers, is her profoundly musical interpretations allied to a keen dramatic sense, perhaps instilled in her by her husband. I originally introduced her to my listeners in Episode 71, and I think it\u2019s high time we spend some more time with her. In this episode I feature her exclusively in the music of Charles Gounod, beginning with the charming song \u201cS\u00e9r\u00e9nade\u201d set to a Victor Hugo text and continuing with the Roi de Thul\u00e9 and Jewel Song from <em>Faust<\/em>, concluding with extended excerpts from <em>Rom\u00e9o et Juliette<\/em>. We are lucky that there exists a live recording of a complete (albeit heavily cut) performance from January 1935 of Nor\u00e9na as Juliette, with the American tenor Charles Hackett (1887-1942) as her Rom\u00e9o. Excerpts of that recording are supplemented by studio recordings from 1929 of duets from the opera with the Corsican tenor Gaston Micheletti (1892-1959) as her Rom\u00e9o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"541\" data-id=\"21279\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-Huguenots-larger.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-Huguenots-larger.png 448w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/in-Huguenots-larger-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"389\" data-id=\"21282\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles_Gounod-TRIMMED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles_Gounod-TRIMMED.jpg 253w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles_Gounod-TRIMMED-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All selections are by Charles Gounod and feature soprano Eid\u00e9 Nor\u00e9na.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Big-Fairy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Big-Fairy.jpg 528w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Big-Fairy-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victor Hugo: S\u00e9r\u00e9nade. Orchestra conducted by Piero Coppola [1933]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"388\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Autograph-1935.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21283\" style=\"width:516px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Autograph-1935.png 388w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Autograph-1935-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jules Barbier, Michel Carr\u00e9 [after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]: Il \u00e9tait un roi de Thul\u00e9&#8230; O Dieu! que de bijoux!&#8230; Ah, je ris de me voir si belle (<em>Faust<\/em>). Orchestra conducted by Piero Coppola [1933]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Juliette-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21284\" style=\"width:520px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Juliette-1.png 427w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Juliette-1-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All remaining selections are from Gounod\u2019s <em>Rom\u00e9o et Juliette<\/em>, libretto by Jules Barbier, Michel Carr\u00e9 after William Shakespeare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"481\" data-id=\"21285\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-Hackett.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-Hackett.jpg 373w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-Hackett-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charles Hackett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21286\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Micheletti.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Micheletti.jpg 651w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Micheletti-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gaston Micheletti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Je veux vivre. Eid\u00e9 Nor\u00e9na. Composite performance: Orchestras conducted by Louis Hasselmans [live New York, 26.I.1935], Gustave Clo\u00ebz [1929], Piero Coppola [1933]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ange adorable [beginning]. Charles Hackett, Orchestra conducted by Louis Hasselmans [live New York, 26.I.1935]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ange adorable [conclusion]. Gaston Micheletti, Orchestra conducted by Gustave Clo\u00ebz [1929]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00d4 nuit divine! Je t\u2019implore. Charles Hackett, Orchestra conducted by Louis Hasselmans [live New York, 26.I.1935]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On m\u2019appelle&#8230; Ah, ne fuis pas encore. Gaston Micheletti, Orchestra conducted by Gustave Clo\u00ebz [1929]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adieu mille fois&#8230; Ah, repose en paix. Charles Hackett, Orchestra conducted by Louis Hasselmans [live New York, 26.I.1935]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Va! je t\u2019ai pardonn\u00e9. Gaston Micheletti, Orchestra conducted by Gustave Clo\u00ebz [1929]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Il faut partir, h\u00e9las! Charles Hackett, Orchestra conducted by Louis Hasselmans [live New York, 26.I.1935]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salut, tombeau! [Final Scene]. Charles Hackett, Orchestra conducted by Louis Hasselmans [live New York, 26.I.1935]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"21307\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hackett-autogramm-1-630x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hackett-autogramm-1-630x1024.jpg 630w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hackett-autogramm-1-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hackett-autogramm-1-768x1249.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hackett-autogramm-1-944x1536.jpg 944w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hackett-autogramm-1.jpg 1259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"582\" data-id=\"21305\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Micheletti-Gaston.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Micheletti-Gaston.jpg 428w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Micheletti-Gaston-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gaston Micheletti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex 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