Help me track down the singers in this opera recording

Cafe Society
1

I have heard many recordings of Au fond du temple saint, a gorgeous duet from Bizet’s opera The Pearl Fishers, but this is my absolute favorite. The problem is that I have it as an old MP3 file, and haven’t a clue as to where it came from. I wish to track down and buy the full recording (if there is one), but haven’t had any luck so far.

I don’t know whether this will help any, but here are a couple of points that might make this recording stand out.

  1. The track includes not only the duet, but also the recitative immediately beforehand. That lengthens the playing time to 7:45, significantly longer than any other recording of the piece I’ve come across.
  2. The tempo throughout most of the piece is noticeably slower than any other recording I’ve heard, and only picks up toward the end.
  3. At the moment in the first chorus when the tenor reaches for his high note, both he and the baritone drop the dynamic into a hush.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

2

Probably not David Byrne, but he and Rufus Wainwright do a good number.

3

Uh…no. I think I may safely say without the slightest fear of contradictions that neither of the singers was David Byrne.

4

You could try posting your request on the rec.music.opera group http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.opera/topics or rec.music.classical.

It’d help if you uploaded the mp3 someplace so people could listen to it.