Verdi's Le Trouvère, is the third of eleven complete operas recorded by the Pathé Company and is the fourth of Marston's Pathé opera series. An important historical document displaying the unique French style of singing, this 2-CD set is the first complete recording of Trouvère in French and, to date, this stands as the only version of Verdi's masterpiece sung by an all-French cast. This is not just someone's French translation of Verdi's Il Travatore; Verdi himself was instrumental in transforming Il Travatore into Le Trouvère which was specifically intended for the Paris Opéra. Listeners will enjoy this seldom -heard variation on a most familiar Verdi classic. Opéra-Comique's musical director François Ruhlmann (1858-1948) leads Charles Fontaine (1878-?) as Manrique, alongside Jane Morlet (Léonore) and Jean Noté (Comte de Luna).