Opera excerpts. Kate Royal, soprano; Crouch End Festival Chorus; Orchestra of English National Opera; Edward Gardner, conductor. Recorded Dec. 3-8, 2008 and Mar. 10, 2009, at Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London. Compact disc. "OpenDisc. Insert this CD into your computer to access the EMI Classics Club: access to bonus material, exclusive pre-release listening sessions, and more"--Container. Program notes by George Hall, in English with German and French translations, and texts with English, German, and French translations (43 p.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Miss Julie. Midsummer night / Alwyn (3:42) -- The nightingale. The nightingale's aria / Stravinsky (Andrew Staples, tenor) (3:36) -- Troilus & Cressida. At the haunted end of the day / Walton (3:06) -- Susannah. The trees on the mountains / Floyd (5:09) -- Rusalka. Song to the moon / Dvořák (6:31) -- Peter Grimes. Embroidery aria / Britten (Thomas Allen, baritone) (6:07) -- Die lustige Witwe. Vilja-Lied / Lehár (6:06) -- Vanessa. Do not utter a word / Barber (4:49) -- Paul Bunyan. Tiny's song / Britten (4:10) -- Monsieur Beaucaire. Rossignol / Messager (4:25) -- The turn of the screw. How beautiful it is / Britten (5:35) -- Wuthering Heights. I have dreamt / Herrmann (2:30) -- Die tote Stadt. Mariettas Lied / Korngold (5:55).
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