Two one-act operas; 1st work after the poem by Colette; 2nd work after the poem by Franc-Nohain. "Produced by the BBC and NVC Arts by arrangement with Glyndebourne." In 1st work: Cynthia Buchan (The child) ; Fiona Kimm (His mother) ; Malcolm Walker (Tom Cat) ; other vocalists ; members of Trinity Boy Choir ; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus ; Simon Rattle, conductor. In 2nd work: Anna Steiger (Concepcion) ; François le Roux (Ramiro) ; Rèmy Corazza (Torquemada), Thierry Dran (Gonzalve) ; François Loup (Don Inigo) ; Sian Edwards, conductor. In both works: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Kultur: D4461,
Contents:
L'heure espagnole. L'heure espagnole.
Summary:
L'enfant et les sortilèges: a young boy who doesn't want to study has a tantrum and wrecks his room. Animated by his naughtiness, objects come to life and begin to sing and dance, drawing the boy into their enchanted world. L'heure espagnole: every Thursday at the same time, the clockmaker Torquemada has an appointment to wind and regulate the town clocks. So he leaves his wife alone in the house for an hour. While Torquemada is away, his wife, Concepcion entertains her lover, Gonzalve, an aesthetic poet. But she becomes impatient with his poetical outpourings as her precious hour ticks away.
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