Vanessa / Barber.
| Author/creator | Barber, Samuel composer. |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | [Place of publication not identified] : Naxos, ℗2003. |
| Description | 2 audio discs (2 hr., 59 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Chickering, Ellen, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Matthews, Andrea, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Dry, Marion, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bauwens, Ray, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Conrad, Richard performer. |
| Other author/creator | Lima, Philip, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Rose, Gil conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Nat͡sionalʹnyĭ symfonichnyĭ orkestr Ukraïny performer. |
| Other author/creator | Dumka (Vocal group) performer. |
| Series | American opera classics American classics American opera classics. ^A660844 American classics (Naxos (Sound recording label)) ^A590682 |
| Contents | CD 1: Act I: Opening (1:30) -- Scene 1: Potage creme aux perles (2:13) -- No, I cannot understand (5:36) -- Must the winter come so soon? (2:19) -- Listen... they are here! (1:48) -- Do not utter a word, Anatol (5:07) -- Yes, I believe I shall love you (2:04) -- Who are you? (5:53) -- Scene 2: And then? (4:15) -- No, you are not as good a skater as your father was (3:02) -- Under the willow tree (2:45) -- Erika, I am so happy (0:56) -- I must tell you what happened (2:50) -- Did you hear her? (4:10) -- Outside this house the world has changed (5:29) -- Orchestral interlude: Hymn (5:12) -- Act II: -- Entr'acte -- The Count and Countess d'Albany (3:34) -- I should never have been a doctor (3:21) -- Here you are! (1:33) -- At last I found you (1:29) -- Love has a bitter core, Vanessa (4:53) -- Nothing to worry about (6:51) -- Act III: -- Why did no one warn me? (5:06) -- Why must the greatest sorrows come (2:27) -- There, look! (3:25) -- On the path to the lake (3:08) -- Anatol, tell me the truth! (1:14) -- Take me away (1:28) -- Grandmother! Yes, Erika (2:59) -- Intermezzo (4:18) -- By the time we arrive in Paris (1:10) -- For every love there is a last farewell (2:10) -- And you, my friend (2:33) -- Erika, before I leave you (4:09) -- To leave, to break (3:56) -- Goodbye, be happy, Aunt Vanessa (2:39) -- No, I must never say that name again (3:31) |
| General note | Opera in three acts. |
| General note | Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Program notes by Richard Conrad, biographical notes, synopsis, and libretto in English (36 p. : ports.) inserted. |
| Performer | Ellen Chickering (Vanessa) ; Andrea Matthews (Erika) ; Marion Dry (Baroness) ; Ray Bauwens (Anatol) ; Richard Conrad (Doctor) ; Philip Lima (Nicholas) ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine ; Ukrainian National Capella "Dumka" ; Gil Rose, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at the Concert Studio of Ukraininan Radio, Kiev, Ukraine, from 25th May-8th June 2002. |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| LCCN | 2004589696 |
| UPC | 730099694025 |
| Publisher number | 8.669140--8.669141 Naxos |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-13768 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |