The grapes of wrath / [music by Ricky Ian Gordon ; libretto by Michael Korie ; based on the novel by John Steinbeck].
| Author/creator | Gordon, Ricky Ian composer. |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | Bronxville, NY : PS Classics, ℗2008. |
| Description | 3 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Korie, Michael librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Gershon, Grant conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Grapes of wrath. |
| Other author/creator | Minnesota Opera performer. |
| Contents | Act one. Last time there was rain -- I keep my nose clean ; Where's ya' headin'? -- So long, Savior ; I baptized you ; A naked tree a-wastin' in the sun -- Gone ; Not my fault -- Who are you cleanin' for? -- Promise me, Tommy -- You can't keep a Joad in jail ; Not my fault -- Good machine -- Tricky old devil -- Us -- Soothing syrup -- The plenty road ; Okies ; Need some gas, Mister ; Okies ; The plenty road -- Handbills -- I can't tell you -- We'll find work -- The zephyr ; One star -- He don't understand -- A world for this old man -- Act one finale: Us (reprise). |
| Contents | Act two. Truck drivers -- Dry blue night ; We can be quiet ; Rest peaceful, Mama ; Septet: Dry blue night -- Inspection station -- Like they promised -- My plum tree ; No work here -- The fire in the orchard ; Ants on the highway -- Beg your pardon, Ma'am ; Nice, neighborly place we found here ; Hooverville? Where's Hooverville" -- Hooverville's anywhere -- No one is goin' -- I shoulda stayed back home ; Don't you fret none, little one -- Handbills ; into the back, Tom -- I can be a help -- Simple. |
| Contents | Act three. People ; See ya' at the hoedown, Ladies -- Square dance -- Hold on, Deputy ; Handbills (reprise) -- Fried dough -- Join the line ; Damn! Them peaches -- A step up the ladder -- Dry blue night ; Evening stroll -- Things turn around ; A word for you, old friend -- Dios te salve -- That you, Ma? ; Promise me, Tommy (reprise) -- I'll be there -- The day the rain began -- We couldn't save it -- Little dead Moses -- Barn road ... night ; Gone (reprise) -- You own this barn? -- Take it, mister ; One star (reprise). |
| General note | Opera in 3 acts. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Wes Blomster, synopsis, biographical notes, and libretto (94 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Credits | Recording produced by Steven Epstein ; orchestrations by Ricky Ian Gordon, Bruce Coughlin ; direction and dramaturgy by Eric Simonson. |
| Performer | Various singers; Minnesota Opera Chorus; Minnesota Opera Orchestra; Grant Gershon, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded live, Feb. 10-18, 2007, at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN. |
| Genre/form | Live sound recordings. |
| UPC | 803607086626 |
| Standard identifier# | 00803607086626 |
| Publisher number | PS-866 PS Classics |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-13863 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-13863 BOOKLET | ✔ Available | Place Hold |