Greek / Turnage ; after the play by Steven Berkoff.
| Author/creator | Turnage, Mark-Anthony composer. |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication | London : Argo, [1994] |
| Copyright Date | ℗1994 |
| Description | 1 audio disc (78 min., 6 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Berkoff, Steven, librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Hayes, Quentin, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Suart, Richard, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Kimm, Fiona, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Charnock, Helen, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bernas, Richard, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Berkoff, Steven. Greek. |
| Contents | Act one. Prologue (0:33) -- Pub & wine bar music (4:07) -- Breakfast quartet (1:26) -- Fortune-teller (4:06) -- Eddy's farewell (3:41) -- Mum & Dad (0:33) -- The plague (3:43) -- Police riot (6:19) -- Café (2:46) -- Fight (1:51) -- Love duet (4:17) -- Aria: the story of Kid (2:20) -- Love duet: reprise (1:32) -- Mum & Dad (2:07) -- Act two. Prologue (2:10) -- Café (2:49) -- Love aria (4:02) -- Arrival of Mum & Dad (1:05) -- Quartet (0:54) -- Plague link (1:49) -- Journey to the Sphinx (0:51) -- Sphinx (7:12) -- Killing of Sphinx, Eddy's triumphant journey home (0:50) -- Eddy's return (2:41) -- Dad's story of Kid (3:36) -- Eddy's soliloquy of regret (2:34) -- Eddy's 'blinding' (3:56) -- Eddy's funeral march (2:43) -- Conclusion (1:34). |
| General note | Opera in 2 acts. |
| General note | A translation of the Oedipus myth into the contemporary East End of London. |
| General note | Sung in English. |
| General note | Libretto by the playwright. |
| General note | Edition recorded: Schott. |
| General note | Program notes and synopsis in English with French, German, and Italian translations and libretto (38 pages : portraits)--inserted in container. |
| Performer | Helen Charnock, soprano ; Fiona Kimm, mezzo-soprano ; Quentin Hayes, bass ; Richard Suart, baritone ; Helen Crayford, Paul Clarvis, Peter Jonas, Dennis Marks, supporting vocal soloists ; additional assisting vocalists and instrumentalists ; Richard Bernas, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded November 18-23, 1992, Henry Wood Hall, London. |
| UPC | 028944036824 |
| Publisher number | 440 368-2 Argo |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-29969 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |