Gian Carlo Menotti: Opera - Martin's Lie (Chandos Audio CD)

Opera - Martin's Lie

Gian Carlo Menotti

premiere recording
Martin`s Lie 43:44
opera da chiesa
1 Naninga 'So he touched the first door. . .' - 9:00
2 Fugitive 'Open, open!' - 9:13
3 Sheriff 'You filthy blackguards' - 5:08
4 Father Cornelius 'Martin, my boy. . .' - 8:10
5 Sheriff 'I've had enough of this' - 9:15
6 Naninga, Children & Father Cornelius 'Heavenly Father' 2:58

Five Songs 12:53
7 1 Eternal Prisoner 1:43
8 2 The Idle Gift 1:26
9 3 The Longest Wait 3:31
10 4 My Ghost (premiere recording) 2:46
11 5 The Swing 3:15

Canti della lontananza 14:54
12 1 Gli amanti impossibili 1:32
13 2 Mattinata di neve 2:51
14 3 Il settimo bicchiere di vino 0:53
15 4 Lo spetto 1:50
16 5 Dorme Pegaso 1:17
17 6 La lettera 3:08
18 7 Rassegnazione 3:10
71:43

Alan Opie baritone - Stranger
Connor Burrowes treble - Martin
Robin Leggate tenor - Father Cornelius
Matthew Best bass - Sheriff
Pamela Helen Stephen mezzo-soprano - Naninga
Judith Howarth soprano
Malcolm Martineau piano
Tees Valley Boys` Choir

Northern Sinfonia
Richard Hickox

Recorded in:
St Nicolas' Hospital, Gosforth
22-23 November 1996
Recorded in:
St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London
28 June 1997

Producer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Jonathan Cooper
Richard Smoker
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 20 Bit