Gian Carlo Menotti - The Saint of Bleecker Street - Opera (Chandos Audio CD)

Opera - The Saint of Bleecker Street


Gian Carlo Menotti (b. 1911)

The Saint of Bleecker Street 124:52
Musical Drama in Three Acts (Five Scenes)
Words and Music by Gian Carlo Menotti

COMPACT DISC ONE
Act I
Scene 1
[Introduction] -
1 'Rosa Mystica' - 3:15
Assunta, Chorus, A Young Man
2 'Well . . . I'm tired of waiting!' - 3:25
Maria Corona, Assunta, Carmela, Chorus, A Young Woman
3 'The vision has begun' - 3:50
Don Marco, Chorus
4 'Ah, sweet Jesus, spare me this agony' - 8:30
Annina, Chorus
5 'Look! The stigmata' - 0:55
Chorus
6 'Stop it!' - 4:44
Michele, Carmela, Chorus, Don Marco
7 'Ah, poor Michele, it is not I your rival' - 2:49
Don Marco
8 [Interlude] - 2:09

Scene 2
9 'Canta ninna, canta nanna al mio bambino' - 2:35
Assunta, Carmela, An Old Woman, Renata, Annina, Man's Voice, Woman's Voice, Concettina
10 'Annina, I've something to confess to you' - 5:45
Carmela, Annina, Assunta
11 'Annina, Annina!' - 2:14
Maria Corona, Assunta, Carmela, Annina, Son of Maria Corona
12 'Michele, Michele!' - 4:27
Annina, Michele
13 'Sister, I shall hide you and take you away' - 1:49
Michele, Annina
14 'Veglia su di noi, Santo del Sangue' 4:47
Chorus, Annina, Michele
51:20
COMPACT DISC TWO
Act II
[Introduction] -
1 'Hai l'occhio nero, nero della quaglia' - 6:29
One Tenor, Chorus, One Baritone, Michele, Annina, Carmela, Salvatore, A Guest
2 'Where is Michele?' - 4:02
Desideria, Bartender, Michele
3 'Eh già giovinotti voglion stare attorno a te' - 3:13
Chorus, Desideria, Michele
4 'Ah, Michele, don't you know that love can turn to hate' - 3:01
Desideria
5 'You will regret it' - 1:46
Michele, Don Marco, Chorus, Annina, Salvatore
6 'I know that you all hate me' - 3:27
Michele
7 'You are wrong, Michele' - 1:33
Don Marco, Annina, Michele
8 'Yes, Michele, go home, go, go . . .' 6:29
Desideria, Michele, Annina, Chorus

Act III
Scene 1
[Introduction] -
9 'Stop worrying, Annina' - 4:54
Maria Corona, Annina
10 'There she is' - 5:18
Don Marco, Maria Corona, Annina, Michele
11 'Weeping, these, for him, are days of weeping' - 5:20
Maria Corona, Annina, Michele
12 [Interlude] - 4:33

Scene 2
13 'Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi' - 4:24
Assunta, Chorus, Annina, Carmela
14 'Annina, Annina, prepare yourself for a great joy' - 1:44
Don Marco, Annina, Carmela
15 'Oh, my Love, at last the hour has come' - 3:43
Annina, Carmela
16 'Maria, Salvatrore!' - 1:48
Assunta, Maria Corona, Salvatore, Don Marco, One Tenor, One Bass, Carmela
17 'Gloria tibi Domine in saeculum et in saeculum saeculi' - 6:31
Chorus, Don Marco, Annina
18 'Annina, Annina!' 5:08
Michele, Salvatore, Don Marco, Maria Corona, Carmela, Assunta, Chorus
73:32
Julia Melinek soprano - Annina
Timothy Richards tenor - Michele
Pamela Helen Stephen mezzo-soprano - Desideria
John Marcus Bindel bass-baritone - Don Marco
Sandra Zeltzer soprano - Carmela
Amelia Farrugia soprano - Maria Corona
Yvonne Howard mezzo-soprano - Assunta
Vitali Rozynko baritone - Salvatore
Spoleto Festival Choir
Spoleto Festival Orchestra
Richard Hickox
Recorded in:
Teatro Nuovo, Spoleto, Italy
7, 10 & 14 July 2001
Producer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Aidan Oliver (Assistant)
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Christopher Brooke (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K