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A flowering tree an opera in two acts

Title
A flowering tree [sound recording] : an opera in two acts / John Adams ; libretto by John Adams and Peter Sellars ; adapted from the Indian folktale and poetry in translations by A.K. Ramanujan.
Author
Adams, John, 1947-
Publication
New York, NY : Nonesuch, p2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Sellars, Peter
  • Ramanujan, A. K., 1929-1993.
  • Rivera, Jessica.
  • Thomas, Russell (Tenor)
  • Owens, Eric.
  • London Symphony Orchestra. prf
  • Schola Cantorum de Caracas. prf
Description
2 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Subject
Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from container.
  • Compact discs.
  • Program notes, synopsis, and libretto in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in performance, Aug. 7-12, 2007, Barbican Centre, London.
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Contents
Act I scene I (3:52) -- One morning-- (8:41) -- Kumudha's prayer (6:40) -- Scene 2: Flores chorus (2:44) -- Kumudha and her sister-- (8:53) -- Scene 3: Audience with the king (2:25) -- Mama mama, por qué nos pegas? (4:43) -- Scene 4: The wedding (3:50) -- They brought her to me (5:38) -- Bride and groom (6:24) -- The bride sunk her face (5:45) -- Act II scene I: Orchestral prelude (6:59) -- 'You are cruel' (3:50) -- 'Kumudha once more-- ' (5:45) -- 'Days passed-- ' (5:12) -- Scene 3: Before I laughed with him nightly (6:31) -- Scene 4: Kumudha and the beggar minstrels (10:03) -- We had all but forgotten you, prince (5:43) -- The prince recognizes Kumudha (5:41) -- Kumudha's final transformation (3:15).
Call Number
*LDC 46463
LCCN
  • 2011616465
  • 075597996517
  • 00075597996517
OCLC
259757634
Author
Adams, John, 1947-
Title
A flowering tree [sound recording] : an opera in two acts / John Adams ; libretto by John Adams and Peter Sellars ; adapted from the Indian folktale and poetry in translations by A.K. Ramanujan.
Imprint
New York, NY : Nonesuch, p2008.
Performer
Jessica Rivera, soprano ; Russell Thomas, tenor ; Eric Owens, bass-baritone ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Schola Cantorum de Venezuela ; John Adams, conductor.
Event
Recorded in performance, Aug. 7-12, 2007, Barbican Centre, London.
Language
Sung in English.
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Added Author
Sellars, Peter, libretto.
Ramanujan, A. K., 1929-1993. Translator
Rivera, Jessica. Performer
Thomas, Russell (Tenor) Performer
Owens, Eric. Performer
Adams, John, 1947- librettist.
Adams, John, 1947- conductor.
London Symphony Orchestra. Performer
Schola Cantorum de Caracas. Performer
Other Standard Identifier
075597996517
00075597996517 gtin-14
Publisher No.
327100-2 Nonesuch
Research Call Number
*LDC 46463 Notes on file
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