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CD available From: 14 November 2005 |
The Love for Three Oranges
| | Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
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| | | | premiere recording in English | | | The Love for Three Oranges | 99:26 | | | | | An opera in four acts and a prologue. Libretto by the composer, for Vsevolod Meyerhold's adaptation of L'amore delle tre melarance by Carlo Gozzi | | | | | | English version by Tom Stoppard | | | | | | A production by Opera Australia recorded live at the Sydney Opera House in February 2005 | | | 1 | | 'What we want is genuine tragedy!' | 3:57 | | 2 | | 'Oh, poor boy! Tell me the worst. What are his chances?' | 3:53 | | 3 | | 'Don't worry. . . don't worry. . .' | 3:29 | | 4 | | 'Leandro, please lay on a sort of royal variety show.' | 1:21 | | 6 | | 'The best-laid plans of mice and men can meet frustration.' | 5:17 | | 9 | | 'Here they come. . . ain't it grand? It's beginning, so hurry, hurry!' | 2:55 | | 10 | | 'For your delight, I present first, this!' | 1:58 | | 11 | | 'Who are you? What do you want here?' | 3:04 | | 12 | | 'Who is this woman?' | 5:11 | | 13 | | 'I want an apple, or a banana. . . perhaps a cherry. . .' | 5:43 | | 1 | | 'Farfarello! Farfarello!' | 4:56 | | 2 | | 'Wind has died. We must be in Orange country' | 4:04 | | 4 | | 'Fee-fi-fo-fum! I heard a noise. Where's my ladle?' | 5:52 | | 5 | | 'We've lost our following wind, no wonder that we're getting nowhere!' | 3:48 | | 6 | | 'Where did the girl come from?' | 5:15 | | 7 | | 'We're alone, at last, my marmalade, my dessert, my true love' | 8:06 | | 8 | | 'Smeraldina. . . with a needle! Fata Morgana! Hey, look out behind you!' | 4:57 | | 9 | | 'Ah! I'll get you for this, I'll get you for this, see if I don't. . .!' | 3:17 | | 11 | | 'Would you be Ninetta?' | 3:19 | | | | | Truffaldino, Pantaloon and Master of Ceremonies | | | | Bruce Martin bass - The King of Clubs |
| | John Mac Master tenor - The Prince |
| | Deborah Humble contralto - Clarissa |
| | Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone - Leandro |
| | William Ferguson tenor - Truffaldino |
| | Warwick Fyfe baritone - Pantaloon |
| | Elizabeth Whitehouse soprano - Fata Morgana |
| | Wendy Dawn Thompson contralto - Linetta |
| | Sally-Anne Russell mezzo-soprano - Nicoleta |
| | Ali McGregor soprano - NInetta |
| | Arend Baumann bass - The Cook |
| | Richard Alexander bass - Farfarello |
| | Catherine Carby mezzo-soprano - Smeraldina |
| | Graeme Macfarlane tenor - Master of Ceremonies |
| | | | Eccentrics, Tragedians, Comics, Lyrics, Empty Heads, Doctors, Little Devils, Courtiers, Monsters, Drunkards, Guards, Servants and Soldiers | | | | Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra |
| | Tony David Cray (Assistant) |
| | Format: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz
Originally recorded in: 24Bit 96Khz |
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