Menotti: The Saint of Bleecker Street

Cat. No. CHAN 9971(2)

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CHAN 9971 - Menotti: The Saint of Bleecker Street


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CD available From: 11 March 2002

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] -

'Rosa Mystica' -

3:15

Assunta, Chorus, A Young Man

'Well . . . I'm tired of waiting!' -

3:25

Maria Corona, Assunta, Carmela, Chorus, A Young Woman

'The vision has begun' -

3:50

Don Marco, Chorus

'Ah, sweet Jesus, spare me this agony' -

8:30

Annina, Chorus

'Look! The stigmata' -

0:55

Chorus

'Stop it!' -

4:44

Michele, Carmela, Chorus, Don Marco

'Ah, poor Michele, it is not I your rival' -

2:49

Don Marco

[Interlude] -

2:09

Scene 2

'Canta ninna, canta nanna al mio bambino' -

2:35

Assunta, Carmela, An Old Woman, Renata, Annina, Man's Voice, Woman's Voice, Concettina

'Annina, I've something to confess to you' -

5:45

Carmela, Annina, Assunta

'Annina, Annina!' -

2:14

Maria Corona, Assunta, Carmela, Annina, Son of Maria Corona

'Michele, Michele!' -

4:27

Annina, Michele

'Sister, I shall hide you and take you away' -

1:49

Michele, Annina

'Veglia su di noi, Santo del Sangue'

4:47

Chorus, Annina, Michele

51:20

COMPACT DISC TWO

Act II

[Introduction] -

'Hai l'occhio nero, nero della quaglia' -

6:29

One Tenor, Chorus, One Baritone, Michele, Annina, Carmela, Salvatore, A Guest

'Where is Michele?' -

4:02

Desideria, Bartender, Michele

'Eh già giovinotti voglion stare attorno a te' -

3:13

Chorus, Desideria, Michele

'Ah, Michele, don't you know that love can turn to hate' -

3:01

Desideria

'You will regret it' -

1:46

Michele, Don Marco, Chorus, Annina, Salvatore

'I know that you all hate me' -

3:27

Michele

'You are wrong, Michele' -

1:33

Don Marco, Annina, Michele

'Yes, Michele, go home, go, go . . .'

6:29

Desideria, Michele, Annina, Chorus

Act III

Scene 1

[Introduction] -

'Stop worrying, Annina' -

4:54

Maria Corona, Annina

'There she is' -

5:18

Don Marco, Maria Corona, Annina, Michele

'Weeping, these, for him, are days of weeping' -

5:20

Maria Corona, Annina, Michele

[Interlude] -

4:33

Scene 2

'Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi' -

4:24

Assunta, Chorus, Annina, Carmela

'Annina, Annina, prepare yourself for a great joy' -

1:44

Don Marco, Annina, Carmela

'Oh, my Love, at last the hour has come' -

3:43

Annina, Carmela

'Maria, Salvatore!' -

1:48

Assunta, Maria Corona, Salvatore, Don Marco, One Tenor, One Bass, Carmela

'Gloria tibi Domine in saeculum et in saeculum saeculi' -

6:31

Chorus, Don Marco, Annina

'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: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz
Originally recorded in: 24Bit 96Khz

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