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CHAN 10301
Berkeley, Lennox: Ruth
Running Time: 78:37
Release Date: April 2005
Originally recorded in 2004
Originally recorded in 2004
Composer (1903-1989)
Sir Lennox Berkeley
Sir Lennox Berkeley
Solo mezzo-soprano - Ruth
Jean Rigby
Jean Rigby
Solo tenor - Boaz
Mark Tucker
Mark Tucker
Solo soprano - Naomi
Yvonne Kenny
Yvonne Kenny
Solo soprano - Orpah
Claire Rutter
Claire Rutter
Solo baritone - Head Reaper
Roderick Williams
Roderick Williams
Choral
Joyful Company of Singers
Joyful Company of Singers
Orchestra
City of London Sinfonia
City of London Sinfonia
Conductor
Richard Hickox
Richard Hickox
Venue
Blackheath Halls, London
Blackheath Halls, London
Producer
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Michael Common
Michael Common
Genre:
Opera
Opera
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SIR LENNOX BERKELEY
(1903-1989)premiere recording
Ruth, Op. 50
78:54
An Opera in Three Scenes
Libretto by Eric Crozier
Scene 1
1.
A mountainous place near Bethlehem
1:57
2.
'Once more I see your green and golden hills, O Judah!'
3:05
Naomi, Ruth, Orpah
3.
'Turn back, my daughters'
1:38
Naomi, Ruth, Orpah
4.
'Almighty Father, let my cry come unto thee!'
3:13
Naomi, Orpah, Ruth
5.
'Ah, must I leave thee? Must we part?'
3:23
Orpah, Naomi, Ruth
6.
'Whither thou goest, I will go'
3:02
Ruth, Naomi
7.
'See! Is this Naomi!?'
2:14
Women, Naomi
8.
'Ah, call me not Naomi, let Mara be my name'
2:32
Naomi
9.
'Where, ah, where is Naomi?'
2:21
Women, Naomi, Ruth
Scene 2
10.
A harvest field belonging to Boaz -
1:45
'Gold grows the barley on hillside and valley'
Men
11.
'Greetings, men of Judah!'
1:05
Women, Head Reaper
12.
'The scatter'd ear of corn'
1:55
Women, Men
13.
'Come, let us go forth together'
3:23
Head Reaper, Women, Men, Ruth
14.
'Stay, men of Judah!'
2:17
Boaz, Men, Women, Head Reaper, Ruth
15.
'I had no wish to anger them'
3:19
Ruth, Boaz, Head Reaper
16.
'Ah, let not anger fill your eyes!'
3:05
Ruth, Boaz
17.
'Whence cometh this to me, that thou should'st deign to notice me?'
3:47
Ruth, Boaz
18.
'The scatter'd ear of corn'
2:25
Women, Men, Boaz
Scene 3
19.
A threshing-floor, at night -
2:11
'This is the place! Come, daughter'
Naomi, Ruth
20.
'Fear not, beloved Ruth!'
2:42
Naomi, Ruth
21.
'Golden ripe the barley grows'
1:11
Women, Men, Naomi, Ruth, Head Reaper, Boaz
22.
'Lord of the Harvest, what are thy commands?'
1:47
Men, Head Reaper, Women, Boaz
23.
'Winter time is time to plough, aie, the wind does bite!'
1:14
Men, Women
24.
'Across the field the long slow line of reapers goes a-reaping'
1:33
Women
25.
'Dance, come dance, dance within the ring'
1:39
Women, Men, Head Reaper
26.
'O clap your hands, all ye people!'
2:22
Boaz, Women, Men
27.
'Go now, my daughter'
1:50
Naomi, Ruth
28.
'Master!'
1:42
Ruth, Boaz
29.
'Thou comest in the stillness of the night'
4:22
Boaz, Ruth
30.
'Lo, my beloved, my soul's delight, to thee I give my hand'
1:53
Boaz, Ruth
31.
'Ho there, my people!'
1:39
Boaz, Ruth, Naomi, Women, Men
32.
'Behold this maid'
3:25
Boaz, Ruth, Naomi, Head Reaper, Women, Men
33.
'Rejoice, O Israel, rejoice'
2:41
Head Reaper, Women, Men, Ruth, Naomi, Boaz
Total time: 78:54
Solo: Jean Rigby mezzo-soprano - Ruth
Solo: Mark Tucker tenor - Boaz
Solo: Yvonne Kenny soprano - Naomi
Solo: Claire Rutter soprano - Orpah
Solo: Roderick Williams baritone - Head Reaper
Choral: Joyful Company of Singers
Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia
Conductor: Richard Hickox
23 & 25-27 September 2003
