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CHAN 10572
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
MacMillan: The Sacrifice
Release Date: 2010
Originally recorded in 2007
Composer (b. 1959)
Sir James MacMillan
Sir James MacMillan
Baritone Voice baritone - General
Christopher Purves
Christopher Purves
Solo soprano - Sian
Lisa Milne
Lisa Milne
Solo tenor - Mal
Peter Hoare
Peter Hoare
Baritone Voice baritone - Evan
Leigh Melrose
Leigh Melrose
Soprano Voice soprano - Megan
Sarah Tynan
Sarah Tynan
Solo soprano - 'The Birds' of Rhiannon/Three Dressers
Rosie Hay
Rosie Hay
Solo soprano - 'The Birds' of Rhiannon/Three Dressers
Samantha Hay
Samantha Hay
Solo soprano - 'The Birds' of Rhiannon/Three Dressers
Amanda Baldwin
Amanda Baldwin
Choral
Chorus of Welsh National Opera
Chorus of Welsh National Opera
Orchestra
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Conductor
Anthony Negus
Anthony Negus
Venue
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Producer
Rebecca Warner
Rebecca Warner
Engineer
Mike Frost
Mike Frost
Engineer (Assistant)
Simon Smith
Simon Smith
Genre:
Opera
Orchestral & Concertos
Opera
Orchestral & Concertos
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SIR JAMES MACMILLAN
(b. 1959)premiere recording
The Sacrifice (2005-06)
131:06
Opera in Three Acts
Libretto by Michael Symmons Roberts
Based on a story from The Mabinogion
COMPACT DISC ONE
Act I
1.
Prelude -
3:44
Scene 1
2.
Sian: 'I should not be here. Not tonight' -
5:20
with Evan
3.
Sian: 'The guests are laying out their clothes' -
2:37
with Evan
4.
Interlude. Andante -
2:01
Scene 2
5.
General: 'How is the dress, Megan?' -
6:43
with Sian, Megan
6.
Evan: 'Excuse me, Sir' -
2:14
with General, Megan
7.
Interlude. Andante -
1:29
Scene 3
8.
Megan: 'Queen of the blossom' -
6:56
with Mal, Sian
9.
Interlude [Passacaglia] -
3:57
Scene 4
10.
Chorus: 'God bless us all!' -
4:50
11.
The Birds: 'The moon became a man today' -
1:57
12.
General: 'As father I could burst with pride' -
3:04
with Ali
13.
Mal: 'I toast my wife. My wife! Ye gods!' -
4:44
with All, Sian
14.
Mal: 'Get him!' -
1:12
with Chorus, Sian, General
15.
Evan: 'Why bring a knife to a wedding?'
4:05
with The Birds
55:01
COMPACT DISC TWO
Act II: 43:10
Scene 1
1.
Sian: 'Again, Megan' -
4:43
with Megan
2.
Mal: 'A question for you - whose is this?' -
7:49
with Sian
3.
Interlude -
2:51
Scene 2
4.
Evan: 'So he's found the coat…' -
10:08
with Sian
5.
Interlude -
4:59
Scene 3
6.
Guests: 'Hail the king, long live the boy king!' -
3:55
with The Birds, Megan
7.
Mal: 'Thank you, Megan, a fitting gift for a nephew' -
4:53
8.
Mal: 'Come, the man who wounded me!'
3:49
with Guests, Evan, General
Act III: 32:44
Scene 1
9.
Chorus: 'Give this our son your peace eternal, O Lord' -
4:43
with General, Mal, Mal's Men
10.
Sian: 'I thought my hands were heaven-blessed' -
4:10
with General
11.
Interlude
2:19
Scene 2
12.
General: 'Thanks, Megan, you make a good thief' -
7:24
with Megan
13.
Interlude -
1:42
Scene 3
14.
General: 'Mal! Mal! Mal!' -
3:57
with Mal, Sian
15.
Mal: 'I cannot say I haven't dreamt a thousand times of killing him'
8:25
with Guests, Sian, Megan
76:05
Solo: Lisa Milne soprano - Sian
Solo: Peter Hoare tenor - Mal
Solo: Rosie Hay soprano - 'The Birds' of Rhiannon/Three Dressers
Solo: Samantha Hay soprano - 'The Birds' of Rhiannon/Three Dressers
Solo: Amanda Baldwin soprano - 'The Birds' of Rhiannon/Three Dressers
Guests etc., Mal's Men
Choral: Chorus of Welsh National Opera
Orchestra: Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Conductor: Anthony Negus
6 October 2007 (live recording)
