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CHAN 3157
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
Strauss, R: Salome
Running Time: 113:58
Release Date: November 2008
Originally recorded in December 2007
Composer (1864-1949)
Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss
Solo tenor - Herod Antipas
John Graham-Hall
John Graham-Hall
Mezzo Voice mezzo-soprano - Herodias
Sally Burgess
Sally Burgess
Soprano Voice soprano - Salome
Susan Bullock
Susan Bullock
Solo baritone - Jokanaan
John Wegner
John Wegner
Solo tenor - Narraboth
Andrew Rees
Andrew Rees
Solo mezzo-soprano - Herodias's page
Rebecca de Pont Davies
Rebecca de Pont Davies
Solo tenor - First Jew
Anton Rich
Anton Rich
Solo tenor - Second Jew
Wynne Evans
Wynne Evans
Solo tenor - Third Jew
Colin Judson
Colin Judson
Solo tenor - Fourth Jew
Alasdair Elliott
Alasdair Elliott
Solo bass - Fifth Jew
Jeremy White
Jeremy White
Solo bass - First Nazarene
Michael Druiett
Michael Druiett
Solo tenor - Second Nazarene
Robert Parry
Robert Parry
Solo bass - First Soldier
Graeme Broadbent
Graeme Broadbent
Solo bass - Second Soldier
Alan Ewing
Alan Ewing
Solo bass - Cappadocian
Roger Begley
Roger Begley
Solo tenor - Slave
Gerald Strainer
Gerald Strainer
Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor
Sir Charles Mackerras
Sir Charles Mackerras
Venue
Watford Colosseum
Watford Colosseum
Producer (Executive)
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Producer
Brian Pidgeon
Brian Pidgeon
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Jonathan Cooper
Jonathan Cooper
Genre:
Opera in English
Orchestral & Concertos
Opera in English
Orchestral & Concertos
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RICHARD STRAUSS
(1864-1949)Salome
114:19
Opera in one act
Libretto by the composer after Hedwig Lachmann's German translation of Oscar Wilde's play of the same name
English translation of the German by Tom Hammond
COMPACT DISC ONE
Scene One
1.
'How fair the royal Princess Salome looks tonight'
2:43
Narraboth, Page, First Soldier, Second Soldier
2.
'After me shall come another'
2:41
Jokanaan, Second Soldieer, First Soldier, Cappadocian, Naarraboth, Page
Scene Two
3.
'I will not stay there. I cannot stay there'
2:09
Salome, Page, Jokanaan
4.
'Who spoke then, who was that calling out?'
3:51
Salome, Second Soldier, Narraboth, Slave, First Soldier, Jokanaan, Page
5.
'You will do this for me, Narraboth'
3:21
Salome, Narraboth
Scene Three
6.
'Where is he, he, whose sins are now without number?'
5:07
Jokanaan, Salome, Narraboth
7.
'He is terrible'
4:54
Salome, Narraboth, Jokanaan
8.
'Jokanaan! I am in love with your pale flesh, Jokanaan!'
2:59
9.
'I'm enamoured of your hair, Jokanaan'
2:43
Salome, Jokanaan
10.
'It's your mouth that I desire, Jokanaan'
11:08
Salome, Jokanaan, Narraboth
Scene Four
11.
'Where is Salome?'
4:06
Herod, Herodias, First Soldier
12.
'Salome, come drink wine with me'
2:47
Herod, Salome, Herodias
13.
'See, the tiem is upon us'
3:38
Jokanaan, Herodias, Herod, Jews, First Nazarene
14.
'Brothers, they day is near us, the day of the Lord'
2:51
Jokanaan, Herod, First Nazarene, First Jew, Second Nazarene, Herodias
15.
'Men shall soon rebel against this dissolute woman'
2:12
Jokanaan, Herodias, Herod
16.
'Dance for me, Salome'
4:25
Hrod, Herodias, Salome, Jokanaan
61:39
COMPACT DISC TWO
Scene Four, continued
1.
Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils
9:30
2.
'Ah, heavenly! Wonderful, woonderful!'
7:27
Herod, Salome, Herodias
3.
'Salome, just think what you're doing'
3:13
Herod, Salome, Jews
4.
'Gie me the head of Jokanaan!'
2:12
Salome, Herod, Herodias
5.
'I hear no noise from below there'
2:36
6.
'Ah! You would not let me kiss your mouth, Jokanaan!'
6:47
7.
'Your body was an ivory column'
5:32
Salome
8.
'You have an evil monster for a daughter'
5:29
Herod, Herodias, Salome
9.
Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils (concert version)
9:37
52:40
Solo: John Graham-Hall tenor - Herod Antipas
Solo: John Wegner baritone - Jokanaan
Solo: Andrew Rees tenor - Narraboth
Solo: Rebecca de Pont Davies mezzo-soprano - Herodias's page
Solo: Anton Rich tenor - First Jew
Solo: Wynne Evans tenor - Second Jew
Solo: Colin Judson tenor - Third Jew
Solo: Alasdair Elliott tenor - Fourth Jew
Solo: Jeremy White bass - Fifth Jew
Solo: Michael Druiett bass - First Nazarene
Solo: Robert Parry tenor - Second Nazarene
Solo: Graeme Broadbent bass - First Soldier
Solo: Alan Ewing bass - Second Soldier
Solo: Roger Begley bass - Cappadocian
Solo: Gerald Strainer tenor - Slave
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
16-18 and 20-22 December 2007
