My Wish List
CHAN 9706
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
Menotti: The Consul
Running Time: 130:51
Release Date: February 1999
Originally recorded in 1998
Composer
Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti
Soprano Voice soprano - Magda Sorel
Susan Bullock
Susan Bullock
Solo baritone - John Sorel
Louis Otey
Louis Otey
Solo contralto - Mother
Jacalyn Kreitzer
Jacalyn Kreitzer
Solo bass - Secret Agent
Charles Austin
Charles Austin
Solo mezzo-soprano - Secretary
Victoria Livengood
Victoria Livengood
Solo baritone - Mr Kofner
Herbert Eckhoff
Herbert Eckhoff
Solo soprano - Foreign Woman
Giovanna Manci
Giovanna Manci
Solo soprano - Anna Gomez
Robin Blitch Wiper
Robin Blitch Wiper
Solo contralto - Vera Boronel
Malin Fritz
Malin Fritz
Solo tenor - Magician
John Horton Murray
John Horton Murray
Solo baritone - Assan
Graeme Broadbent
Graeme Broadbent
Choral
Spoleto Festival Choir
Spoleto Festival Choir
Orchestra
Spoleto Festival Orchestra
Spoleto Festival Orchestra
Conductor
Richard Hickox
Richard Hickox
Venue
Teatro Nuovo, Spoleto, Italy
Teatro Nuovo, Spoleto, Italy
Producer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Richard Smoker
Richard Smoker
Solo Clarinet (Assistant)
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
Genre:
Opera
Opera
Buy CD
P&P for single unit's: UK=£2.4, EU=£9, World=£12
Opera - The Consul
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
The Consul
131:00
Opera in three acts
Libretto by the composer
COMPACT DISC ONE
Act I: 44:43
Scene 1: 23:30
1.
'Tu reviendras et voudras m'enfermer dans tes bras'
5:28
Voice on record, John, Magda, Mother
2.
'Quick, John! The Police!'
7:19
Mother, Magda, Police Agent
3.
'Don't move yet'
5:01
Magda, Mother, John
4.
'Now, O lips, say goodbye'
5:41
Magda, Mother, John
5.
Interlude
2:36
Scene 2: 18:37
6.
'Next. Yes . . . What can I do for you?'
3:22
Secretary, Mr Kofner
7.
'Next. Next!'
4:37
Secretary, Magda, Foreign Woman, Mr Kofner
8.
'Next. Hello. Oh! It's you!'
5:58
Secretary, Magda
9.
'I beg your pardon, Madam'
4:40
Magician, Vera Boronel, Magda, Foreign Woman, Mr Kofner
Act II: 54:17
Scene 1: 22:45
10.
'Tu reviendras et voudras m'enfermer dans tes bras'
3:46
Voice on record, Mother, Magda
11.
'I shall find for you shells and stars'
2:49
Mother
12.
'John, John, why did you bring me . . .'
5:07
Magda, John, Mother
13.
'It is the signal!'
6:16
Magda, Mother, Police Agent, Assan
14.
'Mother, why are you so still, Mother!'
4:48
Magda, Mother
15.
Interlude
2:21
69:55
COMPACT DISC TWO
Scene 2: 29:11
1.
'What did you say your name was?'
3:21
Secretary, Anna Gomez, Vera Boronel, Mr Kofner, Magda, Magician
2.
'My charming Ma'moiselle'
10:52
Magician, Secretary, Anna Gomez, Vera Boronel, Mr Kofner, Magda, Foreign Woman
3.
'Any news for me?'
2:47
Magda, Secretary
4.
'To this we've come'
8:44
Magda, Vera Boronel, Mr Kofner, Secretary
5.
'You're being very unreasonable, Mrs Sorel!'
3:28
Secretary, Anna Gomez, Vera Boronel, Mr Kofner
Act III: 31:50
Scene 1: 17:09
6.
'How often must I tell you, Mrs Sorel'
5:43
Secretary, Vera Boronel, Assan, Magda
7.
'Don't forget to sign'
2:51
Secretary, Vera Boronel, Magda, Assan
8.
'Oh, those faces! All those faces!'
2:22
Secretary
9.
'Who are you? How did you get in?'
1:59
Secretary, John
10.
'You cannot arrest him here'
0:53
Secretary, Police Agent, John
11.
'Don't be afraid, Mr Sorel!'
3:21
Secretary
Interlude
Scene 2: 14:41
12.
'I never meant to do this'
2:58
Magda
13.
'Lo, Death's frontiers are open'
7:07
Foreign Woman, Anna Gomez, Secretary, Vera Boronel, Mother, John, Mr Kofner, Magda, Voice, Magician
14.
'No! Wait! Wait! . . . I'm coming with you'
4:36
Magda, Mother, John, Magician, others
61:05
Solo: Louis Otey baritone - John Sorel
Solo: Jacalyn Kreitzer contralto - Mother
Solo: Charles Austin bass - Secret Agent
Solo: Victoria Livengood mezzo-soprano - Secretary
Solo: Herbert Eckhoff baritone - Mr Kofner
Solo: Giovanna Manci soprano - Foreign Woman
Solo: Robin Blitch Wiper soprano - Anna Gomez
Solo: Malin Fritz contralto - Vera Boronel
Solo: John Horton Murray tenor - Magician
Solo: Graeme Broadbent baritone - Assan
Choral: Spoleto Festival Choir
Orchestra: Spoleto Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
4, 7, 9 & 10 July 1998
