John Corigliano: the Ghosts of Versailles
Orchestre de l'Opera Royal, Joseph Colaneri
You cannot but admire the commitment that Joseph Colaneri and the musicians of the Orchestra de l’Opéra Royal bring to a score that looks as much backwards as forwards. — More…
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Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act I Prologue
- Peter Morgan, Jonathan Bryan, Ben Schaefer, Chœur et danseurs du Festival de Glimmerglass, Glimmerglass Festival Choir, Teresa Perrotta, Kayla Siembieda, Brian Wallin
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Prologue
Mon coursier hors d'haleine (Louis XVI, Woman with Hat, Marquis, Gossips)
All powerful Queen of Beauty and ruler of my willing heart (Beaumarchais, Marie-Antoinette)
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act I Scène 1
- Kayla Siembieda, Peter Morgan, Emily Misch, Ben Schaefer, Jonathan Bryan, Teresa Perrotta, Christian Sanders (soloist), Brian Wallin, Glimmerglass Festival Choir
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Magic! It is Paris… the autumn of ninety-three (Louis XVI, Beaumarchais, Marie-Antoinette, Almaviva)
And, with the one million pounds (Almaviva, Wilhelm, Aristocrats, Marie-Antoinette)
Fool! Idiot! Moron! (Bégearss, Wilhelm, Aristocrats, Marie-Antoinette)
I can't wait to betray Almaviva (Bégearss, Florestine)
Oh, the lion may roar, and the eagle may soar (Bégearss)
I remember, Master, I remember! (Wilhelm, Bégearss, Susanna, Figaro, Aristocrats, Woman in Hat)
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act I Scene 2: Poor Florestine, I pity her (Marie-Antoinette, Beaumarchais, Louis XVI, Aristocrats)
- Peter Morgan, Jonathan Bryan, Teresa Perrotta, Brian Wallin, Glimmerglass Festival Choir
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act I Scene 3
- Peter Morgan, Jonathan Bryan, Teresa Perrotta, Brian Wallin, Joanna Latini, Glimmerglass Festival Choir, Christian Sanders (soloist)
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
They say New York is a lively town (Beaumarchais, Louis XVI, Begearss, Rosina, Almaviva)
Cherubino, Cherubino - Now we go back in time (Rosina, Beaumarchais, Cherubino)
Look at the gree here in the glade (Beaumarchais, Rosina, Cherubino, Marie-Antoinette)
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act I Scene 4: I've had enough! (Louis XVI, Beaumarchais, Woman in Hat, Aristocrats, Marie-Antoinette, Marquis, Chorus)
- Peter Morgan, Jonathan Bryan, Teresa Perrotta, Glimmerglass Festival Choir
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act I Scene 5
- Ben Schaefer, Peter Morgan, Teresa Perrotta, Spencer Britten, Emily Misch, Brian Wallin, Joanna Latini, Kayla Siembieda, Jonathan Bryan, Glimmerglass Festival Choir, Christian Sanders (soloist)
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Selamüaleylüm! (Pasha, Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Léon, Florestine, Almaviva, Rosina, Susanna, Marquis, Beaumarchais, Bégearss)
His Excellency, the English Ambassador (Page, English Ambassador, Almaviva, Pasha)
I am in the valley and you are in the valley (Samira)
Oomri! Limatha hajartani? (Samira, Figaro, Chorus)
Tafaddaloo marhaben bi koom (Figaro, Chorus, Almaviva, English Ambassador, Bégearss, Wilhelm, Marie-Antoinette, Aristocrats, Florestine, Rosina, Susanna)
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act II Scene 1
- Peter Morgan, Jonathan Bryan, Teresa Perrotta, Brian Wallin, Emily Misch, Joanna Latini, Kayla Siembieda, Glimmerglass Festival Choir
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Hurry! Hurry! It's late! The second act is beginning! (Beaumarchais, Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Almaviva, Marquis, Susanna, Florestine, Woman in Hat, Rosina)
Watch. Now Figaro comes back (Beaumarchais, Louis XVI, Almaviva, Susanna, Figaro, Marie-Antoinette, Woman in Hat, Marquis)
Wait! Figaro was supposed to return the necklace! (Beaumarchais, Marie-Antoinette)
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act II Scene 2
- Brian Wallin, Jonathan Bryan, Kayla Siembieda, Ben Schaefer, Teresa Perrotta, Emily Misch, Joanna Latini, Glimmerglass Festival Choir
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Damn that Figaro! He's your husband (Marie-Antoinette, Susanna, Almaviva, Florestine, Rosina)
As summer brings a wistful breeze (Marie-Antoinette, Susanna, Rosina)
And now I must go - Bless you, madam, bless you (Beaumarchais, Marie-Antoinette, Figaro, Susanna, Rosina)
What is happening? (Susanna, Marie-Antoinette, Figaro, Chorus)
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act II Scene 3
- Jonathan Bryan, Glimmerglass Festival Choir, Ben Schaefer, Teresa Perrotta
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Antoinette, we want your head! (Beaumarchais, Chorus)
Marie Antoinette of Lorraine and Austria (Marie-Antoinette, Chorus, Beaumarchais, Figaro)
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act II Scene 4: Monarchy. Revolution. It's all the same to me (Bégearss, Chorus)
- Glimmerglass Festival Choir, Christian Sanders (soloist)
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act II Scene 5
- Joanna Latini, Brian Wallin, Emily Misch, Spencer Britten, Glimmerglass Festival Choir, Ben Schaefer, Jonathan Bryan, Teresa Perrotta, Peter Morgan, Kayla Siembieda, Christian Sanders (soloist)
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
Welcome, Madeleine, Welcome (Rosina, Aristocrats, Almaviva, Florestine, Bishop, Léon)
Remember in the chestnut trees in the gardens of the Tuileries? (Léon, Florestine, Almaviva, Rosina)
I hope I'm not too late for your party (Bégearss, Almaviva, Aristocrats, Rosina, Léon, Florestine, Chorus, Figaro, Beaumarchais, Marie-Antoinette, Louis XVI, Wilhelm, Susanna)
Interlude
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act II Scene 6
- Joanna Latini, Emily Misch, Kayla Siembieda, Spencer Britten, Jonathan Bryan, Ben Schaefer, Brian Wallin, Glimmerglass Festival Choir, Teresa Perrotta, Christian Sanders (soloist)
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri
I am very well, my dear Marquis (Duchess, Aristocrats, Marquis, Wilhelm, Chorus, Rosina, Florestine, Susanna, Léon, Almaviva)
O God of Love, O Lord of Light (Almaviva, Rosina, Florestine, Léon, Susanna, Marie-Antoinette)
We are finished! (Susanna, Rosina, Almaviva, Beaumarchais, Wilhelm)
Look, her breathing is diminished (Florestine, Rosina, Almaviva, Beaumarchais, Figaro, Léon, Wilhelm, Susanna, Bégearss, Duchess, Chorus)
Goodbye, Figaro. Goodbye Beaumarchais (Beaumarchais, Marie-Antoinette)
No, Beaumarchais (Beaumarchais, Marie-Antoinette)
Corigliano, J: The Ghosts of Versailles, Act II Finale: Come, Antonia (Beaumarchais)
- Jonathan Bryan
- Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal
- Joseph Colaneri