Robert Saxton : Caritas / Wyndham Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Wyndham.

Series:

Landmarks in music since 1950

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saxton, Robert, 1953- Caritas.

Saxton, Robert.

Opera--20th century.

Opera.

Operas.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 178 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2012]

System Details:

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Summary:

Accompanying compact disc includes the first performance of the opera, recorded in November 1991.

Contents:

Introduction : operatic context

Christine Carpenter : from documents to drama

Caritas : towards the opera

Caritas : the opera

Caritas : performance and reception

The wandering Jew and other works after Caritas

Reflections and projections : an interview with Robert Saxton

Appendices. Caritas CD tracks and timings ; Caritas : original cast list ; Caritas performances ; Wesker after the Caritas libretto ; Caritas libretto.

Participant:

Opera cast: Eirian Davies, soprano ; Jonathan Best, bass ; Christopher Ventris, tenor ; Linda Hibbers, mezzo-soprano ; Roger Bryson, baritone ; David Gwynne, baritone ; Paul Wilson, tenor ; Brian Cookson, tenor ; Linda Ormiston, mezzo-soprano ; Patrick Mason, director ; English Northern Philharmonia, Diego Masson, conductor.

Notes:

Recorded November 21-24, 1991 at the Wakefield Opera House.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Saxton, Robert, 1953- Caritas.

Saxton, Robert, 1953- Caritas. Libretto.

ISBN:

9780754666011

0754666018

OCLC:

775590878