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The rake's progress / Igor Stravinsky.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, composer, composer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Live sound recordings--New York (State)--New York.
- Live sound recordings.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Sound recordings.
- Operas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 29 min., 39 sec.))
- Other Title:
- Met Opera on Demand.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2003]
- Language Note:
- Sung in English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- audio file streaming audio file
- Summary:
- James Levine leads a great cast in Stravinsky's powerful tale of a young man's fall. Paul Groves is Tom Rakewell, who leaves a life in the country and the faithful Anne Trulove (Dawn Upshaw) for the temptations of London--seduced by the sinister Nick Shadow (Samuel Ramey), better known as the devil. Stephanie Blythe stars as Baba the Turk.
- Contents:
- Prelude
- The woods are green
- Anne, my dear
- Yes, Father
- Here I stand
- Since it is not by merit
- Tom Rakewell?
- Fair lady
- I wished but once
- I'll call the coachman, sir
- Farewell, farewell, farewell for now
- Dear Father Trulove
- With air commanding
- Come, Tom
- Soon dawn will glitter
- Brothers of Mars
- Love, too frequently betrayed
- How sad a song
- The sun is bright
- No word from Tom
- Quietly, night
- My Father!
- I go, I go to him
- Vary the song
- I wish I were happy
- Come, master
- In youth the panting slave pursues The fair evasive dame
- My tale shall be told
- How strange!
- Anne! here!
- My love, am I to remain in here forever?
- Could it then, could it then have been known
- I have not run away, dear heart
- As I was saying both brothers wore moustaches
- Come, sweet
- Wretched me!
- My heart is cold
- Fa la la (Pantomime)
- O I wish it were true
- Thanks to this excellent device
- Forgive me, master
- Ruin, Disaster, Shame
- Ladies both fair and gracious
- Who hears me, knows me
- Sold! Annoyed!
- You love him
- If boys had wings and girls had stings
- Prelude
- How dark and dreadful is this place
- Very well then, my dear and good Tom
- My heart is wild with fear
- Now in his words
- Love, first and last
- I burn! I freeze!
- Prepare yourselves, heroic shades
- Leave all love and hope behind!
- There he is
- I have waited
- In a foolish dream
- Gently, little boat
- Every wearied body must
- Where art thou, Venus?
- Good people, just a moment (Epilogue).
- Participant:
- Dawn Upshaw ; Stephanie Blythe ; Paul Groves ; Samuel Ramey ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor.
- Notes:
- Recorded live in 2003 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
- Duration: 2 hr., 29 min., 39 sec.
- Description based on vendor-supplied metadata.
- OCLC:
- 859397424
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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