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Le sacre du printemps ;. Le rossignol ; Oedipus Rex / Igor Stravinsky.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, composer, composer.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Multiple languages
- Russian
- Subjects (All):
- Ballets.
- Operas.
- Live sound recordings--New York (State)--New York.
- Live sound recordings.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Sound recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 12 min., 29 sec.))
- Other Title:
- Met Opera on Demand.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [1984]
- Language Note:
- The 2nd work sung in Russian; the 3rd work sung in Latin with English narration.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- audio file streaming audio file
- Summary:
- This triple bill of works by one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, directed by John Dexter and designed by David Hockney, offered Met audiences a rich theatrical experience-beginning with the dramatically gripping ballet Le Sacre du Printemps, choreographed by Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, with Music Director James Levine and the Met Orchestra at their riveting best. The charming fairy tale Le Rossignol (The Nightingale) features Gianna Rolandi as the title character, whose singing is so enchanting that it keeps even Death (Jean Kraft) from the ailing Emperor (Morley Meredith). The searing Oedipus Rex retells the Greek myth in stark but emotional terms. William Lewis is the tragically ill-fated title hero who unknowingly murders his father and marries his mother, Jocasta (Florence Quivar). Franz Mazura sings the roles of Creon and the Messenger, and Anthony Dowell is the Speaker.
- Contents:
- Le Sacre du Printemps. Introduction ; The augurs of spring: dances of the young girls ; Ritual of abduction ; Spring round ; Ritual of the rival tribes ; Procession of the sage ; The sage/Dance of the Earth ; Part II Introduction ; Mystic circles of the young girls ; Glorification of the chosen one ; Evocation of the ancestors ; Ritual action of the ancestors ; Sacrificial dance (The chosen one)
- Le Rossignol. Introduction ; Heavenly spirit, catching fish ; Ah! Ah! Ah! From the sky a star ; This forest clearing is the place I mentioned ; O dearest nightingale, Oh matchless bird ; Bright light, bright light, oh quickly bring us light ; Chinese march ; Oh almighty Emperor ; O joy that fills the heart (Song of the nightingale) ; Oh with the evening sun ; Psst, psst (Performance of the mechanical nightingale) ; Introduction ; Before you we stand to serve you with your past ; I like to hear your songs ; Solemn Procession ; Be welcome here!
- Oedipus Rex. Prologue ; Spectators, you are about to hear a Latin version of Oedipus the King ; Caedit nos pestis ; Liberi, vos liberabo ; Créon, brother and lord of Oedipus ; Respondit deus ; Non reperias vetus scelus ; Oedipus questions the fountain of truth: Tiresias, the seer ; Delie exspectamus ; Dicere non possum ; Invidia fortunam odit ; Gloria! ; The disputation of the princes calls up Jocasta ; Gloria! ; Nonn' erubescite, reges ; Trivium, trivium ; A witness of the murder steps out of the shadow ; Adest omniscus pastor ; In monte reppertus est ; And now you hear the illustrious monologue ; Divium Jocastae caput martuum ; Ecce! Regem Oedipoda!
- Participant:
- William Lewis ; Florence Quivar ; Franz Mazura ; Gianna Rolandi ; Philip Creech ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; James Levine, conductor.
- Notes:
- Recorded live in 1984 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
- Duration: 2 hr., 12 min., 29 sec.
- Description based on vendor-supplied metadata.
- Contains:
- Contains: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Vesna svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡.
- Contains: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Soloveĭ.
- Contains: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Oedipus Rex.
- OCLC:
- 859397432
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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