The man who mistook his wife for a hat / Michael Nyman ; libretto by Oliver Sacks, Christopher Rawlence and Michael Morris, after The man who mistook his wife for a hat (1985) by Oliver Sacks.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Nyman, Michael, composer.

Contributor:

Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015, librettist.

Rawlence, Christopher, librettist.

Morris, Michael, librettist.

Sjöwall, Rebecca, singer.

MacPherson, Ryan, singer.

Treviño, Matthew, singer.

Williamson, Dean, conductor.

Nashville Opera. Orchestra, performer.

Series:

Opera classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Operas.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (58:08) ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[Franklin, TN] : Naxos, [2016]

Language Note:

Sung in English.

System Details:

digital optical

audio file

CD audio

Contents:

Prologue: Neurology's favorite term is deficit (Neurologist) ( 02 min., 31 sec. ) / Nyman

Part I: The First Examination: Traffic (Dr. P, Mrs. P, Neurologist) ( 07 min., 39 sec. ) / Nyman

Part I: The Shoe: Can I help? (Neurologist, Dr. P, Mrs. P) ( 03 min., 20 sec. ) / Nyman

Part I: The Slides: You can see very clearly (Neurologist, Dr. P, Mrs. P) ( 02 min., 05 sec. ) / Nyman

Part I: The River: What do you see now? (Neurologist, Dr. P, Mrs. P) ( 04 min., 45 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Dressing Ritual: &#x;Wife for a hat (Neurologist, Mrs. P, Dr. P) ( 02 min., 20 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The House Call: Bosendorfer! (Neurologist, Dr. P, Mrs. P) ( 01 min., 31 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: Ich grolle nicht (Dr. P, Neurologist, Mrs. P) ( 02 min., 37 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Solids: But what of the parietal regions (Neurologist, Mrs. P, Dr. P) ( 06 min., 11 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Photographs: What is this? (Neurologist, Dr. P, Mrs. P) ( 03 min., 10 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Rose: &#x;Lost (Neurologist, Dr. P, Mrs. P) ( 01 min., 57 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Glove: Now, what is this? (Neurologist, Dr. P, Mrs. P) ( 02 min., 12 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Chess Game: Pawn to King 4 (Dr. P, Neurologist, Mrs. P) ( 02 min., 36 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Street: From our end (Dr. P, Mrs. P, Neurologist) ( 02 min., 25 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Paintings: Your husband's a painter (Neurologist, Mrs. P, Dr. P) ( 05 min., 41 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Wife: Tell me, how does he manage? (Neurologist, Mrs. P, Dr. P) ( 01 min., 57 sec. ) / Nyman

Part II: The Prognosis: I cannot tell you what is wrong (Neurologist, Mrs. P, Dr. P) ( 04 min., 58 sec. ) / Nyman.

Participant:

Rebecca Sjöwall, soprano ; Ryan MacPherson, tenor ; Matthew Treviño, bass ; Nashville Opera Orchestra (chamber ensemble) ; Dean Wiliamson, conductor.

Notes:

Compact disc.

Chamber opera in one act; based on the case study by Oliver Sacks.

Title from disc label.

Recorded 2014 May 23-25 , Ocean Way, Nashville, Tennessee.

Program notes by John Hoomes, synopsis, and biographical notes on the composer and performers (7 pages : portraits) inserted in container. Libretto accessible at www.naxos.com/libretti/660398.htm.

Related Work:

Opera adaptation of: Sacks, Oliver, 1933-2015. Man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales.

OCLC:

962058410

Publisher Number:

0730099039871

730099039871

00730099039871 gtin-14

8.660398 Naxos

Online:

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