Opera Company of Middlebury Live
05/31/12 11:00AM By Walter Parker
The Opera Company of Middlebury will perform Massenet's Thais, June 8-16. It's the story of an Egyptian courtesan and the monk who tries to save her soul.
Douglas Anderson, Artistic Director
Emmanuel Plasson, Music Director/Conductor
Melissa Shippen, soprano (Thais)
Joshua Jeremiah, baritone (Athanael)
James Flora, tenor (Nicias)
Mary Jane Austin, piano
Playlist
9:01am
Flute Sonata in b, Op. 1/9, HWV 367
| Composer | George Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of Ancient Music |
| Conductor | Richard Egarr |
| Soloists | Richard Egarr, harpsichord ; Rachel Brown, flute/recorder |
| CD/Album | Handel: 12 Solo Sonatas Op. 1 |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 907465 |
9:20am
Piano Concerto #17 in G, K 453
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jeffrey Tate |
| Soloists | Mitsuko Uchida, piano |
| CD/Album | Mozart: Piano Concerto KV 453 - Piano Quintet KV 452 |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 422592 |
9:53am
Black Brittany (based on Black is the Colour and Leaving Brittany)
| Composer | Trad. & Johnny Cunningham |
|---|---|
| Arranger | arr. Garth Knox |
| Soloists | Garth Knox, viola d'amore ; Agnes Vesterman, cello |
| CD/Album | Garth Knox: Saltarello |
| Record co./Cat # | ECM 2157 |
9:57am
Pipe, Harp and Fiddle (based on Port na bPucai, Chanter's Song and Star of the County Down)
| Composer | Trad. |
|---|---|
| Arranger | arr. Garth Knox |
| Soloists | Garth Knox, fiddle ; Sylvain Lemetre, percussion |
| CD/Album | Garth Knox: Saltarello |
| Record co./Cat # | ECM 2157 |
10:01am
Impromptu in Eb, Op. 90/2, D 899
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Simone Dinnerstein, piano |
| CD/Album | Something Almost Being Said |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 88697 989432 |
10:05am
Impromptu in Ab, Op. 90/4, D 899
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Simone Dinnerstein, piano |
| CD/Album | Something Almost Being Said |
| Record co./Cat # | Sony 88697 989432 |
10:16am
Symphony #7 in E, D 729
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (realized by Felix Weingartner) |
| Ensemble | SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern |
| Conductor | Alun Francis |
| CD/Album | Weingartner: Violin Concerto - Symphony in E - Francis |
| Record co./Cat # | CPO 999424 |
11:01am
Opera Company of Middlebury Live Preview of Thais
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
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11:42am
Thais: Meditation
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin |
| CD/Album | Carmen-Fantasie |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 437544 |
11:50am
Thais: Ballet Suite (selections)
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields |
| Conductor | Neville Marriner |
| CD/Album | Jules Massenet: Ballettsuiten |
| Record co./Cat # | Capriccio 10569 |
12:01pm
Symphony #59 "Fire" in A, HOB 1/59
| Composer | Franz Joseph Haydn |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The English Concert |
| Conductor | Trevor Pinnock |
| CD/Album | Haydn: Symphonien Nr. 35-38-39-59 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 427661 |
12:20pm
Saint Francois d'Assise: La predication aux oiseaux, S 175/1 ("St. Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds")
| Composer | Franz Liszt |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Pierre-Laurent Aimard |
| CD/Album | The Liszt Project Pierre-Laurent Aimard |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon B0015944 |
| Note | from Annees de Pelerinage III |
12:30pm
Les Jeux deau a la Villa d'Este, S. 163/4
| Composer | Franz Liszt |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano |
| CD/Album | The Liszt Project Pierre-Laurent Aimard |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon B0015944 |
12:40pm
Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Mariss Jansons |
| CD/Album | Wagner: Orchestermusik/Musique d'Orchestre |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 54583 |
12:57pm
Saltarello
| Composer | Anon. 14th century |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Garth Knox, fiddle ; Sylvain Lemetre, percussion |
| CD/Album | Garth Know: Saltarello |
| Record co./Cat # | ECM 2157 |
