Offer,Barber: Vanessa
Susan Graham, Christine Brewer, William Burden, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Neal Davies
BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Gian Carlo Menotti took as his starting-point for the libretto of Vanessa the atmosphere of Isak Dinesen's Seven Gothic Tales. His story is original, but the ideas that fired him can be found... — More…
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- Christine Brewer (soprano), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone), Simon Birchall (bass), Stephen Charlesworth (bass)
- BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin
Introduction
Barber: Vanessa, Op. 32, Act I Scene 1
- Christine Brewer (soprano), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone), Simon Birchall (bass), Stephen Charlesworth (bass)
- BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin
Potage creme aux perles (Erika)
No, I cannot understand why… (Vanessa)
Must the winter come so soon? (Erika)
Barber: Vanessa, Op. 32, Act I Scene 2
- Christine Brewer (soprano), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone), Simon Birchall (bass), Stephen Charlesworth (bass)
- BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin
And then? (Baroness)
No, you Are not as good a skater… (Vanessa)
Under the willow tree (Doctor)
Barber: Vanessa, Op. 32, Act II
- Christine Brewer (soprano), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone), Simon Birchall (bass), Stephen Charlesworth (bass)
- BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin
The Count and Countess d'Albany (Major-domo)
I should never have been a doctor (Doctor)
Here you Are! (Vanessa)
At last I've found you (Anatol)
Love has a bitter core, Vanessa (Anatol)
Nothing to worry about (Doctor)
Barber: Vanessa, Op. 32, Act III Scene 1
- Christine Brewer (soprano), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone), Simon Birchall (bass), Stephen Charlesworth (bass)
- BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin
Why did no one warn me? (Vanessa)
Why must the greatest sorrows come (Vanessa)
There, look! (Doctor)
On the path to the lake (Anatol)
Anatol, tell me the truth! (Vanessa)
Grandmother! (Erika)
Barber: Vanessa, Op. 32, Act III
- Christine Brewer (soprano), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone), Simon Birchall (bass), Stephen Charlesworth (bass)
- BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin
Intermezzo
Barber: Vanessa, Op. 32, Act III Scene 2
- Christine Brewer (soprano), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone), Simon Birchall (bass), Stephen Charlesworth (bass)
- BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Leonard Slatkin
By the time we arrive in Paris (Anatol)
For every love there Is a last farewell (Doctor)
And you, my friend (Vanessa)