The thirteenth child : an opera in two acts / music, Poul Ruders ; libretto, Becky & David Starobin.

Author/creator Ruders, Poul, 1949- composer.
Format Audio (CD)
PublicationNew Rochelle, NY : Bridge, [2019]
Copyright Date℗2019
Description1 audio disc (77:50) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects
Operas.

Other author/creatorShafer, Sarah, 1988- performer.
Other author/creatorMumford, Tamara, performer.
Other author/creatorPortillo, David, performer.
Other author/creatorKent, Alasdair, performer.
Other author/creatorSewailam, Ashraf, performer.
Other author/creatorBoehler, Matt, performer.
Other author/creatorRosen, Alex, performer.
Other author/creatorStarobin, David, librettist, conductor.
Other author/creatorShwartz, Benjamin, conductor.
Other author/creatorStarobin, Becky, librettist.
Other author/creatorGrimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 Inspired by: Zwölf Brüder.
Other author/creatorBridge Academy Singers, performer.
Other author/creatorOdense byorkester, performer.
Variant title 13th child
Contents Act 1 (39:36). Drokan's warning (Hjarne, Drokan, Twelve Princes) (3:29) -- Our house endures (Hjarne, Twelve Princes, Gertrude) (2:25) -- The softest spoken (Hjarne, Gertrude) (2:20) -- What is this madness? (Gertrude, Hjarne) (1:37) -- Lilies, red as blood (Gertrude, Hjarne) (3:53) -- The night air groans (Hjarne) (2:51) -- The trembling of the earth (Drokan) (1:31) -- Interlude I (0:43) -- Hjarne's funeral (Mourners, Frederic, Drokan, Lyra, Gertrude) (5:07) -- Interlude II (0:42) -- Twelve brothers (Gertrude, Lyra) (4:42) -- The lilies of Frohagord (Gertrude, Lyra) (5:20) -- Interlude III (0:26) -- Oh, Mother (Lyra) (4:22) -- Act 2 (38:13). The forest (Lyra, Benjamin) (7:05) -- Food song (Toke, Corbin, Benjamin and their nine brothers) (2:07) -- A riddle (Benjamin, Toke, Corbin, nine brothers) (1:42) -- My secret (Benjamin, Toke, Corbin, nine brothers) (3:11) -- The spell (The Ghost of Gertrude, Lyra) (6:33) -- Interlude IV (0:25) -- Light and shadows (Townsfolk of Hauven, Drokan, Frederic) (2:05) -- Frederic's return (Frederic, Drokan, Townsfolk) (2:12) -- Keep my beloved safe (Frederic, Drokan) (1:20) -- Fierce winds of change (Drokan) (3:45) -- The lilies bloom (Lyra, Corbin) (4:14) -- The shadows lift (Benjamin) (2:06) -- Together we will heal (Lyra, Frederic, Toke, Corbin, Brothers, Townsfolk) (1:23).
Abstract A new opera on a libretto by Becky & David Starobin. This recording features soprano Sarah Shafer as Princess Lyra; mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford as Queen Gertrude; bass-baritone Ashraf Sewailam as Drokan; bass Matt Boehler as King Hjarne; tenor David Portillo as Benjamin; tenor Alasdair Kent as Prince Frederic and Toke, and bass Alex Rosen as Corbin. The Odense Symfoniorkester and the Bridge Academy Singers are conducted by David Starobin and Benjamin Shwartz, with Amber Evans, chorus master.
General noteLibretto based on The twelve princes by the Brothers Grimm.
General noteEdition recorded: Edition Wilhelm Hansen.
General noteSynopsis, libretto, interview with the composer and librettists by Robert Starobin, and biographical notes, all in English (46 pages : portraits) inserted in container.
General noteCompact disc.
Performer Sarah Shafer, soprano ; Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano ; David Portillo, Alasdair Kent, tenors ; Ashraf Sewailam, bass-baritone ; Matt Boehler, Alex Rosen, basses ; Bridge Academy Singers ; Odense Symfoniorkester ; David Starobin, Benjamin Shwartz, conductors.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City New Rochelle Studios, New Rochelle, NY 2016-2018.
LanguageSung in English.
LCCN 2019629765
UPC 090404952722
Publisher numberBRIDGE 9527 Bridge
Publisher number9527 Bridge Records (portion of no.)

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