Kate Royal presents here a personal selection of arias that ventures beyond such perennial favourites as Dvorak's 'Songs to the Moon' and Lehar's 'Vilja' to rarities by William Alwyn, Bernard Herrmann and Carlisle Ford.
Miss Julie. Midsummer night / Alwyn (3:42) -- The nightingale. The nightingale's aria / Stravinsky (Andrew Staples, tenor) (3:36) -- Troilus & Cressida. At the haunted end of the day / Walton (3:06) -- Susannah. The trees on the mountains / Floyd (5:09) -- Rusalka. Song to the moon / Dvořák (6:31) -- Peter Grimes. Embroidery aria / Britten (Thomas Allen, baritone) (6:07) -- Die lustige Witwe. Vilja-Lied / Lehár (6:06) -- Vanessa. Do not utter a word / Barber (4:49) -- Paul Bunyan. Tiny's song / Britten (4:10) -- Monsieur Beaucaire. Rossignol / Messager (4:25) -- The turn of the screw. How beautiful it is / Britten (5:35) -- Wuthering Heights. I have dreamt / Herrmann (2:30) -- Die tote Stadt. Mariettas Lied / Korngold (5:55).
Note
Opera excerpts.
Event (note)
Recorded Dec. 3-8, 2008 and Mar. 10, 2009, at Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London.
Language (note)
Sung in English, Russian, Czech, German, and French.