ACT ONE. Opening: Virginia and Felix polishing the glassware ; Love theme ; Horse duet (6:34) -- Emile and Anaïs sneak off ; Their duet (3:13) -- Ferdinand solo (2:12) -- Fashion show (3:14) -- Ferdinand attempts to play violin ; Suddenly he is a virtuoso ; Baroness looks on with approval ; Wedding guests arrive ; Country folk in awe ; Ferdinand keeps playing pretending he is Nisnardi ; Ferdinand makes his exit (7:58) -- ACT TWO. First chase (2:53) -- Emile and Anaïs duet (3:55) -- Chez Monsieur Beaujolais ; Third chase (2:58) -- Felix and Virginia duet (2:53) -- Top of the Eiffel Tower (1:30) -- Ferdinand's apartment (5:38) -- Country folk arrive ; Cavalry arrives ; Arrest music ; Vezinet music ; Surprise gift (6:42) -- Pas de deux, Ferdinand and Hélène (3:58) -- Coda ; Guests reassemble for the wedding ; Wedding bells ; Reception (4:36).
Note
Ballet libretto by Timothy Luginbuhl, based on the play by Eugene Labiche and Marc Michel.
Event (note)
Recorded Dec. 2004 at Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto.
Author
Torke, Michael.
Title
An Italian straw hat : excerpts from Michael Torke's music for a ballet by James Kudelka.