Opera - The Saint of Bleecker Street

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GIAN CARLO MENOTTI (b. 1911)

The Saint of Bleecker Street

124:52

Musical Drama in Three Acts (Five Scenes)

Words and Music by Gian Carlo Menotti

Act I

Scene 1

[Introduction] -

1

'Rosa Mystica' -

3:15

Assunta, Chorus, A Young Man

2

'Well . . . I'm tired of waiting!' -

3:25

Maria Corona, Assunta, Carmela, Chorus, A Young Woman

3

'The vision has begun' -

3:50

Don Marco, Chorus

4

'Ah, sweet Jesus, spare me this agony' -

8:30

Annina, Chorus

5

'Look! The stigmata' -

0:55

Chorus

6

'Stop it!' -

4:44

Michele, Carmela, Chorus, Don Marco

7

'Ah, poor Michele, it is not I your rival' -

2:49

Don Marco

8

[Interlude] -

2:09

Scene 2

9

'Canta ninna, canta nanna al mio bambino' -

2:35

Assunta, Carmela, An Old Woman, Renata, Annina, Man's Voice, Woman's Voice, Concettina

10

'Annina, I've something to confess to you' -

5:45

Carmela, Annina, Assunta

11

'Annina, Annina!' -

2:14

Maria Corona, Assunta, Carmela, Annina, Son of Maria Corona

12

'Michele, Michele!' -

4:27

Annina, Michele

13

'Sister, I shall hide you and take you away' -

1:49

Michele, Annina

14

'Veglia su di noi, Santo del Sangue'

4:47

Chorus, Annina, Michele

Act II

[Introduction] -

15

'Hai l'occhio nero, nero della quaglia' -

6:29

One Tenor, Chorus, One Baritone, Michele, Annina, Carmela, Salvatore, A Guest

16

'Where is Michele?' -

4:02

Desideria, Bartender, Michele

17

'Eh già giovinotti voglion stare attorno a te' -

3:13

Chorus, Desideria, Michele

18

'Ah, Michele, don't you know that love can turn to hate' -

3:01

Desideria

19

'You will regret it' -

1:46

Michele, Don Marco, Chorus, Annina, Salvatore

20

'I know that you all hate me' -

3:27

Michele

21

'You are wrong, Michele' -

1:33

Don Marco, Annina, Michele

22

'Yes, Michele, go home, go, go . . .'

6:29

Desideria, Michele, Annina, Chorus

Act III

Scene 1

[Introduction] -

23

'Stop worrying, Annina' -

4:54

Maria Corona, Annina

24

'There she is' -

5:18

Don Marco, Maria Corona, Annina, Michele

25

'Weeping, these, for him, are days of weeping' -

5:20

Maria Corona, Annina, Michele

26

[Interlude] -

4:33

Scene 2

27

'Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi' -

4:24

Assunta, Chorus, Annina, Carmela

28

'Annina, Annina, prepare yourself for a great joy' -

1:44

Don Marco, Annina, Carmela

29

'Oh, my Love, at last the hour has come' -

3:43

Annina, Carmela

30

'Maria, Salvatore!' -

1:48

Assunta, Maria Corona, Salvatore, Don Marco, One Tenor, One Bass, Carmela

31

'Gloria tibi Domine in saeculum et in saeculum saeculi' -

6:31

Chorus, Don Marco, Annina

32

'Annina, Annina!'

5:08

Michele, Salvatore, Don Marco, Maria Corona, Carmela, Assunta, Chorus

Julia Melinek soprano - Annina

Timothy Richards tenor - Michele

Pamela Helen Stephen mezzo-soprano - Desideria

John Marcus Bindel bass-baritone - Don Marco

Sandra Zeltzer soprano - Carmela

Amelia Farrugia soprano - Maria Corona

Yvonne Howard mezzo-soprano - Assunta

Vitali Rozynko baritone - Salvatore

Richard Hickox

7, 10 & 14 July 2001

'It is a musically and dramatically thrilling recording and an important and moving 20th century opera.'
'Strong conducting from Richard Hickox holds this Spoleto Festival performance firmly together.'
‘The Chandos recording is clear and refined, making one hope that Hickox and the Spoleto Festival Orchestra will continue their Menotti explorations.'
‘…one of the finest operatic recordings I've experienced in nearly fifty years of listening… Richard Hickox pulls the ensemble together with a gripping reading that fully encompasses the considerable melodic content…’


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