JONATHAN DOVE (b. 1959)

premiere recording

Tobias and the Angel

75:18

Church opera in one act

Libretto by David Lan

In memory of Nicholas John

Libretto dedicated to Gergely Stewart and Balint Stewart

1

Tobit: 'My name is Tobit' -

2:45

2

People in market: 'The king kills Jews' -

3:25

with Tobit, Anna, Tobias

3

Tobias: 'Or find out who is playing that tune?' -

5:03

with People in market, Raphael, Raguel, Edna

4

Sparrows: 'Time to get up!' -

4:55

with Tobit, Tobias, Sara, Edna, Raguel

5

Ashmodeus: 'What a delightful night, with a restful night' -

5:54

with Raguel, Raguel's Men, Edna, Anna, Tobias, Tobit, Sara

6

Anna: 'Without his eyes how can he work?' -

2:24

with Tobias, Tobit, Raphael

7

Raphael: 'What do you hear?' -

1:58

with Tobias, Sara, Tobit

8

The Trees: 'How hard is wood but slow is good' -

4:02

with Tobias, Raphael, Sara, Tobit

9

Raphael: 'Not even the mountains?' -

3:35

with Tobias, The Mountain, Sara, Ashmodeus, Anna, Tobit

10

Raphael: 'Descending a mountain there are many things to listen to' -

4:18

with Tobias, The River, The Fish

11

Raphael: 'What did the fish sing?' -

1:43

with Tobias

12

Raguel's Men: 'Master's house has an iron gate' -

2:13

with Tobias, Raphael

13

Tobias: 'So this is Ecbatane' -

2:49

with Edna, Raguel

14

Sara: 'You're welcome. Here's cheese' -

4:56

with Tobias, Raphael, Raguel, Edna

15

Guests: 'Hurrah!' -

4:45

with Tobias, Sara, Raphael, Ashmodeus, Raguel's Men, Raguel, Edna

16

Sara: 'Husband, come in' -

4:10

with Tobias, Ashmodeus, Raphael, Guests, Raguel's Men, Edna, Raguel

17

Sparrows: 'Time to get up!' -

5:38

with Tobias, Raguel, Edna, Guests, Ashmodeus, Sara, Raphael, The Trees, Anna, Tobit

18

Tobit: 'Ah!' -

6:12

with Angels, Tobias, Sara, Raphael, Everyone

19

Chorus: 'Turn to Him with your ears'

4:21

with Ashmodeus, Tobit, Raphael

In Nineve

Omar Ebrahim baritone - Tobit

Hyacinth Nicholls mezzo-soprano - Anna

Darren Abrahams tenor - Tobias

James Laing counter-tenor - Raphael

In Ecbatane

Kevin West tenor - Raguel

Maureen Brathwaite soprano - Edna

Karina Lucas mezzo-soprano - Sara

Rodney Clarke baritone - Ashmodeus

Raguel's Men

Mensah Bediako

Simon Greenhill

George Ikediashi

Peter Snipp

Sparrows/The fish: Children's Chorus

People in market/The mountain/The river/Wedding guests: Adult chorus unison

People in market/The tree/Angels: Adult chorus satb

Choruses and Instrumental Ensemble

David Charles Abell

6-8 November 2006