The Consul (2CD)
CD
RRP £27.55 historic list price — see live Amazon pricing below
- Performers
- Neway/Ludgin/Sachs/Lishner
- Label
- Vai
- Discs
- 2
- Barcode
- 0089948122821
The experience of preparing and presenting The Consul was unique. The opera was produced on Broadway with the usual schedule of eight performances a week and was called a musical drama instead of opera in order not to discourage a broad audience. After Gian-Carlo chose his singers there were backer's auditions in which several cast member did scenes without sets or costumes. Guests were invited as prospective backers to the homes of prominent people who hosted the evenings. It was exciting and challenging for all of us. I have one vivid memory Gian-Carlo handing me a penciled musical manuscript and telling me that I was to sing it at the next backers' audition two days later. It happened to be at the home of Virgil Thomson, the composer and formidable critic on the Herald Tribune, at his apartment at New York City's historic Chelsea Hotel. The first line of the manuscript read To this we've come , Magda's aria at the end of the second act! I didn't have time to absorb all that I was dealing with, but when I finished singing it I was trembling from head to toe. It was my first realization of what a powerfully moving role I had been trusted with and what a remarkable work The Consul was. When we started regular rehearsals with the whole cast, we had the privilege of working with Gian-Carlo as composer and director. It was inspiring to have his genius guiding us. As we got close to opening, my colleagues and I would discuss what we thought was ahead of us. Many thought that we w
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Details
- Consul
- Menotti, G.C.
- Complete
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