Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, 1° atto (1951) (1/3)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): The Rake's Progress, opera in tre atti, libretto di Wystan Hugh Auden e Chester Kalman (1951) --

Tom Rackewell: Eugene Conley, tenore;
Anne Trulove: Hilde Güden, soprano;
Trulove: Norman Scott, basso;
Nick Shadow: Mack Harrell, baritono;
Mother Goose: Martha Lipton, mezzosoprano;
Baba the Turk: Blanche Thebom, mezzosoprano;
Sellem: Paul Franke, tenore;
Keeper: Lawrence Davidson, basso

-- The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus diretti da Fritz Reiner (chorus master: Kurt Adler)

-- (registrazione della prima esecuzione americana: New York 14.2.1953) ---


Atto Primo

Scena prima
I."The woods are green" (Anne, Tom, Trulove)
II. "The old fool !" (Tom)
III. "I wish I had money" (Tom, Nick, Anne, Trulove)
IV. "I'll call the coachman, sir" (Nick, Trulove, Anne, Tom)

Scena seconda
V. "With air commanding and weapn handy" (Coro)
VI. "Come, Tom" (Nick, Tom, Mother Goose, Coro)
VII. "Love, too frequently betrayed" (Tom, Coro, Mother Goose)
VIII. "The sun is bright, the grass is green" (Coro, Nick)

Scena terza
IX. "No word from Tom" (Anne, Trulove)



-- painting by William Hogarth

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[PrevitaliA]

How interesting, I ignored that they didn't want Schwarzkopf in the USA. Hilde Güden is great!

[honamoperacompany]

Grazie! :-D