Album US 1991 on Decca label
Soundtrack (Musical)
Based on a book by Elmer Rice Recorded at Govan Town Hall, Glasgow, August 1989 and March 1990 Printed and manufactured in Germany Includes 128 page booklet with notes, photos and full libretto ℗ 1991 The Decca Record Company Limited, London © 1991 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
Kurt Weill p, voc, 1900-1950 DE album by | |
Scottish Opera Orchestra , orchestra, album by | |
John Mauceri key, *1945 US conductor, liner notes, album by | |
Josephine Barstow voc, *1940 GB soprano vocals, anna maurrant, album by | |
Samuel Ramey voc, *1942 US bass vocals, frank maurrant, album by | |
Angelina Réaux voc, US soprano vocals, rose maurrant, album by | |
Jerry Hadley voc, 1952-2007 US tenor vocals, sam kaplan, album by | |
Scottish Opera Chorus , GB chorus | |
Langston Hughes voc, 1902-1967 US lyrics by | |
Meriel Dickinson voc, *1940 GB mezzo-soprano vocals, emma jones | |
Della Jones voc, *1946 GB mezzo-soprano vocals, second nursemaid | |
Arleen Auger voc, 1939-1993 US soprano vocals, first nursemaid | |
Barbara Bonney voc, *1956 US soprano vocals, jenny hildebrand | |
Fiona Kimm soprano vocals, olga olsen | |
Deborah Rogers voc, tape op | |
Emile Belcourt voc, CA tenor vocals, abraham kaplan |
David Drummond chorus master |
Chris Hazell co-producer |
James Lock engineer |
Simon Eadon engineer |
William Thornhill liner notes |
Michael Haas producer |
Kurt Weill |
Langston Hughes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Act I | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | |||
2 | Introduction | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 1:32 | ||
3 | "Ain't it awful the heat?" (Greta Fiorentino, Emma Jones, Carl and Olga Olsen, Abraham Kaplan & Salvation Army girls) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 4:31 | ||
4 | Blues "I got a marble and a star" (Henry Davis) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 1:33 | ||
5 | Scene: "Come in, Come in" (Willie and Anna Maurant, Gossips) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 1:17 | ||
6 | Trio: "Get a load of that" (Emma, Greta, Olga) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 3:41 | ||
7 | Arietta: "When a woman has a baby" (Daniel Buchanan, Greta, Anna, Emma) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 1:55 | ||
8 | Scene (Frank & Anna Maurant, Greta) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 2:36 | ||
9 | Aria: "Somehow I never could believe" (Anna Maurant) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 7:25 | ||
10 | Scene (Steve Sankey, Anna, George & Emma Jones, Greta) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 1:56 | ||
11 | Quartet (Gossips, Carl Olsen) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 2:20 | ||
12 | Ice-Cream Sextet (Lippo Fiorentino, Henry, Carl, Gossips) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 7:54 | ||
13 | Aria: "Let things be like they always was" (Frank Maurant) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 3:31 | ||
14 | Scene and Song: "Hail to the school" (children, neighbours) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 0:51 | ||
15 | Ensemble: "Wrapped in a ribbon" (Jenny Hildebrand, children, principals) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 7:08 | ||
16 | Arioso: "Lonely house" (Sam Kaplan) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 5:41 | ||
17 | Scene and Song: "Wouldn't you like to be on Broadway?" (Rose, Harry Easter) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 4:19 | ||
18 | Cavatina and Scene: "What good would the moon be?" (Rose, Harry, Frank) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 7:26 | ||
19 | Song, Scene and Dance: "Moon-faced, starry-eyed" (Dick McGann, Mae Jones) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 5:43 | ||
20 | Duet: "Remember that I care" (Rose, Sam) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 10:03 | ||
21 | Finaletto (Rose, Sam, Henry) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 3:48 | ||
22 | Act II Scene 1 | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | |||
23 | Introduction | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 3:07 | ||
24 | Children's Game "Catch me if you can" | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 7:55 | ||
25 | Scene and Trio: "There'll be trouble" (Frank, Rose, Anna) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 7:53 | ||
26 | Song: "A boy like you" (Anna) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 5:22 | ||
27 | Duet: "We'll go away together" (Rose, Sam) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 3:38 | ||
28 | Scene (Rose, Sam, Harry) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 7:05 | ||
29 | Choral Scene and Lament: "The woman who lived up there" (Chorus, principals) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 4:40 | ||
30 | Interlude | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 3:15 | ||
31 | Act II Scene 2 | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | |||
32 | Lullaby "Sleep ,baby dear" (Nursemaids) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 4:10 | ||
33 | Scene (Rose, Officer Murphy, Sam, Shirley Kaplan) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 3:45 | ||
34 | Finale | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | |||
35 | Ensemble: "I loved her too" (Frank, Rose, Chorus) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 3:40 | ||
36 | Duet: "Remember that I care" (Rose, Sam) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 7:30 | ||
37 | "Ain't it awful, the heat?" (Gossips) | Kurt Weill, Scottish Opera Orchestra, John Mauceri, Josephine Barstow, Samuel Ramey, Angelina Réaux, Jerry Hadley | 1:11 |
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