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Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson
Galileo Galilei
Album US 2013 on Orange Mountain Music label
Classical (Opera, Post-Modern)
Issued in a double CD digipack with a 36-page booklet. Orchestra Musicians represented by the American Federation of Musicians Local 99 Principal singers and staging staff represented by the American Guild of Musical Artists Stage crew provided by IATSE Local #28 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND SPECIAL THANKS This recording was made possible with the generous support and assistance from many individuals and organizations. Portland Opera would like to thank Tremaine and Gail Arkley, Jeannine B. Cowles, Greg & Mary Hinckley, Louis & Judy McCraw and Prudence Miller, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts and the Opera fund of OPERA America for their financial support; the American Federation of Musicians, Local 99, the American Guild of Musical Artists, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 28, for their cooperation and participation; Big Red Studios for their recording expertise, Laura Hassell and Clare Burovac for their dedicated work in bringing this recording to fruition; and, of course, Philip Glass for his artistry and enthusiasm about the project. Recorded live at the Newmark Theatre in Portland, Oregon March 30 - April 7, 2012. Galilei Galilei (sic!) was commissioned by the Goodman Theater, Chicago and premiered there on June 24, 2002. ℗ and © 2013 Orange Mountain Music, Inc. 10 Beach Street, NY, NY 10013 Philip Glass' music is published by Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc. NY, NY (on back sleeve) OMM0091 ℗ and © 2013 Orange Mountain Music, Inc. Made in the USA. (on CDs)
Musicians
 | Philip Glass org, key, *1937 US executive-producer, music by, album by |
 | Portland Opera , album by |
 | Anne Manson , conductor, edited by, album by |
 | Nicholas Nelson baritone vocals, bass baritone - pope urban viii / simplicio / cardinal barberini |
| Matthew Hayward baritone vocals, cardinal 2 / servant / oracle 2 |
| José Rubio baritone vocals, cardinal 3 / priest |
| André Chiang baritone vocals, younger galileo / salviati |
 | Steve Vacchi bsn, US bassoon |
 | Dieter Ratzlaf vc, cello |
 | Hamilton Cheifetz vc, cello |
 | Mark Casperson cl, clarinet |
| Goodman Theatre, Chicago commissioned by |
| John Holiday countertenor vocals, cardinal i / oracle i |
 | Robert Ainsley perc, creative director, associate music director, percussion, celesta, celeste |
 | Sarah Tiedemann fl, voc, flute, piccolo flute |
 | Sydney Carlson fl, flute, piccolo flute |
 | Michael Hettwer alp, horn |
| Don Crossley lighting, lightning designer |
| Sue Blonde lighting, lightning designer |
| Caitlin Mathes mezzo-soprano vocals, a scribe / maria maddalena |
 | Michael Johnson , music consultant, sound consultant |
 | Jessica Crawford cl, music librarian, coordinator, supertext coordinator |
| The Portland Opera Orchestra orchestra |
| Jason Bray other, craftsperson / first hand / stitcher |
| Jessica Bobilot other, cutter / draper |
| Gary Campbell other, head carpenter |
| Danny Cook other, head flyman |
| Rayn Jacks other, head propertyman |
| Duane Rodakowski other, head soundman |
 | Thomas Webb syn, other, principal accompanist, synthesizer |
| Patricia Witherite other, stitcher |
 | Brian Gardiner str, perc, dr, percussion |
| Cory Weaver photography by, portland opera |
| Lindsay Ohse soprano vocals, maria celeste / duchess christina |
| Anne McKee Reed soprano vocals, sagredo / marie de' medicis / eos |
| Glenn Mazuras technician, head electrician |
 | Richard Troxell , tenor vocals, older galileo |
 | Henry Henniger tb, trombone |
 | Jay Chen tr, trumpet |
 | Michelle Mathewson vl, viola |
 | Shauna Keyes vl, viola |
 | Janet Groh Dubay vn, violin |
 | Mararet Bichteler vn, violin |
 | Bix Brotherton voc, voice, galileo as a child - mute role |
Producers
| Clare Burovac creative director, director of artistic operations |
| Christopher Mattaliano creative director, general director |
| Lissi Sigillo design, cd design |
| Michael Riesman edited by, mixed by, mastered by, producer |
| Billy Oskay engineer, recording |
| Don Christensen executive-producer |
| Kurt Munkacsi executive-producer |
| Wade Baker management, chorus manager |
| Frances Britt management, costume shop manager |
| Gary Nelson management, orchestra manager |
| Kay Hoover other, assistant make-up supervisor |
| Clara Weishahn other, directing intern |
| Rae Minton other, head cutter / painter / dyer |
| Curt Enderle other, scenic designer |
| Sara Beukers other, wig and make-up supervisor |
| Richard Guerin producer |
| Laura Hassell production manager, director of production |
| Carla E. Jimenez stage manager, assistant stage manager |
| Jon Wangsgard stage manager, assistant stage manager |
| Jennifer Hammontree stage manager, production stage manager |
| Kevin Newbury stage manager, stage director |
| Rick Schreiner stage manager, stage operations manager |
| Cindy Felice supervised by, props supervisor |
| Jim Sizemore supervised by, warehouse supervisor |
| Liz Bonnett technician, interim technical director |
| Mark James technician, production electrician |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Scene 1: Opening Song | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 10:17 | |
| 2 | | Scene 2: Recantation | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 10:05 | |
| 3 | | Scene 3: Pears | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 8:18 | |
| 4 | | Scene 4: Trial | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 10:12 | |
| 5 | | Scene 5: Dialogue Concerning The Two Chief Systems Of The World | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 9:11 | |
| 6 | | Scene 6: Incline Plane | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 7:26 | |
| 7 | | Scene 7: A Walk In The Garden | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 8:21 | |
| 8 | | Scene 8: Lamps | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 6:44 | |
| 9 | | Scene 9: Presentation Of The Telescope | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 7:12 | |
| 10 | Scene 10: Opera Within Opera | Philip Glass, Portland Opera Conducted By Anne Manson | 9:42 |
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