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Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble
Powder Her Face
Album US 1998 on EMI Classics label
Classical (Modern, Opera)
Recorded: XII.1995, Rosslyn Hill Chapel London. ℗ 1998 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by BBC Music under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd. © 1998 EMI Records Ltd. Made in U.S.A. Includes booklet (104 p.) with libretto in English.
Musicians
 | Thomas Adès p, hps, *1971 GB composed by, conductor, album by |
 | Philip Hensher , libretto by, album by |
 | Jill Gomez voc, *1942 GB soprano vocals, dutchess, album by |
 | Valdine Anderson voc, CA soprano vocals, maid, confidante, waitress, mistress, rubbernecker, society journalist, album by |
 | Niall Morris voc, tenor vocals, electrician, lounge lizard, waiter, priest, rubbernecker, delivery boy, album by |
 | Roger Bryson , bass vocals, hotel manager, duke, laundryman, other guest, judge, album by |
 | Almeida Ensemble orchestra |
Producers
| Simon Kiln edited by, mastered by |
| Timothy Alcock engineer |
| Tony Was engineer, edited by |
| David R. Murray executive-producer, mastered by |
| Andrew Porter liner notes |
| Colin Thomas photography by |
| Ivan Kyncl photography by |
| Chris De Souza producer |
Composers
| Thomas Adès |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Powder Her Face (An Opera In Two Acts, Op. 14) | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | ||
| 2 | | Act One | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | ||
| 3 | | Overture | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 2:58 | |
| 4 | | Oo Aa! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 4:12 | |
| 5 | | I See. This It What It Has Come To | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 2:52 | |
| 6 | | Take It From Me | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 5:06 | |
| 7 | | Interlude | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 1:06 | |
| 8 | | Of Course She's Done Well | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 2:14 | |
| 9 | | I Could Never Grow Bored Of Dukedoms | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 1:52 | |
| 10 | | I Hear Him Coming (Pantomime) | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 5:07 | |
| 11 | | Interlude | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 2:37 | |
| 12 | | Fancy, Fancy Being Rich | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 4:46 | |
| 13 | | Interlude. ...Mm...Ah!...How May I Help You? | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 3:49 | |
| 14 | | ...Mm...Ah!...Room Service? | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 3:24 | |
| 15 | | What Have You Got There? | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 3:08 | |
| 16 | | Come Here | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 6:18 | |
| 17 | | Interlude | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 2:04 | |
| 18 | | Is Daddy Squiffy? | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 5:43 | |
| 19 | | Are You Saying The Duchess Is A Whore? | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 4:57 | |
| 20 | | Ha Ha Ha Ha... (Paper Chase) | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 2:18 | |
| 21 | | Act Two | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | ||
| 22 | | Did She?...Of Course She Did | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 3:09 | |
| 23 | | Order. Silence | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 5:30 | |
| 24 | | But Now I Have Heard Something New | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 3:46 | |
| 25 | | Did You Hear - What He Said? | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 1:44 | |
| 26 | | So That Is All | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 5:09 | |
| 27 | | Interlude | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 1:04 | |
| 28 | | I'd Like To Make One Thing Entirely Clear | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 3:06 | |
| 29 | | Ah! None Left | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 4:11 | |
| 30 | | Interlude. Fifty-eight, Seventy-nine | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 1:16 | |
| 31 | Agh - Who Are You? | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 6:34 | ||
| 32 | That Will Do. You May Go | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 4:44 | ||
| 33 | Broken. It's Broken | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 8:07 | ||
| 34 | Enough...Or Too Much! | Thomas Adès, Philip Hensher - Jill Gomez, Valdine Anderson, Niall Morris, Roger Bryson, Almeida Ensemble | 2:41 |
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