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Tod Machover
Valis
Album US 1988 on Bridge Records label
Classical (Opera, Contemporary)
An Opera in Two Parts, based on the novel by Philip K. Dick. VALIS was commissioned in 1987 by IRCAM for the 10th anniversary of the Pompidou Center, Paris. Recording: Experimental Media Facility (The Cube). Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 19-25, 1988. 24-track digital transfers: Mastersound, Astoria. Mixing and post-production: Hip Pocket Studios, New York City. Digital mastering: N.Y. Digital Recording.
Musicians
 | Tod Machover syn, adapted by, initial adaptation for paris production, composed by, conductor, libretto by, revised, album by |
 | Bill Raymond adapted by, initial adaptation for paris production |
| Chatherine Ikam adapted by, initial adaptation for paris production |
 | Daryl Runswick b, eb, *1946 GB baritone vocals, eric lampton |
 | Patrick Mason voc, b, US words by, additional dialogue, baritone vocals, horselover fat/phil dick |
 | Terry Edwards voc, *1939 GB bass vocals, dr. stone |
 | Janice Felty voc, mezzo-soprano vocals, gloria |
 | Daniel Ciampolini perc, percussion |
 | Robert Rowe , *1954 US piano, automated bösendorfer |
| Emma Stephenson piano, keyboards |
| Joseph Chung programmed by, midi |
 | Mary King voc, soprano vocals, linda lampton |
 | Anne Azéma voc, perc, org, *1957 FR soprano vocals, sophia |
 | Arnaud Petit , *1959 FR translated by, french |
 | Philip K. Dick , 1928-1982 US words by, novel |
| Julie Machover words by, text of slippers song |
 | Thomas Bogdan voc, US tenor vocals |
Producers
| Karen Robben engineer, assistant, 24-track digital transfers |
| Butch Jones engineer, assistant, mixing and post-production |
| Judy Kohn graphic design |
| Anne Marie Stein photography, cover |
| David Starobin producer |
| Paul Zinman recorded by, mixed by |
Composers
| Tod Machover |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Valis, Part One | Tod Machover | ||
| 2 | | Explosion And Overture | Tod Machover | 3:22 | |
| 3 | | First Narrative | Tod Machover | 3:52 | |
| 4 | | Fat's Sacrament | Tod Machover | 1:24 | |
| 5 | | Beach Scene | Tod Machover | 2:35 | |
| 6 | | Fat's Dream | Tod Machover | 10:20 | |
| 7 | | Loneliness Transition | Tod Machover | 3:35 | |
| 8 | | Dr. Stone Scene | Tod Machover | 1:31 | |
| 9 | | Dr. Stone's Aria | Tod Machover | 3:59 | |
| 10 | | Exegesis I | Tod Machover | 1:29 | |
| 11 | | Exegesis II | Tod Machover | 1:31 | |
| 12 | | Gesegnet Song | Tod Machover | 1:38 | |
| 13 | | Parsifal Narrative | Tod Machover | 1:40 | |
| 14 | | Finale I | Tod Machover | 2:20 | |
| 15 | | Valis, Part II | Tod Machover | ||
| 16 | | VALIS Song | Tod Machover | 4:26 | |
| 17 | | Lampton Scene | Tod Machover | 4:21 | |
| 18 | | Suffering Song | Tod Machover | 3:48 | |
| 19 | | Mini's Solo | Tod Machover | 1:36 | |
| 20 | | Sophia's Scene | Tod Machover | 2:42 | |
| 21 | | Sophia's Aria | Tod Machover | 6:43 | |
| 22 | Finale II | Tod Machover | 10:31 | ||
| 23 | Slippers Song | Tod Machover | 2:39 | ||
| 24 | Final Narrative | Tod Machover | 1:29 |
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