The Death of Klinghoffer

~ Release by John Adams, Alice Goodman; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Kent Nagano (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Cast

The Captain: James Maddalena
The First Officer "Rambo": Thomas Hammons
Swiss Grandmother, Austrian Woman, British Dancing Girl: Janice Felty
Molqi: Thomas Young
Mamoud: Eugene Perry
Leon Klinghoffer: Sanford Sylvan
Omar: Stephanie Friedman
Marilyn Klinghoffer: Sheila Nadler

Recorded April and July, 1991, at Auditorium Maurice Ravel, Lyon, France

Annotation last modified on 2016-10-19 15:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1The Death of Klinghoffer: Chorus of Exiled Palestinians
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
recording of:
The Death of Klinghoffer: Chorus of Exiled Palestinians
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
part of:
The Death of Klinghoffer
John Adams8:40
2The Death of Klinghoffer: Chorus of Exiled Jews
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
recording of:
The Death of Klinghoffer: Chorus of Exiled Jews
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
part of:
The Death of Klinghoffer
John Adams8:38
3The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "It was just after one fifteen" (The Captain)
baritone vocals:
James Maddalena (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams8:09
4The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "My grandson Didi, who was two" (Swiss Grandmother)
baritone vocals:
James Maddalena (baritone)
bass-baritone vocals:
Thomas Hammons
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janice Felty (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams5:11
5The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "Give these orders" (Molqi)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janice Felty (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams2:01
6The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "So I said to my grandson" (Swiss Grandmother)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janice Felty (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
Thomas Young
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams1:18
7The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. "We are sorry for you" (Mamoud)
baritone vocals:
James Maddalena (baritone) and Eugene Perry
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams1:22
8The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene I. Ocean Chorus
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams5:48
9The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene II. "Now it is night" (Mamoud)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams6:58
10The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene II. "I think if you could talk like this" (The Captain)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams1:12
11The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene II. "I have often relected that this is no ship" (The Captain)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams2:29
12The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene II. "I kept my distance" (Austrian Woman)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams3:09
13The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene II. "Those birds flying above us" (Mamoud)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams4:24
14The Death of Klinghoffer: Act I, Scene II. Night Chorus
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams3:34
▼ CD 2
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1The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II. Hagar Chorus
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams5:27
2The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene I. "Come here. Look." (Molqi)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams3:58
3The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene I. "I've never been a violent man" (Leon Klinghoffer)
baritone vocals:
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams3:29
4The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene I. "You are always complaining of your suffering" (Rambo)
bass-baritone vocals:
Thomas Hammons
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams5:14
5The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene I. "I must have been hysterical" (British Dancing Girl)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams4:44
6The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene I. "It is as if our earthly life were spent miserably" (Omar)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams6:47
7The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene I. Desert Chorus
choir vocals:
English Opera Chorus (in 1991)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams5:05
8The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene II. "My one consolation" (Marilyn Klinghoffer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams5:25
9The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene II. Klinghoffer's death
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams3:24
10The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene II. "Every fifteen minutes, one more will be shot" (Mamoud)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams5:12
11The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene II. Aria of the Falling Body (Gymnopédie)
baritone vocals:
Eugene Perry and Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams7:24
12The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene II. Day Chorus
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
orchestra:
Opéra de Lyon and Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
partial recording of:
The Death of Klinghoffer
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
John Adams4:32
13The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene III. "Mrs. Klinghoffer, please sit down." (The Captain)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams3:53
14The Death of Klinghoffer: Act II, Scene III. "You embraced them!" (Marilyn Klinghoffer)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon (in 1991)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1991)
John Adams7:46

Credits

Release

chorus master:Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor)
librettist:Alice Goodman
baritone vocals:James Maddalena (baritone)
Eugene Perry
Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
bass-baritone vocals:Thomas Hammons
choir vocals:London Opera Chorus
contralto vocals:Sheila Nadler
mezzo-soprano vocals:Janice Felty (mezzo-soprano)
Stephanie Friedman
tenor vocals:Thomas Young
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5725070 [info]
ASIN:US: B01I077ARU [info]
US: B000005J1B [info]