CD88251 OTSL's 'Gloriana'
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CD88251 OTSL's 'Gloriana'
Here, as promised--and per Giovanni's request--is a re-upload of Opera
Theatre of St. Louis's 2005 production of Britten's 'Gloriana' with Christine
Brewer in the role of Elizabeth I.
I should say right off that I'm not certain whether my downloading of the
performance used the links
provided by Chester Schnuer (July 9, 2006 / message #6975) or those
"voicefixer" posted almost immediately thereafter (message #7009), noting that
he
had "done some tracking (without benefit of a score)
and adjusted the audio levels, hopefully enhancing the presence of the
sound in general."
I rather think, though, that the source is likelier to have been the
earlier one, since the files I stored
have neither tracking nor cue sheets. In any case, since Eugene
("voicefixer") is actively involved in the current "Brewer Project," I think we
should be guided by him in the matter. Here, meanwhile, are the
two files I have, now contained in a single RAR folder of 193 MB.
[BTW I've permitted myself one 'editorial' liberty in preparing this
post--by removing the spurious ossia
"The Private Life of Elizabeth and Essex" OTSL chose to add to the title of
the opera. While I don't
have the facts behind this decision before me as I write, I suspect that
the leaden hand of a marketing department must have been involved, and note
that 2005 was also the year that OTSL--despite its justifiable pride in
being the sole U. S. company of international note to perform exclusively in
the vernacular--finally yielded to the powers that were by adding titles to
the proceedings.]
Britten
G L O R I A N A
Opera Theatre of St. Louis
June 15, 2005
Christine Brewer (soprano) - Queen Elizabeth I
Brandon Jovanovich (tenor) - Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Kellie Van Horn (mezzo-soprano) - Frances, Countess of Essex
James Westman (baritone) - Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
Mary Wilson (soprano) - Penelope, Lady Rich
Steven Condy (baritone) - Sir Robert Cecil
Robert Pomakov (bass) - Sir Walter Raleigh
Morris DeRhon Robinson (bass) - Blind Ballad Singer
Members of the St. LouisSymphony Orchestra
Chorus of Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
NOTE: - The Private Life of Elizabeth and Essex