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The Opera Company of Middlebury will perform Massenet’s Thais, June 8-16.  It’s the story of an Egyptian courtesan and the monk who tries to save her soul. 

 

Douglas Anderson, Artistic Director

Emmanuel Plasson, Music Director/Conductor

Melissa Shippen, soprano (Thais)

Joshua Jeremiah, baritone (Athanael)

James Flora, tenor (Nicias)

Mary Jane Austin, piano

 

 

 

Playlist:
9:01 am
  • Flute Sonata in b , Op. 1/9 , HWV 367
  • Composer: George Frideric Handel
  • Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music
  • Soloists: Richard Egarr, harpsichord ; Rachel Brown, flute/recorder
  • Conductor: Richard Egarr
  • CD/Album: Handel: 12 Solo Sonatas Op. 1
  • Record co./Cat #: Harmonia Mundi 907465
9:20 am
  • Piano Concerto #17 in G , K 453
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
  • Soloists: Mitsuko Uchida, piano
  • Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
  • CD/Album: Mozart: Piano Concerto KV 453 - Piano Quintet KV 452
  • Record co./Cat #: Philips 422592
9:53 am
  • Black Brittany (based on Black is the Colour and Leaving Brittany)
  • Composer: Trad. & Johnny Cunningham
  • Arranger: arr. Garth Knox
  • Soloists: Garth Knox, viola d'amore ; Agnes Vesterman, cello
  • CD/Album: Garth Knox: Saltarello
  • Record co./Cat #: ECM 2157
9:57 am
  • Pipe, Harp and Fiddle (based on Port na bPucai, Chanter's Song and Star of the County Down)
  • Composer: Trad.
  • Arranger: arr. Garth Knox
  • Soloists: Garth Knox, fiddle ; Sylvain Lemetre, percussion
  • CD/Album: Garth Knox: Saltarello
  • Record co./Cat #: ECM 2157
10:01 am
  • Impromptu in Eb , Op. 90/2 , D 899
  • Composer: Franz Schubert
  • Soloists: Simone Dinnerstein, piano
  • CD/Album: Something Almost Being Said
  • Record co./Cat #: Sony 88697 989432
10:05 am
  • Impromptu in Ab , Op. 90/4 , D 899
  • Composer: Franz Schubert
  • Soloists: Simone Dinnerstein, piano
  • CD/Album: Something Almost Being Said
  • Record co./Cat #: Sony 88697 989432
10:16 am
  • Symphony #7 in E , D 729
  • Composer: Franz Schubert
  • Arranger: (realized by Felix Weingartner)
  • Ensemble: SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern
  • Conductor: Alun Francis
  • CD/Album: Weingartner: Violin Concerto - Symphony in E - Francis
  • Record co./Cat #: CPO 999424
11:01 am
  • Opera Company of Middlebury Live Preview of Thais
  • Composer: Jules Massenet
11:42 am
  • Thais: Meditation
  • Composer: Jules Massenet
  • Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Soloists: Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
  • Conductor: James Levine
  • CD/Album: Carmen-Fantasie
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 437544
11:50 am
  • Thais: Ballet Suite (selections)
  • Composer: Jules Massenet
  • Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
  • Conductor: Neville Marriner
  • CD/Album: Jules Massenet: Ballettsuiten
  • Record co./Cat #: Capriccio 10569
12:01 pm
  • Symphony #59 "Fire" in A , HOB 1/59
  • Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
  • Ensemble: The English Concert
  • Conductor: Trevor Pinnock
  • CD/Album: Haydn: Symphonien Nr. 35-38-39-59
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 427661
12:20 pm
  • Saint Francois d'Assise: La predication aux oiseaux , S 175/1 ("St. Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds")
  • Composer: Franz Liszt
  • Soloists: Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  • CD/Album: The Liszt Project Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon B0015944
  • Note: from Annees de Pelerinage III
12:30 pm
  • Les Jeux deau a la Villa d'Este , S. 163/4
  • Composer: Franz Liszt
  • Soloists: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
  • CD/Album: The Liszt Project Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon B0015944
12:40 pm
  • Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod
  • Composer: Richard Wagner
  • Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Mariss Jansons
  • CD/Album: Wagner: Orchestermusik/Musique d'Orchestre
  • Record co./Cat #: EMI 54583
12:57 pm
  • Saltarello
  • Composer: Anon. 14th century
  • Soloists: Garth Knox, fiddle ; Sylvain Lemetre, percussion
  • CD/Album: Garth Know: Saltarello
  • Record co./Cat #: ECM 2157

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