Lyrita
Musgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots / Mark, Gardner, Putnam, Virginia Opera
$32.99
Details
- Composer
- MUSGRAVE, THEA
- Artist
- Putnam, Gardner, Virginia Opera, Mark
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Lyrita
- Released
- Jul 06, 2018
- Catalog #
- SRCD2369
- UPC
- 5020926236920
About
Thea Musgrave writes of her work “Mary Queen of Scots”: Mary has been a fascinating subject to work with. It was interesting and challenging to find a path through all the well-known facts about her life, in order to be able to envision her with fresh eyes and gradually to shape my own portrait of her. My interest in her as a subject was first aroused by a basic idea of Amalia Elguera, (who had written the libretto for my previous opera The Voice of Ariadne) and on whose play Moray the opera is based. Here the emphasis lies, as the title implies, on Mary’s half brother James Stewart. I soon decided that in the opera, although the chief protagonist would be James, the central character must be Mary herself.” This recording is of a live performance on 2 April, 1978 in Norfolk, Virginia, at the gala performance for the Metropolitan Opera. Lyrita is proud to present this re-issue of Mary, Queen of Scots to coincide with Thea Musgrave’s 90th Birthday celebrations.
Tracklist 11 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 Act I Scene 1: Cardinal Beaton's Study (Cardinal Baeton, James Stewart, Chorus) 10:52
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Act I Scene 1: Cardinal Beaton's Study (Cardinal Baeton, James Stewart, Chorus)
- Duration
- 10:52
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Jake Gardner, Carlos Serrano
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Chorus, Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
-
2 Act I Scene 2: Mary's arrival in Scotland (Mary, James Stewart, James Hepburn, Lord Gordon, Earl of Ruthven, Chorus) 14:42
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act I Scene 2: Mary's arrival in Scotland (Mary, James Stewart, James Hepburn, Lord Gordon, Earl of Ruthven, Chorus)
- Duration
- 14:42
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Ashley Putnam, Jake Gardner, Barry Busse, Francesco Sorianello, Pietro Pozzo
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Chorus, Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
-
3 Act I Scene 3: Peace Chorus (Chorus) 05:41
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act I Scene 3: Peace Chorus (Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:41
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Chorus, Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
-
4 Act I Scene 1: Ballroom at Holyrood (Mary, Henry, James Hepburn, David Riccio, Lord Gordon, Earl of Morton, Earl of Ruthven, Chorus) 22:13
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act I Scene 1: Ballroom at Holyrood (Mary, Henry, James Hepburn, David Riccio, Lord Gordon, Earl of Morton, Earl of Ruthven, Chorus)
- Duration
- 22:13
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Ashley Putnam, Jon Garrison, Barry Busse, Kenneth Bell, Francesco Sorianello, Robert Randolph, Pietro Pozzo
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Chorus, Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
- Disc 2
-
1 Act II Scene 1: Council Scene: Provocation Scene (David Riccio, Henry, Mary, Earl of Morton, Earl of Ruthven, Chorus) 18:21
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Act II Scene 1: Council Scene: Provocation Scene (David Riccio, Henry, Mary, Earl of Morton, Earl of Ruthven, Chorus)
- Duration
- 18:21
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Ashley Putnam, Jon Garrison, Kenneth Bell, Robert Randolph, Pietro Pozzo
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Chorus, Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
-
2 Act II Scene 2: Confrontation Scene (Earl of Morton, Earl of Ruthven, Henry, James Stewart, Mary) 13:03
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act II Scene 2: Confrontation Scene (Earl of Morton, Earl of Ruthven, Henry, James Stewart, Mary)
- Duration
- 13:03
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Ashley Putnam, Jake Gardner, Robert Randolph, Pietro Pozzo
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
-
3 Act II Scene 3: Supper Room Scene (David Riccio, Mary Seton, Mary Beaton, Mary Livingstone, Mary Fleming, Mary, Chorus) 06:41
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act II Scene 3: Supper Room Scene (David Riccio, Mary Seton, Mary Beaton, Mary Livingstone, Mary Fleming, Mary, Chorus)
- Duration
- 06:41
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Ashley Putnam, Kenneth Bell, Gloria Capone, Nancy Boling, Ann Scholten, Pamela Scott
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Chorus, Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
-
4 Act II Scene 4: Second Council Scene (Earl of Morton, Earl of Ruthven, James Stewart, Lord Gordon, Mary, Chorus) 09:55
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act II Scene 4: Second Council Scene (Earl of Morton, Earl of Ruthven, James Stewart, Lord Gordon, Mary, Chorus)
- Duration
- 09:55
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Ashley Putnam, Jake Gardner, Francesco Sorianello, Robert Randolph, Pietro Pozzo
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Chorus, Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
-
5 Act III Scene 1: Opening - Mary's Lullaby (Mary, Mary Seton, Lord Gordon) 11:04
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: Opening - Mary's Lullaby (Mary, Mary Seton, Lord Gordon)
- Duration
- 11:04
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Ashley Putnam, Francesco Sorianello, Gloria Capone
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
-
6 Act II Scene 2: Seduction Scene (James Hepbur, Mary, James Stewart, Lord Gordon, Chorus) 09:33
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act II Scene 2: Seduction Scene (James Hepbur, Mary, James Stewart, Lord Gordon, Chorus)
- Duration
- 09:33
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Ashley Putnam, Jake Gardner, Barry Busse, Francesco Sorianello
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Chorus, Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark
-
7 Act III Scene 3: Mary's Soliloquy: Finale (Mary, James Stewart, Earl of Ruthven, Chorus) 10:34
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act III Scene 3: Mary's Soliloquy: Finale (Mary, James Stewart, Earl of Ruthven, Chorus)
- Duration
- 10:34
- Composer
- Thea Musgrave
- Performer
- Ashley Putnam, Jake Gardner, Pietro Pozzo
- Ensemble
- Virginia Opera Chorus, Virginia Opera Orchestra
- Conductor
- Peter Mark