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Richards: Blind Injustice / Cincinnati Opera
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Richards: Blind Injustice / Cincinnati Opera

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Composer
RICHARDS, SCOTT DAVENPORT
Artist
Cincinnati Opera, Cote
Format
CD
Label
Fanfare Cincinnati
Released
Apr 30, 2021
Catalog #
FC-017
UPC
870362000174

About

Cincinnati Opera’s newest release is a live recording of the world premiere production of Blind Injustice, with music by Scott Davenport Richards and libretto by David Cote. Developed in collaboration with the Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) and the Cincinnati-based ensemble Young Professionals Choral Collective, Blind Injustice explores the true stories of six individuals who were wrongfully imprisoned and ultimately freed by the OIP. The opera’s narrative was drawn from the book Blind Injustice written by OIP director and formal federal prosecutor Mark Godsey, as well as personal interviews with the six exonerees. The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra’s John Morris Russell conducts, with stage direction and dramaturgy by Robin Guarino. Hailed as “a powerful piece of music theater” by The Wall Street Journal and “a moving new work” by Opera News, Cincinnati Opera’s world premiere production of Blind Injustice explores the true stories of six individuals who were tried, convicted, imprisoned, and ultimately freed by the Ohio Innocence Project. With a “rich soundscape” (NPR’s All Things Considered) featuring elements of opera, pop, jazz, and blues, Blind Injustice interweaves the exonerees’ individual stories to create a moving portrait of perseverance, grace, and forgiveness.

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Scene 1: Prologue (Chorus) 00:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Scene 1: Prologue (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor
    Ensemble
    Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  3. 2 Scene 2: What Makes a Person (Prosecutor, Chorus) 02:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 2: What Makes a Person (Prosecutor, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  4. 3 Scene 3: I Used to Be That Guy (Defense Attorney) 02:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 3: I Used to Be That Guy (Defense Attorney)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Samuel Levine
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  5. 4 Scene 4: Getting the Job Done (Prosecutor, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus) 02:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scene 4: Getting the Job Done (Prosecutor, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Deborah Nansteel, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  6. 5 Scene 5: Find the Fault (Defense Attorney, Alesha) 01:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scene 5: Find the Fault (Defense Attorney, Alesha)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  7. 6 Scene 6: For Three Years I'd Drive Up I-75 (Alesha) 00:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scene 6: For Three Years I'd Drive Up I-75 (Alesha)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Victoria Okafor
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  8. 7 Scene 7: Nancy's Story (Alesha, Nancy Smith, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Prosecutor) 02:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scene 7: Nancy's Story (Alesha, Nancy Smith, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Prosecutor)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Victoria Okafor, Maria Miller, Deborah Nansteel, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish, Joseph Lattanzi
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  9. 8 Scene 8: Scene of the Crime (Laurese Glover, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson, Alesha) 03:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scene 8: Scene of the Crime (Laurese Glover, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson, Alesha)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Terrence Chin-Loy, Sankara Harouna, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Victoria Okafor
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  10. 9 Scene 9: Hold On, Hold On (Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Alesha) 00:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scene 9: Hold On, Hold On (Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Alesha)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  11. 10 Scene 10: The Wonder of Forensics (Prosecutor, Alesha, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus) 03:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Scene 10: The Wonder of Forensics (Prosecutor, Alesha, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Victoria Okafor, Deborah Nansteel, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  12. 11 Scene 11: Judith Johnson (Prosecutor, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus) 01:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    Scene 11: Judith Johnson (Prosecutor, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Deborah Nansteel, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  13. 12 Scene 12: Clarence's Story (Prosecutor, Alesha, Clarence Elkins, Earl Mann, Chorus) 02:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    Scene 12: Clarence's Story (Prosecutor, Alesha, Clarence Elkins, Earl Mann, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Victoria Okafor, Thomas J. Capobianco, Morgan Smith
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  14. 13 Scene 13: Meet Rickey Jackson (Defense Attorney, Rickey Jackson, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate) 02:43
    Track
    13
    Title
    Scene 13: Meet Rickey Jackson (Defense Attorney, Rickey Jackson, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Samuel Levine, Eric Shane, Deborah Nansteel, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  15. 14 Scene 14: All these Parents are Coming Forward (Defense Attorney, Alesha, Nancy Smith) 00:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    Scene 14: All these Parents are Coming Forward (Defense Attorney, Alesha, Nancy Smith)
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor, Maria Miller
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  16. 15 Scene 15: What the Children Said (Nancy Smith, Alesha, Derrick's Mother, Chorus) 02:21
    Track
    15
    Title
    Scene 15: What the Children Said (Nancy Smith, Alesha, Derrick's Mother, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Maria Miller, Victoria Okafor, Deborah Nansteel
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  17. 16 Scene 16: Guilty (Nancy Smith, Rickey Jackson, Laurese Glover, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson, Clarence Elkins, Chorus) 01:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    Scene 16: Guilty (Nancy Smith, Rickey Jackson, Laurese Glover, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson, Clarence Elkins, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Maria Miller, Eric Shane, Terrence Chin-Loy, Sankara Harouna, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Thomas J. Capobianco
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  18. 17 Scene 17: Clarence in Hell (Clarence Elkins, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus) 03:29
    Track
    17
    Title
    Scene 17: Clarence in Hell (Clarence Elkins, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Terrence Chin-Loy, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  19. 18 Scene 18: The Hole (Laurese Glover) 02:47
    Track
    18
    Title
    Scene 18: The Hole (Laurese Glover)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Terrence Chin-Loy
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  20. 19 Scene 19: The Shame of Lorain (Defense Attorney, Alesha, Nancy Smith, Chorus) 02:51
    Track
    19
    Title
    Scene 19: The Shame of Lorain (Defense Attorney, Alesha, Nancy Smith, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor, Maria Miller
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  21. 20 Scene 20: Eugene is Free (Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Alesha, Eugene Johnson, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus) 03:46
    Track
    20
    Title
    Scene 20: Eugene is Free (Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Alesha, Eugene Johnson, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Deborah Nansteel, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  22. 21 Scene 21: Cuyahoga (Derrick Wheatt, Laurese Glover, Eugene Johnson, Alesha) 03:01
    Track
    21
    Title
    Scene 21: Cuyahoga (Derrick Wheatt, Laurese Glover, Eugene Johnson, Alesha)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Sankara Harouna, Terrence Chin-Loy, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Victoria Okafor
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  23. 22 Scene 22: Visiting Day (Derrick Wheatt, Derrick's Mother) 04:45
    Track
    22
    Title
    Scene 22: Visiting Day (Derrick Wheatt, Derrick's Mother)
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Sankara Harouna, Deborah Nansteel
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  24. Disc 2
  25. 1 Scene 23: Coping (Nancy Smith, Laurese Glover, Clarence Elkins, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson) 01:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Scene 23: Coping (Nancy Smith, Laurese Glover, Clarence Elkins, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Maria Miller, Terrence Chin-Loy, Thomas J. Capobianco, Sankara Harouna, Miles Wilson-Toliver
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  26. 2 Scene 24: Reading Circle (Rickey Jackson, Clarence Elkins, Laurese Glover, Eugene Johnson, Derrick Wheatt, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate) 03:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 24: Reading Circle (Rickey Jackson, Clarence Elkins, Laurese Glover, Eugene Johnson, Derrick Wheatt, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate)
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Eric Shane, Thomas J. Capobianco, Terrence Chin-Loy, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Sankara Harouna, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  27. 3 Scene 25: You Got to Act As If (Derrick Wheatt, Rickey Jackson, Nancy Miller, Clarence Elkins, Eugene Johnson, Laurese Glover, Alesha, Earl Mann's Cellmate) 03:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 25: You Got to Act As If (Derrick Wheatt, Rickey Jackson, Nancy Miller, Clarence Elkins, Eugene Johnson, Laurese Glover, Alesha, Earl Mann's Cellmate)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Sankara Harouna, Eric Shane, Maria Miller, Thomas J. Capobianco, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Terrence Chin-Loy, Victoria Okafor, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  28. 4 Scene 26: Cracks in the Case (Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Alesha, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus) 01:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scene 26: Cracks in the Case (Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Alesha, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor, Deborah Nansteel, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  29. 5 Scene 27: Earl Mann (Defense Attorney, Prosecutor, Clarence Elkins, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus) 06:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scene 27: Earl Mann (Defense Attorney, Prosecutor, Clarence Elkins, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Samuel Levine, Joseph Lattanzi, Thomas J. Capobianco, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  30. 6 Scene 28: Blind (Laurese Glover, Prosecutor, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson, Defense Attorney, Alesha, Chorus) 02:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scene 28: Blind (Laurese Glover, Prosecutor, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson, Defense Attorney, Alesha, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Terrence Chin-Loy, Joseph Lattanzi, Sankara Harouna, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  31. 7 Scene 29: Defense vs. Prosecution (Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Alesha, Nancy Smith, Rickey Jackson, Laurese Glover, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson, Clarense Elkins, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus) 02:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scene 29: Defense vs. Prosecution (Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, Alesha, Nancy Smith, Rickey Jackson, Laurese Glover, Derrick Wheatt, Eugene Johnson, Clarense Elkins, Derrick's Mother, Earl Mann, Earl Mann's Cellmate, Chorus)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor, Maria Miller, Eric Shane, Terrence Chin-Loy, Sankara Harouna, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Thomas J. Capobianco, Deborah Nansteel, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  32. 8 Scene 30: Exonerated (Clarence Elkins, Laurese Glover, Defense Attorney, Eugene Johnson, Nancy Smith, Rickey Jackson) 03:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scene 30: Exonerated (Clarence Elkins, Laurese Glover, Defense Attorney, Eugene Johnson, Nancy Smith, Rickey Jackson)
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Thomas J. Capobianco, Terrence Chin-Loy, Samuel Levine, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Eric Shane
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell
  33. 9 Scene 31: What Makes a Person Free – Finale (All) 04:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scene 31: What Makes a Person Free – Finale (All)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Scott Davenport Richards
    Performer
    Joseph Lattanzi, Samuel Levine, Victoria Okafor, Maria Miller, Terrence Chin-Loy, Sankara Harouna, Miles Wilson-Toliver, Eric Shane, Thomas J. Capobianco, Deborah Nansteel, Morgan Smith, Joseph Parrish
    Ensemble
    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Young Professionals Choral Collective
    Conductor
    John Morris Russell