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Sono Luminus

Semmelweis

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Composer
Raymond J. Lustig, Matthew Doherty
Artist
Raymond J. Lustig, The Rhythm Method, Leah Asher, Meaghan Burke, Ranjit Prasad, Chrystof Knoche, Cha
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Apr 17, 2026
Catalog #
SLE-70046
UPC
053479704603

About

The music of this album derives from the stage work SEMMELWEIS, whose initial creation and development came about with the generous help of the American Opera Project, Budapest Operetta Theater, The Bartok Plusz Opera Festival, the Charles P. Sloan Foundation, Ensemble Studio Theater, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Edward Andrews, Dr. Laszlo Rosivall, Dr. Ana Berlin, Dr. Warren Widmann, and many others listed in the thank-you section. It premiered at the Bartok Plusz Opera Festival in a production directed by Martin Boross, which ran in Budapest and toured throughout Hungary. The music of SEMMELWEIS underwent significant artistic development with help from director Martin Boross, music director Dániel Dinyés, dramaturg Diána Eszter Mátrai, and assistant director Julia Jakubowska. This album has deep roots and owes it's thanks to so many who have supported it, informed it, encouraged it, critiqued it, coached it, lent a listening ear to it, brought it to stages, performed in earlier live versions of it, helped find opportunities for it, etc. Much gratitude to: Ana Berlin, Eva Berlin-Lustig, Dr. Daniel Seidman, Luigi Porto, Matt Gray, Dániel Dinyés, Mila Henry, Charity Wicks, Hans Tashjian, Peter Thall, Tara Khozein, Troy Germanow Alejandro Berlin, András Tucker, Audrey Jakab, Bartók Béla Chamber Chorus of Szolnok, Carola Timmel, Chaitanya Sangco, Charles Jarden, Conrad Cummings, Daisy Press, EMI Ferguson, Erwin Maas, Éva Molnár, György Lorinczy, Hermann Szabolcs, John Corigliano, Joy Tamayo, Karmina Šilec, Katelan Terrell, Nina Colosi, Ryan McAdams, Sandcastle New Music, Szilveszter P. Szabó, The Streaming Museum, Veronika Nádasi, Maryna Abigail Fisher, Ákos Podráczky, Alice Lustig, Amy Justman, András Juhász, Angel Orensanz Center, Balassi Institute, Bill Jones, Brett Umlauf, Brian Meece, Bryan P. Hurley, Ph.D., Carolyn Stem, Catherine Hancock, Charlotte Dobbs, Christopher Botta, Dániel Patkós, Dina Rose Rivera, Dora Halas, Dóra Tési, Dr. Bernhard Küenburg, Dr. Jonathan Miller, Dr. Sherwin Nuland, Edward Bilous, Elaine Larson, Elena Kieffer, Elena Kowalsky, Eniko Lévai, Eszter Nemethi, Evan Fein, Ferenc Kumin, Gábor Csonka, Galapagos Art Space, Gary Shapiro, Gertrúd Andrási, Glenn Fleshler, Glimmerglass Opera, Greg Knowles, Greta Berman, Guadalupe Peraza, Guy Coolen, Howard Lieberman, Ildiko Eri, Inge Ivchenko, James Paulk, James Schaeffer, Jennifer Panara, Jenny Horváth, Jessica Miller-Rausch, Jessica Savage, JoAnn Dolan, Joanna Ebenstein, Joel Kalow, Joerg Ahlgrimm, John Brown, Mary Brown, John Lustig, Joseph Keckler, Josh Mertz, Júlia Hadi, Julianne Zahl, Julie Nagel, Kate Maroney, Kelly Horsted, Kendall Briggs, Kerry B. Grennan, N.P., Kiara Duran, Laura Kaminsky, Lee Streby, Lili Raubinek, Lisa Romain, Luke Canterella, Maeve Höglund, Marcy Richardson, Marguerite French, Martin Verdrager, Matthew Curran, McGinn Educational Center at Staten Island University Hospital, Megan Schubert, Michael Marcotte, Michelle DiBucci, Miron Kováts, Moirae Ensemble, Molly and Marvin Brooks, Music Theater Now, Musiktheatertage Wien, National Arts Club, Ned Canty, New York Academy of Medicine, Nissa Kahle, Norman Ryan, Opera Grows in Brooklyn, Opera on Tap, Operadagen Rotterdam, Patricia Price, Patrick Porter, Paul Dolan, Paul Haas, Paul Schneider, Paula Mlyn, Peter Flint, Phil Simmons, Raymond Lustig Sr., Regina Lustig, Robert E. Lee III, Ryan Andes, Samantha Martin, Samuel Katz, Samuel Zyman, Sára Zalányi, Sarah Small, Sophie Delphis, Stephanie Griffin, Steven Osgood, Susan Jakab, Tamás Keller, Tara Geer, Thomas Campbell Jackson, Thomas Desi, Tünde Frankó, Zita Vadasz, Gerd Kühl, Ildikó Barabás, József Dreiszker, Kelly Guerra, Marton Szegedi, Máté Vincze, Megan Ketch, Olivia Baseman.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. What is the Day 05:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. What is the Day
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Charlotte Mundy, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  2. 2 No. 2. Market Squares 01:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Market Squares
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Charlotte Mundy, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  3. 3 No. 3. Give Birth on the Earthworks 03:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Give Birth on the Earthworks
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Charlotte Mundy, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  4. 4 No. 4. Best Idea 02:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Best Idea
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Matthew Doherty, Charlotte Mundy, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  5. 5 No. 5. My Doctor's Hands 00:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. My Doctor's Hands
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Matthew Doherty, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  6. 6 No. 6. Never a Choice 04:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Never a Choice
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Matthew Doherty, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  7. 7 No. 7. Out in the Yard 01:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Out in the Yard
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Matthew Doherty, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  8. 8 No. 8. Archaeology 03:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Archaeology
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Matthew Doherty, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  9. 9 No. 9. Our Skin So Fair 05:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Our Skin So Fair
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Charlotte Mundy, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  10. 10 No. 10. As if Your Body Were a Cathedral 03:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. As if Your Body Were a Cathedral
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Matthew Doherty, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  11. 11 No. 11. You Cannot Stay 00:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. You Cannot Stay
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Raymond J. Lustig
  12. 12 No. 12. My Dark Disgrace 04:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. My Dark Disgrace
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Matthew Doherty, Charlotte Mundy, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  13. 13 No. 13. Etiology 03:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13. Etiology
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Raymond J. Lustig
  14. 14 No. 14. Eureka 05:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14. Eureka
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Matthew Doherty, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  15. 15 No. 15. I am the Experiment 04:22
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15. I am the Experiment
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Charlotte Mundy, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  16. 16 No. 16. Madness 02:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16. Madness
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  17. 17 No. 17. Once a Candle 01:35
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 17. Once a Candle
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Charlotte Mundy, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  18. 18 No. 18. The Only One 05:51
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 18. The Only One
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Matthew Doherty, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  19. 19 No. 19. Lullaby 03:35
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19. Lullaby
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method
  20. 20 No. 20. Finale 01:53
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 20. Finale
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Raymond J. Lustig
    Performer
    Charlotte Mundy, Raymond J. Lustig
    Ensemble
    The Rhythm Method