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Tesori: Blue / Kellogg, Hunter, Crouch, Cox, Washington National Opera
PENTATONE

Tesori: Blue / Kellogg, Hunter, Crouch, Cox, Washington National Opera

$32.99

Details

Composer
Jeanine Tesori
Artist
Washington National Opera, Roderick Cox
Format
SACD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Mar 25, 2022
Catalog #
PTC5186967
UPC
827949096761

About

Washington National Opera presents Blue, a contemporary opera on racial injustice in the US today, with a libretto by Tazewell Thompson set to music by Jeanine Tesori. Blue tells the tragic story of an African-American police officer whose son is killed by a fellow officer during a protest. Strongly resonating with the Black Lives Matter movement, the piece is equally groundbreaking thanks to its intimate and layered portrayal of African-American family life on the operatic stage. Historically and musically, Blue compassionately tells a story that is at once painful and identifiable to so many of us.

The Music Critics Association of America named Blue the “Best New Opera” of 2020, while the Financial Times praised it as “an exceptionally strong new opera about race in America”, and hailed Tesori’s music as “eclectic, but assuredly so, full of beauty and eloquence.” The piece is sung by an excellent cast of vocalists, including Kenneth Kellogg as The Father, Briana Hunter as The Mother, and Aaron Crouch as The Son, while The Washington National Opera Orchestra is led by rising star conductor Roderick Cox. Jeanine Tesori is one of the most important American composers of today, with a diverse catalog for musical theatre, opera, film, and television. Tazewell Thompson is an internationally acclaimed director, playwright, teacher, and actor. Washington National Opera is among the leading US opera houses, and has the mission to present stories that reflect the America of today.

REVIEWS:

The libretto is...strong, compact, of-the-moment, and true to racial realities...Tesori’s score is moving in the best way. The recording boasts the same five principal artists as the first productions: bass Kenneth Kellogg (the Father), mezzo-soprano Briana Hunter (the Mother), tenor Aaron Crouch (the Son), baritone Gordon Hawkins (the Reverend), and soprano Ariana Wehr (Girlfriend 1/Congregant 1/Nurse).

Blue embodies the essence of great opera: It unites a deeply moving story with music that stirs the passions and touches the heart. There’s no filler, no moment where composer or librettist lingers too long or self-indulges. It’s a stunning achievement that deserves a permanent place in the repertory.

--San Francisco Classical Voice (Jason Victor Serinus)

If opera can be the barometer of the present, Blue is the opera for our times. Jeanine Tesori’s harmony and natural lyricism afford tension and release — a natural fit for Tazewell Thompson’s tragic storytelling that is occasionally tempered by lighthearted relief. The score, which never devolves to fodder for a sung play, serves as a vehicle of sweeping lyrical expression for the singers, each channeling the pain, anger, and uncertainty the libretto puts them through.

--I Care If You Listen (Esteban Meneses)

A Textura Top 20 Classical Album of 2022!

In a historically and culturally significant confluence of events, three ‘Black' operas premiered in the summer of 2019: Anthony Davis and Richard Wesley's The Central Park Five (at the Long Beach Opera), Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons's Fire Shut Up in My Bones (at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis), and Blue (at The Glimmerglass Festival), the latter the creation of librettist Tazewell Thompson and composer Jeanine Tesori...awarded the Music Critics Association of North America 2020 Award for Best New Opera, [Blue] is the first of the three to be available in a physical form...

Vocal and instrumental forces come together eloquently in this superb realization by the Washington National Opera. Thompson's libretto is moving and panoramic, and Tesori's music is stylistically diverse yet always pointedly connected to the text. With his stentorian delivery, bass Kenneth Kellogg brings the father vividly to life, as do mezzo-soprano Briana Hunter as the mother and tenor Aaron Crouch the son. Fleshing out the vocal parts memorably are baritone Gordon Hawkins as the reverend, and three pairs of female (Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell) and male (Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons) singers as girlfriends and police officers; finally, the Washington National Opera Orchestra under the direction of conductor Roderick Cox supports the singers with deeply engaged playing. Recorded in June 2021 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Opera House, Blue boasts exceptional sound quality.

Pentatone honours Tesori and Thompson's two-act creation with a handsome physical presentation that houses two CDs and in-depth booklet (containing commentaries and libretto) within a sturdy six-panel package. The label's catalogue includes stellar releases of repertory works, but Pentatone demonstrates admirable advocacy for contemporary work in its programming too, Blue a prime illustration.

Blue is polyphonic, expressive, and timely but above all multi-dimensional... The full spectrum of human experience—despair, romance, joy, redemption, forgiveness, etc.—is encompassed by this thought-provoking, life-affirming creation. It's an opera that in a perfect world would be on every major opera company's short-list of works under consideration for future presentation.

--Textura

Tracklist 72 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prologue 02:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prologue
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Urgent! - Drop ev'rything! (Girlfriends 1, 3, 2) 01:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Urgent! - Drop ev'rything! (Girlfriends 1, 3, 2)
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: I was in the heyday of being in love (The Mother, Girlfriends 1, 2, 3) 00:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: I was in the heyday of being in love (The Mother, Girlfriends 1, 2, 3)
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  5. 4 Act I Scene 1: Damn, girl! (3 Girlfriends, The Mother) 02:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Damn, girl! (3 Girlfriends, The Mother)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  6. 5 Act I Scene 1: You married a cop? (3 Girlfriends, The Mother) 00:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: You married a cop? (3 Girlfriends, The Mother)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  7. 6 Act I Scene 1: I love him (The Mother) 03:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: I love him (The Mother)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  8. 7 Act I Scene 1: What about your obsession? (Girlfriend 3, The Mother, Girlfriends 2, 1) 00:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: What about your obsession? (Girlfriend 3, The Mother, Girlfriends 2, 1)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Rehanna Thelwell, Briana Hunter, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  9. 8 Act I Scene 1: I'm gonna strap my baby on my back (The Mother, 3 Girlfriends) 01:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: I'm gonna strap my baby on my back (The Mother, 3 Girlfriends)
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  10. 9 Act I Scene 1: You havin' a what? (Girlfriends 3, 2, 1, The Mother) 01:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: You havin' a what? (Girlfriends 3, 2, 1, The Mother)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  11. 10 Act I Scene 1: Forgive our sistah - She knows not what she do (Girlfriends 1, 3, 2, The Mother) 01:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Forgive our sistah - She knows not what she do (Girlfriends 1, 3, 2, The Mother)
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  12. 11 Act I Scene 1: Birth that baby boy to term (Girlfriends 3, 2, 1, The Mother) 02:24
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Birth that baby boy to term (Girlfriends 3, 2, 1, The Mother)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  13. 12 Act I Scene 1: Ha! Ha, ha, ha! (Girlfriends 1, 2, 3) 00:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Ha! Ha, ha, ha! (Girlfriends 1, 2, 3)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  14. 13 Act I Scene 1: I'm having this boy. I'm keeping this boy close (The Mother, Girlfriends 1, 2, 3) 00:51
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: I'm having this boy. I'm keeping this boy close (The Mother, Girlfriends 1, 2, 3)
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  15. 14 Act I Scene 1: We wish on ev'rything you can wish on (Girlfriends 1, 3, 2) 01:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: We wish on ev'rything you can wish on (Girlfriends 1, 3, 2)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  16. 15 Act I Scene 1: Scrape the wax off your wings (3 Girlfriends) 01:49
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Scrape the wax off your wings (3 Girlfriends)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  17. 16 Act I Scene 1: Transition 01:17
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Transition
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  18. 17 Act I Scene 2: How you doin', baby? (The Father, The Mother) 01:25
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: How you doin', baby? (The Father, The Mother)
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  19. 18 Act I Scene 2: I'm somebody's mother (The Mother, The Father) 02:07
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: I'm somebody's mother (The Mother, The Father)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  20. 19 Act I Scene 2: Hello…Mom! (Nurse, The Mother, The Father) 01:49
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Hello…Mom! (Nurse, The Mother, The Father)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Ariana Wehr, Briana Hunter, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  21. 20 Act I Scene 2: Cup your hand under his head and neck (Nurse, The Mother) 01:14
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Cup your hand under his head and neck (Nurse, The Mother)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Ariana Wehr, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  22. 21 Act I Scene 2: Hello…Hello, my son (The Father) 03:02
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Hello…Hello, my son (The Father)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  23. 22 Act I Scene 3: Go, go, go! (Police Officers 1, 2, 3, The Father) 01:49
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Go, go, go! (Police Officers 1, 2, 3, The Father)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  24. 23 Act I Scene 3: Halftime! We're all yours, buddy (Police Officers 3, 2, 1, The Father) 01:04
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Halftime! We're all yours, buddy (Police Officers 3, 2, 1, The Father)
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Christian Simmons, Martin Luther Clark, Joshua Blue, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  25. 24 Act I Scene 3: How do you feel? (Police Officer 3, The Father) 02:03
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: How do you feel? (Police Officer 3, The Father)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Christian Simmons, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  26. 25 Act I Scene 3: Welcome to the daddy club! (Police Officers 3, 2, 1, The Father) 01:17
    Track
    25
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Welcome to the daddy club! (Police Officers 3, 2, 1, The Father)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Christian Simmons, Martin Luther Clark, Joshua Blue, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  27. 26 Act I Scene 3: How did you produce a son? (Police Officers 2, 3, 1, The Father) 00:50
    Track
    26
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: How did you produce a son? (Police Officers 2, 3, 1, The Father)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Joshua Blue, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  28. 27 Act I Scene 3: I've got a baby boy (The Father, Police Officers 1, 2, 3) 00:57
    Track
    27
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: I've got a baby boy (The Father, Police Officers 1, 2, 3)
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  29. 28 Act I Scene 3: Here's a toast (Police Officers 3, 2, 1, The Father) 01:18
    Track
    28
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Here's a toast (Police Officers 3, 2, 1, The Father)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Christian Simmons, Martin Luther Clark, Joshua Blue, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  30. 29 Act I Scene 4: Introduction 00:48
    Track
    29
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Introduction
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  31. 30 Act I Scene 4: You not getting off that easy (The Father, The Son) 01:25
    Track
    30
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: You not getting off that easy (The Father, The Son)
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  32. 31 Act I Scene 4: Yes, sir! Got my own private warden (The Son, The Father) 01:05
    Track
    31
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Yes, sir! Got my own private warden (The Son, The Father)
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  33. 32 Act I Scene 4: Moved up here so you could spread out and be by yourself (The Father, The Son) 01:49
    Track
    32
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Moved up here so you could spread out and be by yourself (The Father, The Son)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  34. 33 Act I Scene 4: No! New York is the richest city in the world (The Son, The Father) 02:15
    Track
    33
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: No! New York is the richest city in the world (The Son, The Father)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  35. 34 Act I Scene 4: Stat Stat Statue of Liberty (The Son, The Father) 01:29
    Track
    34
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Stat Stat Statue of Liberty (The Son, The Father)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  36. 35 Act I Scene 4: The world done change (The Father) 01:28
    Track
    35
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: The world done change (The Father)
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  37. 36 Act I Scene 4: What am I supposed to do? - Stay alive (The Son, The Father) 01:10
    Track
    36
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: What am I supposed to do? - Stay alive (The Son, The Father)
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  38. 37 Act I Scene 4: You alive, ain't you? (The Father, The Son) 00:47
    Track
    37
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: You alive, ain't you? (The Father, The Son)
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  39. 38 Act I Scene 4: I am out there in the jungle (The Father, The Son) 02:29
    Track
    38
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: I am out there in the jungle (The Father, The Son)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  40. 39 Act I Scene 4: Whatcha gonna do? (The Son, The Father) 01:11
    Track
    39
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Whatcha gonna do? (The Son, The Father)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  41. 40 Act I Scene 4: Let me go - No, my son, I will never let you go (The Son, The Father) 02:33
    Track
    40
    Title
    Act I Scene 4: Let me go - No, my son, I will never let you go (The Son, The Father)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  42. Disc 2
  43. 1 Act II Scene 1: What is your name, my son? (The Reverend, The Father) 01:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: What is your name, my son? (The Reverend, The Father)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Gordon Hawkins, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  44. 2 Act II Scene 1: Ah! You are the father whose child was lost (The Reverend, The Father) 01:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Ah! You are the father whose child was lost (The Reverend, The Father)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Gordon Hawkins, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  45. 3 Act II Scene 1: Ah! Your heart is broken, I hear it knocking against your ribs (The Reverend, The Father) 01:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Ah! Your heart is broken, I hear it knocking against your ribs (The Reverend, The Father)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Gordon Hawkins, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  46. 4 Act II Scene 1: This is my badge (The Father, The Reverend) 02:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: This is my badge (The Father, The Reverend)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  47. 5 Act II Scene 1: When my boy was taken from me (The Father, The Reverend) 00:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: When my boy was taken from me (The Father, The Reverend)
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  48. 6 Act II Scene 1: I did not come here seeking redemption (The Father, The Reverend) 02:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: I did not come here seeking redemption (The Father, The Reverend)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  49. 7 Act II Scene 1: Only a white God (The Father, The Reverend) 01:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Only a white God (The Father, The Reverend)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  50. 8 Act II Scene 1: You are walking in a terrible darkness, my son (The Reverend, The Father) 03:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: You are walking in a terrible darkness, my son (The Reverend, The Father)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Gordon Hawkins, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  51. 9 Act II Scene 1: May restoring waters clear the night's weeping (The Reverend) 00:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: May restoring waters clear the night's weeping (The Reverend)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Gordon Hawkins
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  52. 10 Act II Scene 1: In my hour of need I seek no salvation from you (The Father) 02:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: In my hour of need I seek no salvation from you (The Father)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  53. 11 Act II Scene 2: Come away from the window (Girlfriends 2, 1, 3) 01:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Come away from the window (Girlfriends 2, 1, 3)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  54. 12 Act II Scene 2: She sits in this matchbox disguised as a house (Girlfriends 3, 2, 1) 02:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: She sits in this matchbox disguised as a house (Girlfriends 3, 2, 1)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  55. 13 Act II Scene 2: She was lying in her bed (Girlfriends 3, 2, 1) 01:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: She was lying in her bed (Girlfriends 3, 2, 1)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  56. 14 Act II Scene 2: Look at her - She wears the captive shroud of stony death (Girlfriends 3, 1, 2) 01:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Look at her - She wears the captive shroud of stony death (Girlfriends 3, 1, 2)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Rehanna Thelwell, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  57. 15 Act II Scene 2: Let us go forth (Girlfriends 3, 1, 2) 00:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Let us go forth (Girlfriends 3, 1, 2)
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Rehanna Thelwell, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  58. 16 Act II Scene 2: Oh God! Bring my baby back (The Mother) 02:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Oh God! Bring my baby back (The Mother)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  59. 17 Act II Scene 2: God, give me back any part of my baby (The Mother) 02:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: God, give me back any part of my baby (The Mother)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  60. 18 Act II Scene 3: My heart…my heart is heavy tonight (The Reverend, All Congregants) 01:09
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: My heart…my heart is heavy tonight (The Reverend, All Congregants)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Gordon Hawkins, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  61. 19 Act II Scene 3: Somebody… (Male Congregants 1, 2, Female Congregants 2, 1, 3, Male Congregant 3) 02:36
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Somebody… (Male Congregants 1, 2, Female Congregants 2, 1, 3, Male Congregant 3)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell, Christian Simmons
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  62. 20 Act II Scene 3: A mother, clear out of her mind (The Reverend, All Congregants) 02:37
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: A mother, clear out of her mind (The Reverend, All Congregants)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Gordon Hawkins, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  63. 21 Act II Scene 3: God, we ask you, take care of this boy (The Reverend) 00:56
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: God, we ask you, take care of this boy (The Reverend)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Gordon Hawkins
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  64. 22 Act II Scene 3: Stay alive (The Father) 00:41
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Stay alive (The Father)
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  65. 23 Act II Scene 3: Son, the light is turning amber. Run! (The Father) 01:34
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Son, the light is turning amber. Run! (The Father)
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  66. 24 Act II Scene 3: We sing…Christ wore the crown of thorns (The Reverend, All Congregants, Girlfriend 2, Police Officers 2 and 3, The Mother) 03:09
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: We sing…Christ wore the crown of thorns (The Reverend, All Congregants, Girlfriend 2, Police Officers 2 and 3, The Mother)
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Gordon Hawkins, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  67. 25 Act II Scene 3: Cup your hand under his head and neck (The Mother, The Father, The Reverend, All Congregants) 01:46
    Track
    25
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Cup your hand under his head and neck (The Mother, The Father, The Reverend, All Congregants)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter, Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  68. 26 Epilogue: Introduction 01:14
    Track
    26
    Title
    Epilogue: Introduction
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  69. 27 Epilogue: I don't know what the hell you talkin' about (The Father, The Son, The Mother) 00:55
    Track
    27
    Title
    Epilogue: I don't know what the hell you talkin' about (The Father, The Son, The Mother)
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  70. 28 Epilogue: Set aside your sides, eat some set-asides I set aside for my boys (The Mother, The Son, The Father) 01:09
    Track
    28
    Title
    Epilogue: Set aside your sides, eat some set-asides I set aside for my boys (The Mother, The Son, The Father)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  71. 29 Epilogue: You my son - I got deep fried, red-eyed, drip-dried… (The Father, The Mother) 01:18
    Track
    29
    Title
    Epilogue: You my son - I got deep fried, red-eyed, drip-dried… (The Father, The Mother)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  72. 30 Epilogue: Kneaded, pinched, and prodded (The Mother) 03:32
    Track
    30
    Title
    Epilogue: Kneaded, pinched, and prodded (The Mother)
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  73. 31 Epilogue: Heavenly Father, we humbly thank you (The Mother, The Son and The Father, All Congregants, The Reverend) 03:18
    Track
    31
    Title
    Epilogue: Heavenly Father, we humbly thank you (The Mother, The Son and The Father, All Congregants, The Reverend)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Gordon Hawkins
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox
  74. 32 Epilogue: Hey Mom, hey Dad (The Son) 01:32
    Track
    32
    Title
    Epilogue: Hey Mom, hey Dad (The Son)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Jeanine Tesori
    Performer
    Aaron Crouch
    Ensemble
    Washington National Opera Orchestra
    Conductor
    Roderick Cox