tracks

Prologue
Hullo-Hullo-Hullo!
He Was Very Nice Looking
Seven Across
Fred - Fred -Dear Fred
Please, A Glass Of Water
It Was A Thursday
Good Morning
We Walked Together Up The River
We Walked Back To The Station
Doctors Have Dreams
I Watched His Train
Is That You, Laura?
Albert Godby, How Dare You?
I Sat In The Cafe, Waiting.
My Dear, My Dear, I'm Sorry
The British Have Always Been Nice To Mad People
When I Was A Child
Good Evening, Mrs Jesson
This Is The Face Of A Woman Who Lies
Entr'acte
He Took Me To Lunch
We Stood On The Bridge At Eden Lock
That's Your Train
14 Down, 6 Letters
Hallo!
Promise Me
A Woman Is Sitting In A Quiet Room
Aren't You Going To Offer Me Another Cup Of Tea?
Fred, Fred, Oh Fred

notes

Opera in two acts based on the play "Still Life" by Noel Coward and the screenplay for the film "Brief Encounter" by Noel Coward and David Lean.

Recorded live at Houston Grand Opera, Wortham Theatre Centre, Houston TX, May 2009.

92 page booklet contains notes, synopsis, biographies in English, German & French plus English libretto (no translations).

credits

Art Direction – Fred Münzmaier
Baritone Vocals [Albert] – Robert Orth
Baritone Vocals [Alec] – Nathan Gunn
Composed By – André Previn
Conductor – Patrick Summers
Engineer – Marian Barry
Executive Producer – Matthias Spittler
Libretto By, Liner Notes – John Caird
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Myrtle] – Meredith Arwady
Orchestra – Houston Grand Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals [Laura] – Elizabeth Futral
Tenor Vocals [Fred] – Kim Josephson
Vocals [Beryl] – Alicia Gianni
Vocals [Doctor Graves] – James J. Kee
Vocals [Dolly Messiter] – Rebekah Camm
Vocals [Mary Norton] – Jamie Barton
Vocals [Mrs Rowlandson] – Faith Sherman
Vocals [Stanley] – Adam Cioffari

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Houston Grand Opera Association Inc.

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