tracks

Act 1
Introduction And Chorus
Sleep On Seven Flowers
Wind Around Me
Miss Julie's Taken Leave
Dance With Me, John
John Is Your Sweetheart
How Strange You Are
Sometimes I Dream
Christopher, Pass The Warm Wine
Put That Down
I've Never Seen The Back
Be My Love
Promise
Act 2
Introduction
Each Sin Brings
We Have To Go Away
If We Catch The Next Train
You Gave Your Word Of Honor
Sweet Jesus What A Mess
I'm Ready, I Have Money
How Much Money
Butcher, Why Don't You Kill Me?
Protect Me From Him
In A Pretty New Dress
It's A Sound Idea
I'll Tell Stable
A Carriage. You Hear It?
Pretend You're Him
You're Tired Of The Dancing
Aftermath
The Drum
Tygers Of Wrath
The Fury Of The Aerial Bombardment
The Park
Sonnet LXIV
On His Seventy-Fifth Birthday
Grief
Remorse For Any Death
Losses
Then

notes

Miss Julie – Recorded Live
Performed in the Perelman Theatre, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Friday, November 7, 2003, at 2 p.m., by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc, publisher and copyright owner.

Miss Julie performed as part of Roremania, a festival conceived and directed by Mikael Eliasen, celebrating the life, music and teaching of Ned Rorem on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Roremania was made possible by a grant from the Philadelphia Music Project, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, administered by Settlement Music School. The Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation provided additional support for Miss Julie.

Also included: Aftermath – Song Cycle for Voice, Piano, Violin, and Cello (2001-2002)
Aftermath was recorded in Field Concert Hall, Monday, October 25, 2004.

CD 1 (67:40)
CD 2 (43:53)

© 2005 Albany Records
Made in the USA

2 CDs packaged in a standard-size plastic, black-hinged-tray 2 CD jewel case, along with a 32-pages (stapled) booklet, notes in English; includes Synopsis, Libretto, artist profiles, and texts of the songs of Aftermath.

credits

Baritone Vocals [John] – Howard Reddy (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8)
Bass-Baritone Vocals [Stable Boy] – Charles Unice (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8)
Chorus – Members Of The Curtis Opera Theatre, (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8)
Composed By – Ned Rorem
Conductor – David Agler (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8)
Libretto By [Based On A Play By August Strindberg] – Kenward Elmslie
Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – George Blood
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Christine] – Fiona Murphy (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8)
Orchestra – The Curtis Symphony Orchestra, (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8)
Photography By – Lenore Doxsee
Soprano Vocals [Miss Julie] – Joslin Romphf (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8)
Soprano Vocals [Wildcat Boy] – Lishir Inbar (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8)
Soprano Vocals [Young Girl] – Jacqueline Bolier (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8)
Tenor Vocals [Young Boy] – Brenden Patrick Gunnell

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