New recordings of contemporary operas in my collection

Since last September, I have acquired several recordings of contemporary operas :

- Pascal Dusapin : Penthesilea, recorded live at La Monnaie in Brussels in April 2015, during the first run of performances.
The cast includes mezzo Natascha Petrinsky, soprano Marisol Montalvo, baritone Georg Nigl and bass baritone Werner van Mechelen. Franck Ollu conducts La Monnaie symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
The recording is published by Cypres.

- John Harbison : Full Moon in March, recorded at Sonic Temple (Roslindale, MA) in June 2003.
The opera was first performed on April 30, 1979.
The cast includes mezzo Lorraine Disimone, soprano Anne Harley, tenor Frank Kelley, baritone James Maddalena and mezzo Janna Baty. Gil Rose conducts the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
The recording is published by BMOP sound.

- Tobias Picker : Fantastic Mr. Fox, recorded in Fraser Hall at WGBH Studios in Boston (MA) on December 8, 2014.
The cast includes tenor John Brancy, mezzo Krista River, bass baritone Andrew Craig Brown, tenor Edwin Vega, baritone Gabriel Preisser, soprano Elizabeth Futral and mezzo Tynan Davis. Gil Rose conducts the Boston Children's Chorus and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
The recording is published by BMOP sound.

- Wolfgang Rihm : Jakob Lenz, recorded live at La Monnaie in Brussels in March 2015.
The cast includes baritone Georg Nigl, bass baritone Henry Waddington and tenor John Graham-Hall. Franck Ollu conducts La Monnaie symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Andrea Breth directs.
The DVD is publised by Alpha.

- Pascal Zavaro : Manga-Café, recorded in Rochefort in May 2018, following the world première in Compiègne.
The cast includes mezzo Eléonore Pancrazi and soprano Morgane Heyse. Julien Masmondet conducts Les Apaches.
The recording is published by Maguelone.

I have catalogued all my opera recordings on LibraryThing.

New recordings in my collection : 'Dog Days' by Little and 'Paul's Case' by Spears

I have recently acquired two new recordings of contemporary operas :

- David T. Little : Dog Days, recorded live at REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArt) in Los Angeles, June 11-15, 2015.
The opera was first performed in Montclair, NJ, on September 29, 2012.
The cast includes James Bobick, Marnie Breckenridge, Cherry Duke, John Kelly, Michael Marcotte, Peter Tantsits and Lauren Worsham. Alan Pierson conducts the Newspeak ensemble.

- Gregory Spears : Paul's Case, recorded on August 6-8, 2018 at SUNY.
The opera was first performed in Arlington, VA, on April 20, 2013.
The cast inclues Melissa Wimbish, Erin Sanzero, Amanda Crider, Jonathan Blalock, Michael Slattery, Keith Phares and James Shaffran. Robert Wood conducts the American Modern Ensemble.

I have more than 2300 opera recordings. The complete list is available here.

Full score and CD recording of 'The Thirteenth Child' by Poul Ruders

The new opera composed by Poul Ruders, The Thirteenth Child, with a libretto by Becky and David Starobin inspired by the Brothers Grimm has not yet been performed (the first performance is to happen on July 27 in Santa Fe, NM), but the full score has already been published by Wilhelm Hansen and a recording has been issued by Bridge.

The full score is a large 230 pages volume.

The title page reads :

Poul Ruders / The Thirteenth Child / an opera in two acts / Libretto by / Becky and David Starobin / Full Score / Duration : / Act 1, c. 45 min. Act 2, c. 45 min. / WH / Wilhelm Hansen Musikforlag

On the following pages are given the 'Personnel' (characters with age and tessituras), detailed synopsis and complete orchestral setting.


The recording fits on 1 CD, with a total playing time of 77:50 (39:36 for Act 1 and 38:13 for Act 2).

The complete cast is the following :

Sarah Shafer (soprano) : Princess Lyra
Tamara Mumford (mezzo) : Queen Gertrude
Ashraf Sewailam (bass-baritone) : Drokan
Matt Boehler (bass) : King Hjarne
Alasdair Kent (tenor) : Prince Frederic & Toke
David Portillo (tenor) : Benjamin
Alex Rosen (bass) : Corbin

The Odense Symphony Orchestra and the Bridge Academy Singers are conducted by David Starobin (vocal music & orchestra Act 2) and Benjamin Shwartz (orchestra Act 1).

The recording was made in Denmark (Carl Nielsen Hall in Odense) and the USA (American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York City and New Rochelle Studios in New Rochelle, NY), between September 2016 and December 2018.

The booklet includes the full libretto.

I have observed a discrepancy between the score and the recording, in act 2, scene 3. On page 187 of the full score, the chorus sings 'Welcome Welcome Lyra !'. On the CD (track 22, page 28 of the libretto), the words given at the 'Townfolk' are 'Welcome silent Lyra !'.

Two new video recordings in my collections : Adès and Benjamin

I have recently acquired two new video recordings of contemporary operas :

 
- Thomas Adès, The Exterminating Angel, conducted by the composer, directed by Tom Cairns, recorded at the Metropolitan Opera on November 18, 2017 (Erato) ;

- George Benjamin, Lessons in Love and Violence, conducted by the composer, directed by Katie Mitchell, recorded at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in May 2018 (Opus Arte).

I now have 251 video recordings of operas. You can see all my collections of books and recordings on Librarything.

New audio and video recordings in my collection

I have recently acquired the following recordings of contemporary operas :

- John Adams : Doctor Atomic, conducted by John Adams, recorded in London (April 2017), published by Nonesuch Records (CD) ;
- Brett Dean : Hamlet, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, directed by Neil Armfield, recorded in Glyndebourne (July 2017), published by Opus Arte (Blu-ray) ;
- Sebastian Fagerlund : Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata), conducted by John Storgårds, recorded in Helsinki (September 2017), published by Bis (CD) ;

- John Harbison : Winter's Tale, conducted by Gil Rose, recorded at Mechanics Hall (Worcester, MA) in March 2009, published by BMOP Sound (CD) ;
- Bo Holten : Gesualdo Shadows, conducted by Bo Holten, directed by Deda Cristina Colonna, recorded at The Funen Opera, Odense (November 2016), published by Dacapo (DVD) ;
- Tod Machover : Death and the Powers, conducted by Nicole Paiement, directed by Diane Paulus, recorded in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, Dallas, TX (February 2014), published by the Dallas Opera (Blu-ray) ;

 
- Thea Musgrave : Mary, Queen of Scots, conducted by Peter Mark, recorded in Norfolk (VA) in April 1979, published by Lyrita (CD) ;
- Marcello Panni : Hanjo, conducted by Carlo Boccadoro, directed by Cesare Scarton, recorded in Teatro Palladium in Rome (November 2016), published by EMA Vinci Records (DVD) ;

 
- Seppo Pohjola : The Closet and My Dearest, conducted by Tuomas Rousi, recorded in Kuusankoski (September 2007) and published by Alba (CD) ;
- Aribert Reimann : L'Invisible, conducted by Donald Runnicles, recorded in Berlin (October 2017) and published by Oehms Classics (CD) ;

- Alessandro Solbiati : Leggenda, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, directed by Stefano Poda, recorded in Torino (September 2011), published by EMA Vinci Records (DVD) ;
- Maurizio Squillante : The Wings of Daedalus, recorded in Rome (2008) and published by Wergo (CD).

I have catalogued all my opera recordings on LibraryThing.

New recordings (audio and video) of contemporary operas in my collection

Since August 2017, I have acquired the 36 following recordings of contemporary operas :

- Mark Adamo : Becoming Santa Claus, conducted by Emmanuel Villaume, directed by Paul Curran (The Dallas Opera), Blu-Ray ;
- Robert Aldridge : Sister Carrie, conducted by William Boggs (Naxos, American Opera Classics), CD ;
- Louis Andriessen : Theatre of the World, conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw (Nonesuch), CD ;

- Mason Bates : The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, conducted by Michael Christie, recorded in Santa Fe (Pentatone), CD ;
- Rupert Bawden : The Sailor's Tale, conducted by Gary Cheung (NMC Recordings), CD ;
- Philippe Boesmans : Pinocchio, conducted by Patrick Davin (cypres), CD ;

- Daniel Börtz : Backanterna, conducted by Kjell Ingebretsen (Caprice), CD ;
- Geoffrey Bush : Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, conducted by Simon Joly (Lyrita), CD ;
- Tom Cipullo : After Life, conducted by Mina Miller (Naxos, American Opera Classics), CD ;

- Brett Dean : Bliss, conducted by Elgar Howarth (ABC Classics), CD ;
- Carlisle Floyd : Wuthering Heights, conducted by Joseph Mechavich (Reference), CD ;
- Philip Glass : The Perfect American, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies (OMM - Orange Mountain Music), CD ;

- Philip Glass : The Trial, conducted by Michael Rafferty (OMM - Orange Mountain Music), CD ;
- Jake Heggie : Great Scott, conducted by Patrick Summers (Erato), CD ;
- Jake Heggie : It's a Wonderful Life, conducted by Patrick Summers (Pentatone), CD ;

- Mikko Heiniö : Eerik XIV, conducted by Leif Segerstam, directed by Erik Söderblom (Turku Music Festival), DVD ;
- Toshio Hosokawa : The Raven, conducted by Kentaro Kawase (Naxos), CD ;
- John Joubert : Jane Eyre, conducted by Kenneth Woods (Somm), CD ;

- Lori Laitman : The Scarlet Letter, conducted by Ari Pelto (Naxos, American Opera Classics), CD ;
- Michaël Levinas : Le Petit prince, conducted by Arie van Beek (Claves), CD ;
- Jukka Linkola : Robin Hood, conducted by Mikko Franck, directed by Lari Heiskanen (Alba), DVD ;

- Missy Mazzoli : Song from the Uproar - The Lives and Deaths of Isabelle Eberhardt, conducted by Steven Osgood (New Amsterdam), CD ;
- Kate Miller-Heidke : The Rabbits, conducted by Isaac Hayward (ABC Classics), CD ;
- Luca Mosca : Signor Goldoni, conducted by Andrea Molino, directed by Davide Livermore (Dynamic), DVD ;

- Robert Paterson : Three Way, with the Nashville Opera conducted by Dean Williamson (AMR), CD ;
- Ned Rorem : Our Town, conducted by Gil Rose (New World), CD ;
- Edward Rushton : The Shops, conducted by Patrick Bailey (NMC Recordings), CD ;

- Kaija Saariaho : Only the Sound Remains, conducted by André de Ridder, directed by Peter Sellars (Erato), Blu Ray ;
- Eric Sawyer : Our American Cousin, conducted by Gil Rose (Boston Modern Orchestra Project), CD ;
- Robert Saxton : The Wandering Jew, conducted by André de Ridder (NMC Recordings), CD ;

- Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini : Edward II, conducted by Thomas Søndergård (Oehms), CD ;
- David Schiff : Gimpel the Fool, conducted by Kenneth Kiesler (Naxos, American Opera Classics), CD ;
- Alessandro Solbiati : Il Suono giallo, with the Teatro Comunal di Bologna conducted by Marco Angius, directed by Franco Ripa di Meana (EMA Vinci), DVD ;

- Gregory Spears : Fellow Travelers, with the Cincinnati Opera conducted by Mark Gibson (Fanfare Cincinnati), CD ;
- Conrad Susa : The Dangerous Liaisons, with the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater, conducted by George Manahan (Albany), CD ;
- Alfons Karl Zwicker : Der Tod und das Mädchen, conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer (MGB - Musiques Suisses), CD.

I have catalogued all my collection of opera recordings on librarything.