The Ghosts of Versailles
Live Album by John Corigliano; LA Opera, James Conlon
Released 22 April 2016
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Prologue "Mon coursier hors d'haleine" (Woman with Hat, Louis XVI, Marquis, Gossips, Aristocrats)John Corigliano7:11
- 2The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "All-powerful Queen of Beauty and ruler of my willing heart" (Beaumarchais, Marie Antoinette)John Corigliano1:44
- 3The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Aria "They are always with me: the unbounded waiting, the odor of blood on steel, the terrible sound" (Marie Antoinette)John Corigliano8:09
- 4The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "My wife was always hard to please" (Louis XVI, Aristocrats, Woman with Hat, Marquis, Gossips, Beaumarchais)John Corigliano2:17
- 5The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "Oh no. Here we go again!!" (Chorus, Figaro, Susanna, Almaviva, Aristocrats)John Corigliano1:39
- 6The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Prologue "They wish they could kill me" (Figaro, Marie Antoinette, Woman with Hat, Aristocrats)John Corigliano8:43
- 7The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "Bravo, Beaumarchais! Brilliant!" - "Then why are you weeping, your Majesty?" (Louis XVI, Beaumarchais, Marie Antoinette, Aristocrats)John Corigliano2:12
- 8The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "Magic! It is Paris, the autumn of '93" (Beaumarchais, Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, Almaviva)John Corigliano2:52
- 9The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "And with the one million pounds, grant Her Majesty a safe refuge in the New World" (Almaviva, Figaro, Susanna, Louis XVI, Wilhelm)John Corigliano3:51
- 10The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "Fool! Idiot! Moron! You forgot where Almaviva plans to sell the jewels?" (Bégearss, Wilhelm, Aristocrats, Marie Antoinette)John Corigliano1:12
- 11The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Recitative "I can't wait to betray Almaviva" (Bégearss, Florestine)John Corigliano2:20
- 12The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Aria "Oh, the lion may roar and the eagle may soar." (Bégearss)John Corigliano3:58
- 13The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "I remember, Master, I remember!" (Wilhelm, Bégearss, Susanna, Figaro, Aristocrats, Woman with Hat)John Corigliano1:18
- 14The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "Poor Florestine, I pity her." (Marie Antoinette, Beaumarchais, Louis XVI, Aristocrats)John Corigliano1:59
- 15The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "New Scene: Rosina's boudoir. They say New York is a lively town" (Beaumarchais, Louis XVI, Bégearss, Rosina, Almaviva)John Corigliano2:09
- 16The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "Now we go back in time" - "Cherubino, Cherubino" (Rosina, Beaumarchais, Cherubino)John Corigliano0:48
- 17The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Duet "Look at the green here in the glade" (Beaumarchais, Rosina, Cherubino, Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI)John Corigliano7:33
- 18The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. "No. I've had enough. I see what's happening here" (Louis XVI, Beaumarchais, Woman with Hat, Aristocrats, Marie Antoinette, Marquis, Chorus)John Corigliano2:27
- 19The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Finale "Selamünaleyküm {Welcome!}" (Pasha, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Léon, Florestine, Almaviva, Rosina, Susanna, Marquis, Beaumarchais, Bégearss)John Corigliano4:01
- 20The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Finale "His Excellency, the English Ambassador" (Page, English Ambassador, Almaviva, Pasha)John Corigliano2:36
- 21The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Finale "I am in a valley and you are in a valley" (Samira, Pasha)John Corigliano3:37
- 22The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Finale "Ya omri. Limatha hajartani?" (Samira, Figaro, Chorus)John Corigliano3:01
- 23The Ghosts of Versailles: Act I. Finale "Tafaddaloo marhabun bikoom" - "Shall we?" (Figaro, Chorus, Almaviva, English Ambassador, Bégearss, Wilhelm, Marie Antoinette, Aristocrats, Florestine, Rosina, Susanna)John Corigliano5:10
- CD 2
- 1The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Hurry, hurry... It's late! The second act is beginning!" (Beaumarchais, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Almaviva, Marquis, Susanna, Florestine, Woman with Hat, Rosina)John Corigliano3:02
- 2The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Watch. Now Figaro comes back" (Beaumarchais, Louis XVI, Almaviva, Susanna, Figaro, Marie Antoinette, Florestine, Rosina, Woman with Hat, Marquis)John Corigliano2:21
- 3The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Wait!... Figaro was supposed to return the necklace" (Beaumarchais, Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, Woman with Hat, Marquis)John Corigliano5:12
- 4The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Damn that Figaro. He's your husband" (Almaviva, Marquis, Susanna, Woman with Hat, Marie Antoinette, Florestine, Rosina)John Corigliano1:36
- 5The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. Duet "As summer brings a wistful breeze" (Susanna, Rosina, Marie Antoinette, Léon)John Corigliano3:05
- 6The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "And now I must go" - "Bless you, Madam, bless you" (Rosina, Susanna, Figaro, Beaumarchais, Marie Antoinette)John Corigliano1:24
- 7The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "What is happening?" (Susanna, Marie Antoinette, Figaro, Chorus)John Corigliano1:56
- 8The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Antoinette, we want your head!" - "Order! Order!" (Chorus, Beaumarchais)John Corigliano0:54
- 9The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Marie Antoinette of Lorraine and Austria" (Marie Antoinette, Chorus, Beaumarchais, Figaro)John Corigliano6:38
- 10The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Monarchy. Revolution. It's all the same to me" - "Women of Paris, listen!" (Bégearss, Chorus)John Corigliano5:46
- 11The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Welcome, Madeleine, welcome" (Rosina, Aristocrats, Almaviva, Florestine, Bishop, Léon)John Corigliano3:09
- 12The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. Quartet "Remember the chestnut trees in the gardens of the Tuileries?" (Léon, Florestine, Almaviva, Rosina)John Corigliano3:03
- 13The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "I hope I'm not too late for your party" (Bégearss, Almaviva, Aristocrats, Rosina, Léon, Florestine, Chorus, Figaro, Beaumarchais, Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, Wilhelm, Susanna)John Corigliano5:20
- 14The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. InterludeJohn Corigliano3:01
- 15The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "I am very well, my dear Marquis" (Duchess, Aristocrats, Marquis, Wilhelm, Chorus, Rosina, Florestine, Susanna, Léon, Almaviva)John Corigliano4:05
- 16The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. Quintet "O God of love, O Lord of light" (Almaviva, Rosina, Florestine, Léon, Susanna, Marie Antoinette)John Corigliano7:06
- 17The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "We are finished" - "Farewell, my faithful friend" (Susanna, Rosina, Florestine, Léon, Almaviva, Figaro, Duchess, Beaumarchais, Wilhelm)John Corigliano3:09
- 18The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Look, her breathing is diminished" (Florestine, Rosina, Almaviva, Beaumarchais, Figaro, Léon, Wilhelm, Susanna, Bégearss, Duchess, Chorus)John Corigliano3:12
- 19The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Goodbye, Figaro. Goodbye, Beaumarchais" (Beaumarchais, Marie Antoinette)John Corigliano1:59
- 20The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. Aria "No, Beaumarchais. It is as it should have been. Once there was a golden bird" (Marie Antoinette, Beaumarchais)John Corigliano5:01
- 21The Ghosts of Versailles: Act II. "Come, Antonia" (Beaumarchais, Chorus)John Corigliano3:31
More by John Corigliano, LA Opera, James Conlon
Release credits
- conductor
- performing orchestra
Issues
T22 April 2016