Boulanger - La Ville Morte (Karnéus, Paulsson, Göteborg Opera, Helsing) (320kbps .mp3)
Tom McKinney introduces a recording of Nadia Boulanger's most significant work, her collaboration with her teacher Raoul Pugno, the opera La Ville Morte (The Dead City) as orchestrated by Mauro Bonifacio and starring Katarina Karneus. This is a premiere performance from Göteborg of the completed opera.
01. La Ville Morte – Act I
01a. General introduction to La Ville Morte
02. La Ville Morte – Act II
02a. Commentary after Act I
03. La Ville Morte – Act III
03a. Commentary after Act II
04. La Ville Morte – Act IV
04a. Commentary after Act II
04b. Commentary after Act IV
La Ville Morte
Based on D'Annunzio's 'La Città morta'
Katarina Karnéus, (mezzo-soprano) Hebé
Matilda Paulsson, (mezzo-soprano) Anne
Markus Pettersson, (tenor) Léonard
Anton Ljungqvist, (bass-baritone) Alexandre
Natallia Salavei, (mezzo-soprano) Amman
Göteborg Opera Youth Chorus Men of the Göteborg Opera Chorus
Göteborg Opera Orchestra conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing