John Adams: Girls of the Golden West (2 CDs)

John Adams (geb. 1947)

Julia Bullock, Davone Tines, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, John Adams

2 CDs

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Artists:: Julia Bullock, Davone Tines, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, John Adams
Label:: Nonesuch
Year of recording ca.:: 2023
Item number:: 11798713
UPC/EAN:: 0075597900484
Release date:: 26.7.2024

»Girls of the Golden West« ist eine Oper mit Musik von John Adams und einem Libretto von Peter Sellars. Das Werk wurde von der San Francisco Opera in Zusammenarbeit mit der Dallas Opera, der Niederländischen Nationaloper und dem Teatro La Fenice in Venedig in Auftrag gegeben und wurde am 21. November 2017 an der San Francisco Opera uraufgeführt.

Das Libretto basiert auf Berichten aus erster Hand von Mark Twain, Zeitungsartikeln, Briefen, Tagebüchern, Original-Liedtexten des Goldrausches, politischen Reden und Slogans.
Adams sagt: »Es ist eine große Ehre für mich, die authentischen Stimmen dieser Menschen zu vertonen, ob aus Briefen, Liedern oder Zeitungsartikeln der damaligen Zeit«.

Disk 1 von 2 (CD)

1 Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 1: It was a driving, vigorous, restless population
2 Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 1: Wagon Ride - Ned Peters was a hustler
3 Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 2: My name is Joe
4 Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 2: Now he consoles himself
5 Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 3: A gambler#s life I do admire
6 Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 3: Josefa, you remember
7 Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 4: It's bone, it#s backbone
8 Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 4: Comin' up from Red Dog

Disk 2 von 2 (CD)

1 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 1: The Raven
2 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 2: The attack on the Mexicans
3 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 3: It seems like midnight
4 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 3: What is this celebration to me?
5 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 4: This very nearly was the cause
6 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 4: Ven esta noche
7 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 4: Blessed and praised
8 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 4: I'm going far away from my creditors
9 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 5: The Downieville mob
10 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 5: Tú me quieres alba
11 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Scene 5: It's four long years (Lousy Miner)
12 Girls of the Golden West, Act II Epilogue: Sometimes I lounge forlornly to the window