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1885 Cavaillé-Coll organ at St. Etienne, Caen, France
Organic Opera
It's all about the theatre of the imagination on our next Pipedreams program, as we put away our hymn books and follow the King of Instruments to the opera house. Enjoy familiar melodies from Rossini, Puccini, Mozart and Gounod, excerpts from "Thais" and "I Puritani", "The Barber of Seville" and "Die Fledermaus" done up in a way you'd never expect. Hear Simon Gledhill at the Sanfilippo Music Salon and Thomas Heywood at Melbourne Town Hall. Delight in mechanical player-organs from the 19th century, and the stunning virtuosity of Wayne Marshall at Peterborough Cathedral.
These magic flutes sing a different song, as we explore repertoire from the lyric stage minus the prima donas and helden tenors. Enjoy highlights from Puccini and Donizetti, Mozart, Massenet and Vincenzo Bellini, as we present the extraordinary, even nutritious (?) sounds of organic opera this week on Pipedreams.
Program Broadcast dates:
- May 20, 2002
Music played in the program
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Die Fledermaus Overture -Wayne Marshall (1931 Hill, Norman & Beard/Peterborough Cathedral) Virgin Classics CD-61703
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU: Suite in D, fr Dardanus -Viviane Loriaut (1987 Loriaut/Church of St. Laurent, Aubenas, France) Gallo CD-768
GIACOMO PUCCINI: Nessun dorma, fr Turandot -Michael Miller, trumpet; Davie Lowry (1989 Casavant/1st Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC) Pro Organo CD-7026 (www.zarex.com; 800-336-2224)
LOUIS LEFEBURE-WELY: Fantasy on Mozart's Die Zauberflöte -Jean-Paul Imbert (1885 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Etienne, Caen, France) Festivo CD-157
PUCCINI: O mio babbino caro, fr Gianni Schicci -Ron Rhode (1920s Kimball/Colonial Theater, Phoenixville, PA) Roxy Productions CD-105
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI: The Thieving Magpie Overture -Simon Gledhill (Wurlitzer/Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington, IL) Musical Contrasts CD-210
CHARLES GOUNOD: Waltz, fr Faust -(1870 Gavioli Band Organ/Jean Ducloux Collection) FY CD-049 (OLF)
GIACOMO MEYERBEER: Robert le Diable Suite -(1827 Danrainville player organ/National Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands) NM CD-002 (Panchronia Antiquities; 518-282-9770)
VINCENZO BELLINI: Suoni la tromba e intrepido, fr I Puritani -Roberto Cognazzo (1849 Lingiardi/Parish Church, La Brigue, France) ADDA CD-581181 (OLF)
JULES MASSENET: Meditation, fr Thais -Virgil Fox (Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside Church, NYC) EMI Classics CD-65426
ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville -Thomas Heywood (2000 Schantz/Melbourne Town Hall, Australia) Pro Organo CD-7141 (www.zarex.com)