Lee Hoiby: Summer and Smoke

Lee Hoiby: Summer and Smoke - Albany Records - ALB 1272 - 034061127222

Label: Albany Records
Catalog No: ALB 1272
Format: CD
Release Date: 2011-06-14
Number of Discs: 2
Running time: 2 hr. 2 min.
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 034061127222

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>Hoiby, Lee : Summer and Smoke, opera in 2 acts
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This is a world premiere recording of Lee Hoiby's 1971 two-act opera, with libretto by Lanford Wilson, based on the play by Tennessee Williams. Lee Hoiby, who died on April 8, 2011, was best known as a composer of operas and songs, although he was a child prodigy as a pianist, studying at the University of Wisconsin with Gunnar Johansen and Egon Petri. But on the verge of a career as a concert pianist, he received a scholarship to study composition with Gian Carlo Menotti. His immense contribution to American music, particularly opera and song repertoire is recognized by American singers everywhere. His style is an elegant and unobvious bridging of the lyrical works of Verdi and Gershwin.

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Recording information: Manhattan School Of Music (2010).



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>Hoiby, Lee : Summer and Smoke, opera in 2 acts
  • Performers: Anna Viemeister (Voice); Robert Mellon (Voice); Brian Wahlstrom (Voice); Nicole Wiegelt (Voice); Nickoli Strommer (Voice); Salim Abed (Voice); Matthew Montana (Voice); Sam Rodd (Voice); Maria Hernandez (Voice); Lindsey Fraser (Voice); Sophia Benedetti (Voice); Samatha Korbey (Voice); Satchell Beer (Voice); Audean Farmer (Voice); Allyson Herman (Voice); Josh Agosto (Voice); Anna Lawrence (Voice); Steve Gokool (Voice); Chris Lucier (Voice); Briana Hunter (Voice); Chloe Niemann (Voice); Michael O'Halloran (Voice); Nicholas Connolly (Voice); Vera Rees (Voice); Greg Hoyt (Voice); Jonathan Myers (Voice); Ivan Miller (Voice); Heather Boaz (Voice); Claire Coolen (Voice)
  • Conductor: Steven Osgood
  • Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1971