Zemlinksy: The Dwarf, Ullmann / Conlon/LA Opera, Dixon, Dunleavy [DVD]

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Album Summary

Performers

• Mary Dunleavy (Soprano)
• Susan Anthony (Soprano)
• Elizabeth Bishop (Alto)
• Rodrick Dixon (Tenor)
• Rena Harms (Soprano)
• Lauren McNeese (Soprano)
• James Johnson (Bass)
• Karen Vuong (Soprano)
• Melody Moore (Soprano)
• Jason Stearns (Baritone)
• Lauren McNeese (Mezzo Soprano)
• Bonaventura Bottone (Tenor)
• Richard Cox (Baritone)
• Natasha Flores (Mezzo Soprano)
• Steven Humes (Bass)
• Ryan McKinny (Bass-Baritone)

Conductor

• Conlon, James

Ensembles

• Los Angeles Opera Chorus
• Los Angeles Opera Orchestra

Composers

• Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942)
• Viktor Ullmann (1898 - 1944)

Notes & Reviews:

The first fully-staged productions of the LA Opera House groundbreaking 'Recovered Voices' project, highlighting the works of composers affected by the Holocaust. A double bill of one-act operas: Viktor Ullmann's 'Der zerbrochene Krug', taken from a comedy by the Romantic German poet Heinrich von Kleist, and Alexander Zemlinsky's 'Der Zwerg', based on Oscar Wilde's powerful tragedy 'The Birthday of the Infanta'. The music of Alexander Zemlinsky and Viktor Ullmann remained buried for decades in the wake of the destruction wrought by the policies of the Nazi regime. Dozens of composers and thousands of compositions are still largely unknown to musicians and lovers of classical music and opera.

American Record Guide
the two short operas... are quite lovely... certainly of historical interest and curiosity.

Notes & Reviews:

Run Time: 122 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian

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Works Details

Zemlinsky, Alexander von : Der Zwerg, opera

• Performers: Mary Dunleavy (Soprano); Susan Anthony (Soprano); Elizabeth Bishop (Alto); Rodrick Dixon (Tenor); Rena Harms (Soprano); Lauren McNeese (Soprano); James Johnson (Bass); Karen Vuong (Soprano); Melody Moore (Soprano)
• Conductor: James Conlon
• Ensemble: Los Angeles Opera Orchestra
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1920-1921

Ullmann, Viktor : Der zerbrochene Krug

• Performers: Melody Moore (Soprano); Jason Stearns (Baritone); Elizabeth Bishop (Alto); Lauren McNeese (Mezzo Soprano); Bonaventura Bottone (Tenor); Richard Cox (Baritone); Natasha Flores (Mezzo Soprano); Rena Harms (Soprano); Steven Humes (Bass); James Johnson (Bass); Ryan McKinny (Bass-Baritone)
• Conductor: James Conlon
• Ensemble: Los Angeles Opera Chorus
• Period Time: Modern