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An American tragedy / Tobias Picker

Author
Picker, Tobias, 1954-
Published
[New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2005]
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 sound file (2 hr., 34 min., 30 sec.))
Additional Creators
Racette, Patricia, 1967-, Graham, Susan, 1960-, Zajick, Dolora, Begley, Kim, Gunn, Nathan, Conlon, James, 1950-, and Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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Language Note
Sung in English.
Contents
'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus -- Would you look at J. P. Morgan -- Vanderbilt, Astor, Dupont, James J. Hill -- My name's Clyde Griffiths -- Can't believe the heat in here -- A motor car! -- Good evening -- Oh, good evening, Mister Griffiths -- Out for a walk? -- You've done more than enough -- So what was it like? -- New York -- New York has changed me -- Gilbert Griffiths! -- Come on Roberta -- My cousin Clyde is from Chicago -- Are your dreams inside these pockets? -- It's a dizzy thing, this society biz! -- Overture -- Today I pretended you'd be here soon -- We should go dancing tonight -- Dear Clyde, unless I hear from you -- And so Jesus said: "You will see a donkey tied there with its colt beside it" -- Praise the Father and the Son -- Miss Finchley? I work at the factory -- That minister sure can talk -- It will not take too long -- Isn't it still and peaceful? -- Gilbert and Bella will soon be home -- Accused of murder! -- When your uncle brought you here, I was afraid -- You said you were drifting together -- Tell us. Tell us, Griffiths -- She did not slip off that boat -- Clyde, this letter is so that you will not think that someone once dear to you has utterly forgotten you -- It's almost time, Clyde.
Summary
Recorded a few weeks after the opera's world premiere at the Met, this broadcast captures the all-star original cast of Tobias Picker's work based on Theodore Dreiser's searing 1925 novel of murder and social ambition. At its center is Nathan Gunn as Clyde Griffiths, the impoverished but ambitious young man from the Midwest who comes to upstate New York to work in a factory owned by his wealthy uncle. Patricia Racette is Roberta Alden, a worker in the factory who becomes his lover. But Clyde has his eye on the wealthy socialite Sondra Finchley (Susan Graham) and plots to marry her--with only Roberta and their unborn child standing in his way. Dolora Zajick gives a heartbreaking performance as Clyde's mother, and James Conlon conducts Picker's nuanced score.
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Duration
["02:34:30"]
Sound Characteristics
digital
Digital File Characteristics
audio file streaming audio file
Form of work
Opera
Note
Duration: 2 hr., 34 min., 30 sec.
Participant/Performer Note
Patricia Racette, Susan Graham, Dolora Zajick, Kim Begley, Nathan Gunn ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor.
Data/Place of Event
Recorded live 2005 Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
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