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Romulus (1990): A Comic Opera In One Act
"My Philosopher And My Astronomer Are As Busy As Always" (Martha, Celestus, Wolf)
"Sister, Would You Like To Bet There Is Something That Wolf Noticed..." (Celestus, Martha, Wolf)
"What Reasons?" (Martha, Celestus, Wolf)
"I Don't Detest The Mayor, Poor Fellow" (Celestus, Martha, Wolf)
"Fine Advice To Be Giving My Sister" (Celestus, Wolf, Martha)
"This System Of Two Clocks Is A Very Ingenious One" (Wolf, Celestus)
"What Was That?" (Celestus, Wolf)
"What's Going On? I Hear A Baby Crying" (Martha, Celestus, Wolf)
"Martha, I Have No Home Except This One..." (Wolf, Martha, Celestus)
"Stop Where You Are!" (Mayor, Celestus)
"A Thousand Pardons" (Mayor, Celestus)
"I Named Him, Yes" (Celestus, Mayor, Wolf)
"Damn Him!" (Celestus, Wolf, Martha, Mayor)
"What Is It Now?" (Martha, Celestus, Wolf)
"Pardon Me, Martha" (Wolf, Martha, Celestus)
"Good Gertrude, She Told Him Everything" (Martha, Celestus, Wolf)

notes

Playing Time: 71:25

This recording was made possible by deeply appreciated funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, and the Evelyn Sharp Foundation.

Recorded at the Recital Hall of the State University of New York, Purchase, USA, from 30th August to 1st September, 2009

℗ & © 2011 Naxos Rights International Ltd.
Made in the USA.

CD comes packaged in a clear plastic jewel case, and includes a 20-page booklet with notes and libretto in English.

credits

Baritone Vocals [Celestus] – Thomas Meglioranza
Bass Vocals [Mayor Babenhausen] – Wilbur Pauley
Bassoon – Seth Baer (2)
Cello – Christopher Finckel,
Clarinet – Alan Kay
Composed By, Conductor – Louis Karchin
Conductor [Assistant Conductor] – Scott Voyles
Ensemble – The Washington Square Ensemble
Flute – Jayn Rosenfeld
Horn – Daniel Grabois
Liner Notes – Charles Jarden
Liner Notes [An Interview With The Composer] – Christian Carey
Percussion – Matthew Gold
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Richard Termine
Photography By [Photo Of Barry, Karchin And Voyles], Contrabass – Kurt Muroki
Piano – Stephen Gosling
Piano [Rehearsal Pianist] – Daniel Beliavsky, Matthew Quayle (2)
Producer, Engineer, Edited By – Marlan Barry
Soprano Vocals [Martha] – Katrina Thurman
Tenor Vocals [Frantz Wolf] – Steven Ebel
Text By – Alexandre Dumas, Père,
Translated By – Barnett Shaw (2)
Viola – Lois Martin
Violin – Curtis Macomber, Yonah Zur

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Naxos Rights International Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Naxos Rights International Ltd.
Recorded At – SUNY Purchase Recital Hall
Published By – American Composers Alliance

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