Samuel Barber: Vanessa

Gianandrea Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra present a gripping recording of Samuel Barber's 'Vanessa', the Pulitzer Prize-winning American opera of love, longing, and illusion. In Barber's atmospheric, emotionally charged score, echoes of Verdi, Puccini, and Hitchcock-era Hollywood intertwine with a distinctly modern American voice. This performance brings together an exceptional cast, including Nicole Heaston, J'Nai Bridges, Matthew Polenzani, Susan Graham, and Thomas Hampson, who illuminate Gian Carlo Menotti's haunting tale of desire across generations. Recorded live in concert, this release captures Vanessa's sweeping romanticism and psychological depth with vivid orchestral colour and extraordinary vocal artistry. A landmark addition to the contemporary operatic discography, it reveals why Vanessa remains one of the 20th century's most compelling operas.

Disc 1
1: Introduction
2: Potage Crème Aux Perles
3: No, I Cannot Understand
4: Must the Winter Come So Soon?
5: Listen!...They Are Here
6: Do Not Utter a Word, Anatol
7: Yes, I Believe I Shall Love You
8: Who Are You?
9: And Then?
10: No, You Are Not As Good a Skater As Your Father Was
11: Under the Willow Tree Two Doves Cry
12: Erika, I Am So Happy
13: Did You Hear Her?
14: Help, Help! Save Me from Their Talk
15: Outside This House the World Has Changed
16: Hurry, Now!
17: In Morning Light Let Us Rejoice

Disc 2
1: The Count and the Countess D'Albany
2: I Should Never Have Been a Doctor, Nicholas
3: Here You Are!
4: At Last I've Found You
5: Love Has a Bitter Core, Vanessa
6: Nothing to Worry About
7: Why Did No-one Warn Me?
8: Why Must the Greatest Sorrows Come from Those We Most Love?
9: There, Look!
10: On the Path to the Lake
11: Anatol, Tell Me the Truth!
12: Grandmother!
13: Intermezzo
14: By the Time We Arrive in Paris the New House Should Be Ready
15: For Ev'ry Love There Is a Last Farewell
16: And You, My Friend, What Are You Mumbling About?
17: Erika, Before I Leave You Must Tell Me the Truth About That Night
18: To Leave, to Break, to Find, to Keep
19: Goodbye, Be Happy, Aunt Vanessa
20: No, I Must Never Say That Name Again

Composer: Samuel Barber

Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda

Number of Discs: 2

Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra

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