Track Listing
1. Nixon in China, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Opening
2. Nixon in China, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. "Soldiers of heaven hold the sky"
3. Nixon in China, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. "The people are the heroes now"
4. Nixon in China, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Landing of The Spirit of '76
5. Nixon in China, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. "Your flight was smooth, I hope?"
6. Nixon in China, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. "News has kind of mystery:"
7. Nixon in China, opera: Act 1. Scene 3. "Ladies & gentlemen, Comrades & friends,"
8. Nixon in China, opera: Act 1. Scene 3. "Mr. Premier, distinguished guests,"
9. Nixon in China, opera: Act 1. Scene 3. Cheers
10. Nixon in China, opera: Act 2. Scene 1. "This is prophetic!"
11. Nixon in China, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. Opening
12. Nixon in China, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. "Oh what a day / I thought I'd die!"
13. Nixon in China, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. "Whip her to death!"
14. Nixon in China, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. "I am the wife of Mao Tse-tung"
15. Nixon in China, opera: Act 3. "Let us examine what you did."
16. Nixon in China, opera: Act 3. "When I woke up"
17. Nixon in China, opera: Act 3. "I have no offspring."
18. Nixon in China, opera: Act 3. "I can keep still,"
19. Nixon in China, opera: Act 3. "After that - / The sweat / Had soaked my uniform"
20. Nixon in China, opera: Act 3. "Peking watches the stars,"
21. Nixon in China, opera: Act 3. "You won at poker."
22. Nixon in China, opera: Act 3. "I am old & cannot sleep"
1. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Prologue. Chorus of the Exiled Palestinians
2. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Prologue. Chorus of the Exiled Jews
3. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. "It was just after 1:15"
4. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. " My Grandson Didi, who was two"
5. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. "Give these orders"
6. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. "So I said to my grandson"
7. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. "We are sorry for you"
8. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Night Chorus
9. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Chorus of Hagar & the Angel
10. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 2. Scene 1. "I've never been a violent man"
11. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 2. Scene 1. "You are always complaining of your suffering"
12. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. Aria of the Falling Body (Gymnopédie)
13. The Death of Klinghoffer, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. Day Chorus
1. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 1. I Was Looking at the Ceiling &
2. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 1. A Sermon on Romance
3. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 1. Consuelo's Dream
4. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 1. Mike's Song about Arresting a
5. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 1. Tiffany's Solo
6. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 1. Song about the On-Site Alterca
7. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 1. Song about the Bad Boys & the
8. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 1. Your Honor My Client He's a Yo
9. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 1. Leila's Song: Alone (Again or
10. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 2. Three Weeks & Still I'm Outta
11. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 2. Crushed by the Rock I Been Sta
12. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 2. Dewain's Song of Liberation &
13. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 2. Este País! / This Country!
14. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 2. One Last Look at the Angel in
15. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, songplay: Act 2. Finale
| Details | | Playing Time: | 659 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Andrew Shulman, Angela Teek, Audra McDonald, Bradley Creswick, Christopher van Kampen, Darius De Haas, Dave Maric, David Harrington, David Purser, Dawn Upshaw, Gareth Hulse, Gidon Kremer, Guy Cowley, Hank Dutt, Hannu Rantanen, Janne Murto, Jari Nieminen, Jari-Pekka Karvonen, Joan Atherton, Joan Jeanrenaud, John Alley, John Duykers, John Orford, John Sherba, John Wallace, Judith Rees, Kari Tenkanen, Levine Andrade, Lynda Houghton, Marin Mazzie, Marja Mutru, Michael Collins [Clarinet], Michael McElroy, Michael Thompson, Naoko Tanaka, Nicole Tibbels, Paul Clarvis, Paul Crossley, Rebecca Hirsch, Richard Muenz, Robin McGee, Roger Chase, Sanford Sylvan, Sebastian Bell, Seppo Kantonen, Teresa Shaw, Thomas Young, Welly Yang | | Distributor: | Warner-Europe | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Sanford Sylvan (vocals, baritone); Trudy Ellen Craney, Janice Felty, James Maddalena, John Duykers, Thomas Hammons, Welly Yang, Angela Teek, Eugene Perry, Richard Muenz, Audra McDonald, Thomas Young, Darius de Haas, Marin Mazzie, Michael McElroy (vocals); Judith Rees, Nicole Tibbels, Dawn Upshaw (soprano); Teresa Shaw (mezzo soprano); Steve Smith (guitar, banjo, mandolin); Jari Nieminen (guitar); Joan Atherton, Rebecca Hirsch, Bradley Creswick, Naoko Tanaka, David Harrington, Gidon Kremer, John Sherba (violin); Roger Chase, Levine Andrade, Hank Dutt (viola); Christopher van Kampen, Joan Jeanrenaud, Andrew Shulman (cello); Sebastian Bell (flute, piccolo); Kari Tenkanen, Guy Cowley (clarinet, bass clarinet); Michael Collins (clarinet); Gareth Hulse (oboe, English horn); John Orford (bassoon); Janne Murto (saxophone); Glenn Fischthal, Chris Gekker, John Bruce Wallace (trumpet); Michael Thompson (French horn); David Purser (trombone); John Alley (piano, synthesizer); Dave Maric (piano, sampler); Paul Crossley (piano); Markku Tabell, Seppo Kantonen, Marja Mutru (keyboards); Hannu Rantanen (double bass, electric bass); Lynda Houghton, Robin McGee (double bass); Jari-Pekka Karvonen, Paul Clarvis (drums).
Recording information: Air Studios (Lyndhurst), London, England; Arabian Studiot, Helsinki, Finland; Auditorium Maurice Ravel, Lyon, France; BBC Studios, Manchester, England; Berkeley, Calif; CTS Studios, London, England; Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, Calif; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Manhattan Center Studios, New York, NY; RCA Studio A, New York, NY; Royal Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, Calif.
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