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Keith Phares|Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

Robert Livingston Aldridge (né en 1954)

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Composer Robert Livingston and librettist Herschel Garfein had begun planning an opera based on Sinclair Lewis' Elmer Gantry in 1990. Nashville Opera presented the premiere in 2007, and since then it has been presented by several companies including the opera programs at the University of Houston and the University of Minnesota and at Florentine Opera in Milwaukee. This live Naxos recording comes from the performances at Florentine Opera in 2010. William Boggs leads the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Florentine Opera Chorus, with baritone Keith Phares, mezzo-soprano Patricia Risley, tenors Vale Rideout and Frank Kelley, and soprano Heather Buck taking the lead roles.
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Elmer Gantry, Act I (Robert Aldridge)

1
Act I Scene 1: So she… (Elmer, Men's Chorus, Frank, Bully)
Keith Phares
00:05:17

John Newton, Engineer - Jesse Lewis, Engineer - Vale Rideout, Artist - Blanton Alspaugh, Producer - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist, MainArtist - Aaron Blankfield, Artist - Florentine Opera Chorus, Choir - Byeong-Joon Hwang, Engineer

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2
Act I Scene 2: Who's the man among us has not battled for the Lord? (Men's Chorus, Rev. Baines, Elmer, Frank, Eddie, Lulu)
Matthew Lau
00:15:07

Frank Kelley, Artist - Vale Rideout, Artist - Heather Buck, Artist - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist - Matthew Lau, Artist, MainArtist - Florentine Opera Chorus, Choir

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3
Act I Scene 3: When you hear the truth do you know it? (Elmer, Frank, Lulu)
Keith Phares
00:10:44

Vale Rideout, Artist - Heather Buck, Artist - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist, MainArtist

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4
Act I Scene 4: Vessels of service, great and small (Chorus, Ice Cream Vendor, Revival Worker, Revival Singer, Child, Sharon, Elmer, Keely Family Singers, Lulu, Frank)
Matthew Richardson
00:23:02

Scott Johnson, Artist - William Johnson, Artist - Vale Rideout, Artist - Heather Buck, Artist - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist - Patricia Risley, Artist - Sarah Lewis Jones, Artist - Linda S. Ehlers, Artist - Paul Helm, Artist - Nathan Krueger, Artist - Matthew Richardson, Artist, MainArtist - Katie Koester, Artist - Florentine Opera Chorus, Choir

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5
Act I Scene 5: And God said, "Build me a tabernacle!" (Sharon, T.J. Rigg, Men's Chorus, Rev. Baines, Elmer)
Patricia Risley
00:07:04

William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist - Patricia Risley, Artist, MainArtist - Matthew Lau, Artist - Jamie Offenbach, Artist - Florentine Opera Chorus, Choir

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6
Act I Scene 6: Sweetheart? Eddie? What are you doing? (Lulu, Eddie)
Heather Buck
00:08:03

Frank Kelley, Artist - Heather Buck, Artist, MainArtist - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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DISC 2

Elmer Gantry, Act II (Robert Aldridge)

1
Act II: Introduction
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
00:00:49

John Newton, Engineer - Jesse Lewis, Engineer - Blanton Alspaugh, Producer - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Byeong-Joon Hwang, Engineer

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2
Act II Scene 1: Knock, knock. Here I am with the goods. (Elmer, Sharon)
Keith Phares
00:14:35

William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist, MainArtist - Patricia Risley, Artist

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3
Act II Scene 2: Left, left; left, right, left. (Tour Guide, Women's Chorus, Elmer, Sharon, Frank, T.J. Rigg, Eddie, Lulu, Rev. Baines, Mrs. Baines)
Margaret Wendt
00:09:44

Frank Kelley, Artist - Vale Rideout, Artist - Heather Buck, Artist - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist - Patricia Risley, Artist - Matthew Lau, Artist - Jamie Offenbach, Artist - Julia Elise Hardin, Artist - Margaret Wendt, Artist, MainArtist - Florentine Opera Chorus, Choir

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4
Act II Scene 3: Is belief a gift? (Frank)
Vale Rideout
00:07:02

Vale Rideout, Artist, MainArtist - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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5
Act II Scene 4: …600 lightbulbs delivered tomorrow… (Elmer, Lulu, Eddie)
Keith Phares
00:07:41

Frank Kelley, Artist - Heather Buck, Artist - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist, MainArtist

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6
Act II Scene 5: Dear God, look into my heart (Sharon, Elmer)
Patricia Risley
00:05:06

William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist - Patricia Risley, Artist, MainArtist

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7
Act II Scene 6: Oh, Lordy (T.J. Rigg, Worker 1, Worker 2)
Jamie Offenbach
00:01:30

Scott Johnson, Artist - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Jamie Offenbach, Artist, MainArtist - Aaron Blankfield, Artist

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8
Act II Scene 7: Oh! that my nightly watch would cease to be (Chorus, Revival Singer, Sharon, Elmer, Revival Worker, Eddie, Lulu, Mrs. Baines, Rev. Baines, T.J. Rigg)
William Johnson
00:19:24

Frank Kelley, Artist - Scott Johnson, Artist - William Johnson, Artist, MainArtist - Heather Buck, Artist - William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist - Patricia Risley, Artist - Matthew Lau, Artist - Jamie Offenbach, Artist - Julia Elise Hardin, Artist - Florentine Opera Chorus, Choir

(C) 2011 Naxos (P) 2011 Naxos

Elmer Gantry (Robert Aldridge)

9
Epilogue: Dr. Binch. Great pleasure (Elmer, Dr. Binch, Chorus)
Keith Phares
00:06:21

William Boggs, Conductor - Robert Livingston Aldridge, Composer - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Keith Phares, Artist, MainArtist - Aaron Blankfield, Artist - Florentine Opera Chorus, Choir

(C) 2011 Naxos (P) 2011 Naxos

Album review

Composer Robert Livingston and librettist Herschel Garfein had begun planning an opera based on Sinclair Lewis' Elmer Gantry in 1990. Nashville Opera presented the premiere in 2007, and since then it has been presented by several companies including the opera programs at the University of Houston and the University of Minnesota and at Florentine Opera in Milwaukee. This live Naxos recording comes from the performances at Florentine Opera in 2010. William Boggs leads the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Florentine Opera Chorus, with baritone Keith Phares, mezzo-soprano Patricia Risley, tenors Vale Rideout and Frank Kelley, and soprano Heather Buck taking the lead roles.
© TiVo

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