Midsummer Night

Kate Royal, soprano

• Released on 4/05/09 by Warner Classics
• Main artists: Kate Royal
• Genre: Classical

Digital booklet

Midsummer Night (William Alwyn)

1 Miss Julie, Act 1 Scene 1: "Midsummer Night, O, night of magic" (Miss Julie)

00:03:42

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - William Alwyn, Composer - Kate Royal, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Le Rossignol (Igor Stravinsky)

2 Le Rossignol, Act II: Chanson du rossignol. "Ah, joie, emplis mon coeur"

Andrew Staples 00:03:36

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - Igor Stravinsky, Composer - Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - John Fraser, Producer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Troilus and Cressida (William Walton)

3 Troilus and Cressida, Act 2 Scene 1: "At the haunted end of the day" (Cressida)

00:03:06

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - William Walton, Composer - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Susannah (Carlisle Floyd)

4 Susannah, Act 2 Scene 3: "The trees on the mountains are cold" (Susannah)

00:05:09

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Carlisle Floyd, Composer - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Rusalka (Antonín Dvořák)

5 Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon, "Mesicku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)

00:06:32

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Peter Grimes (Benjamin Britten)

6 Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 1: "Is the Boat In?" - "Embroidery in Childhood" (Balstrode, Ellen)

Thomas Allen 00:06:08

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - Benjamin Britten, Composer - Thomas Allen, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Die Lustige Witwe (Franz Lehár)

7 Die lustige Witwe, Act 2: No. 7, Vilja-Lied, "Nun lasst uns … Vilja, o Vilja, Du Waldmägdelein" (Hanna, Chorus)

00:06:07

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - Franz Lehár, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Crouch End Festival Chrous, Choir - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Vanessa (Samuel Barber)

8 Vanessa, Op. 32, Act 1 Scene 1: "Do not utter a word" (Vanessa)

00:04:49

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - Samuel Barber, Composer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Paul Bunyan (Benjamin Britten)

9 Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: Tiny's Song. "Whether the Sun Shine Upon Children Playing" (Tiny, Chorus)

Crouch End Festival Chorus 00:04:11

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor - Crouch End Festival Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited

Monsieur Beaucaire (André Messager)

10 Monsieur Beaucaire, Act 2: No. 13, Chanson, "Philomel" (Lady Mary)

00:04:26

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - Crouch End Festival Chrous, Choir - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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The Turn of the Screw (Benjamin Britten)

11 The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54, Act 1: The Tower. "How Beautiful It Is" (Governess)

00:05:35

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - Benjamin Britten, Composer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Wuthering Heights - opera in 4 Acts (Bernard Herrmann)

12 Wuthering Heights, Act 2: "I have dreamt in my life dreams" (Catherine)

00:02:30

English National Opera Orchestra, Choir - John Fraser, Producer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Edward Gardner, Conductor

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Die tote Stadt (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

13 Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act I: Lied. "Glück, das mir verblied" (Marietta)

English National Opera Orchestra 00:06:04

English National Opera Orchestra, Orchestra - John Fraser, Producer - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited

Das Lands Desacheins (Franz Lehár)

14 Das Land des Lächelns, Act 1 Scene 1: "Ich danke für die Huldigung … Flirten, bisschen flirten … Gern, gern wär ich verliebt" (Lisa, Chorus)

00:04:08

English National Opera Orchestra, Choir - Franz Lehár, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Kate Royal, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Edward Gardner, Conductor

© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2009 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
• Total length: 01:06:03
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artists: Kate Royal
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Warner Classics
• Genre: Classical
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Digital booklet

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