| Title |
The Los Angeles Philharmonic
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| Description |
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Les Illuminations, Op.18, 1939
-Fanfare
-Villes
-Phrase; Antique
-Rayauté
-Marine
-Interlude
-Being Beauteous
-Parade
-Départ
Sylvia McNair, soprano
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Le martyre de Saint Sébastien (1911)
A Play in Five Mansions by Gabriele d'Annunzio
with Incidental Music by Claude Debussy
Adapted from d'Annunzio's text and Debussy's score by Juha Hemánus
I. La cour des lys (The Court of Lilies)
II. La chambre magique (The Magic Chamber)
III. Le concile des faux dieux (The Council of the False Gods)
IV. Le laurier blessé (The Wounded Laurel)
V. Le paradis (Paradise)
The Virgin Erigone, Celestial Voice, and Sebastian's Soul
Sylvia McNair
Mark and Marcellian (Chrisian twin brothers)
Paula Rasmussen and Nancy Maultsby
Narrator
Kelly Hunter
Solo Voice
Paula Rasmussen
Los Angeles Master Chorale
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| Creator |
Music Center of Los Angeles County
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| Date |
December 11, 13, 14, 1997
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| Contributor |
The Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, music director/conductor
Sylvia McNair, soprano
Paula Rasmussen, Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-sopranos
Kelly Hunter, narrator
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Paul Salamunovich, director
Juha Hemánus, lighting, costumes, and staging
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| Relation |
"McNair adds poise, polish to L.A. Phil program"
by Jim Farber
Evening Outlook, Santa Monica, CA
December 13, 1997
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| Type |
Orchestra concert
Musical play
Newspaper article review
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