Midsummer Night

~ Release by Kate Royal (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Alwyn: Midsummer Night (Miss Julie) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) recording of: Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1: Midsummer Night, O, Night of Magic composer: William Alwyn (English composer) part of: Miss Julie: Act I	William Alwyn		3:42
2	Stravinsky: The Nightingale's Aria (The Nightingale) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) tenor vocals: Andrew Staples (tenor & photographer) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) partial recording of: The Nightingale composer: Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1908 until 1914) premiered at: Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1914-05-26) part of: K Catalog (number: K018)	Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский		3:36
3	Walton: At the Haunted End of the Day (Troilus and Cressida) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) partial recording of: Troilus and Cressida: Act II composer: William Walton (British composer and conductor) librettist: Christopher Hassall part of: Troilus and Cressida	Sir William Walton		3:06
4	Floyd: The Trees on the Mountains (Susannah) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) partial recording of: Susannah: Act II composer and librettist: Carlisle Floyd (American composer) part of: Susannah	Carlisle Floyd		5:09
5	Dvořák: Song to the Moon (Rusalka) soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) recording of: Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon) composer: Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27) part of: Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání	Antonín Dvořák		6:31
6	Britten: Embroidery Aria (Peter Grimes) baritone vocals: Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) recording of: Peter Grimes: Act III Scene I: "Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness" (Ellen) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1942 until 1945) librettist: Charles Montagu Slater (from 1942 until 1945) part of: Peter Grimes: Act III: Scene 1	Benjamin Britten		6:07
7	Lehár: Vilja-Lied (Die Lustige Witwe) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) recording of: Die lustige Witwe: Akt II. N°7. Introduktion, Tanz und Vilja-Lied: “Ich bitte, hier jetzt zu verweilen” … “Nun laßt uns aber wie daheim” … “Es lebt’ eine Vilja” (Hanna, Chor) composer: Franz Lehár (composer) part of: Die lustige Witwe: Akt II part of: Die lustige Witwe: Akt II	Franz Lehár		6:06
8	Barber: Do Not Utter a Word (Vanessa) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) recording of: Vanessa, op. 32: Act I composer: Samuel Barber (American composer) (from 1956 until 1957) part of: Vanessa, op. 32	Samuel Barber		4:49
9	Britten: Tiny's Song (Paul Bunyan) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) recording of: Paul Bunyan, op. 17: Act I. Scene 2. Tiny's Song (Tiny, Inkslinger, Slim, Chorus) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) librettist: W. H. Auden part of: Paul Bunyan, op. 17: Act I. Scene 2	Benjamin Britten		4:10
10	Messager: Rossignol (Monsieur Beaucaire) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) partial recording of: Monsieur Beaucaire: Act II composer: André Messager (French composer) librettist: Frederick Lonsdale (English librettist) part of: Monsieur Beaucaire	André Messager		4:25
11	Britten: How Beautiful It Is (The Turn of the Screw) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) recording of: The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Variation III / Act I, Scene 4. Air "The Tower" (Governess) composer: Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1954) librettist: Myfanwy Piper (in 1954) part of: The Turn of the Screw: Act I	Benjamin Britten		5:35
12	Herrmann: I Have Dreamt (Wuthering Heights) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) partial recording of: Wuthering Heights: Act II composer: Bernard Herrmann (composer) (from 1943 until 1951) librettist: Lucille Fletcher (writer) part of: Wuthering Heights	Bernard Herrmann		2:30
13	Korngold: Mariettas Lied (Die Tote Stadt) choir vocals: Crouch End Festival Chorus soprano vocals: Kate Royal (soprano) orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra conductor: David Gardener (conductor) recording of: Die tote Stadt: Akt I. „Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta's Lied) composer and librettist: Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austrian composer and conductor) part of: Die tote Stadt, op. 12	Erich Wolfgang Korngold		5:55

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producer:	John Fraser (UK producer)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/8012956 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002700569 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 5099926819228
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:01:41

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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EMI Classics
2 68192 2

Release events

Europe
2009

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