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Vanessa op. 32 (1958, rev. 1964)

Libretto: Gian Carlo Menotti
Gil Rose, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Ukrainian State Travelling Capella, Ray Bauwens (Tenor), Ellen Chickering (Soprano), Richard Conrad (Tenor), Marion Dry (Alto), Philip Lima (Baritone), Andrea Matthews (Soprano)
2002, Kiev, Grand Concert Studio of the National Radio Company of Ukraine, Kiev
37 Tracks, 2:01:26
    • Opening
      01:30

  • Act I

    • 1. 'Potage crème aux perles' (Erika, Nicholas, Vanessa)
      02:13
    • 2. 'No, I cannot understand why he has not arrived yet' (Vanessa, Erika)
      05:36
    • 3. 'Must the winter come so soon?' (Erika)
      02:19
    • 4. 'Listen! ...They are here...I can see the lights' (Erika, Vanessa)
      01:48
    • 5. 'Do not utter a word, Anatol' (Vanessa)
      05:07
    • 6. 'Yes, I believe I shall love you' (Anatol, Vanessa)
      02:04
    • 7. 'Who are you? Why did you come here?' (Erika, Anatol)
      06:03
    • 8. 'And then?' (Baroness, Erika)
      04:15
    • 9. 'No, you are not as good a skater as your father was' (Vanessa, Anatol, Erika, Doctor)
      03:02
    • 10. 'Under the willow tree two doves cry' (Doctor, Anatol, Vanessa, Erika)
      02:45
    • 11. 'Erika, I am so happy' (Vanessa, Erika)
      00:56
    • 12. 'I must tell you what happened out skating' (Vanessa, Erika)
      02:50
    • 13. 'Did you hear her?' (Erika, Baroness, Anatol)
      04:10
    • 14. 'Outside this house the world has changed' (Anatol, Erika, Vanessa, Doctor)
      05:29
    • 15. Interlude - Hymn 'In morning light let us rejoice' (Chorus)
      05:12

  • Act II

    • 1. Entr'acte - 'The Count and Countess d'Albany' (Footman, Nicholas, Doctor)
      03:34
    • 2. 'I should never have been a doctor, Nicholas' (Doctor)
      03:21
    • 3. 'Here you are!' (Vanessa, Doctor)
      01:33
    • 4. 'At last I found you' (Anatol, Vanessa)
      01:29
    • 5. 'Love has a bitter core, Vanessa' (Anatol, Vanessa)
      04:53
    • 6. 'Nothing to worry about' (Doctor, Vanessa, Anatol, Chorus, Nicholas, Erika, Baroness)
      06:58

  • Act III

    • 1. 'Why did no one warn me?' (Vanessa, Doctor)
      05:06
    • 2. 'Why must the greatest sorrows come from those we most love?' (Vanessa)
      02:27
    • 3. 'There, look! ...a group of men is coming towards the house' (Doctor, Vanessa, Anatol)
      03:25
    • 4. 'On the path to the lake' (Anatol, Vanessa, Doctor)
      03:08
    • 5. 'Anatol, tell me the truth!' (Vanessa, Anatol)
      01:14
    • 6. 'Take me away from this house, Anatol' (Vanessa, Anatol, Doctor)
      01:28
    • 7. 'Grandmother! - Yes, Erika' (Erika, Baroness)
      03:06
    • 8. Intermezzo
      04:17
    • 9. 'By the time we arrive in Paris the new house should be ready' (Anatol, Doctor, Vanessa)
      01:10
    • 10. 'For every love there is a last farewell' (Doctor)
      02:10
    • 11. 'And you, my friend, what are you mumbling about?' (Vanessa, Doctor, Erika)
      02:33
    • 12. 'Erika, before I leave you must tell me the truth about that night' (Vanessa, Erika, Anatol)
      04:09
    • 13. 'To leave, to break, to find, to keep' (All)
      03:56
    • 14. 'Goodbye, be happy, Aunt Vanessa, please be happy' (Erika, Vanessa, Anatol, Doctor)
      02:39
    • 15. 'No, I must never say that name again' (Erika, Nicholas)
      03:31