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Orpheus Lex (2010)

Libretto: David Kranes
Harold Rosenbaum, Artemis Chamber Ensemble, New York Virtuoso Singers, Nathan Bahny (Speaker), David Arnold (Baritone), Wendy Baker (Soprano)
February 2010, New York, Symphony Space
Live
47 Tracks, 56:37

  • Act I

    • Entrance (Narrator)
      02:08
    • 1. Red River Opening (Orpheus)
      02:25
    • 'Orpheus stares at the river, hearing its sound' (Narrator)
      00:18
    • 2. Sounds of the River (Chorus)
      00:40
    • 3. Sounds Interlude
      00:45
    • 'Orpheus sees Eurydice emerge from the river' (Narrator)
      00:13
    • 4. Hello (Orpheus)
      02:06
    • 'Eurydice emerges from the water wearing a smock-like dress' (Narrator)
      00:13
    • 5. Slow (Orpheus)
      02:16
    • 6. Slow Interlude
      00:34
    • 'As Eurydice gets dry and puts on one of Orpheus' shirts' (Narrator)
      00:15
    • 7. A Person Imagines (Eurydice)
      03:42
    • 8. A Person Interlude
      00:30
    • 'What might happen if Eurydice decides to change her looks?' (Narrator)
      00:12
    • 9. Don't Look at My Hair (Eurydice, Orpheus, Chorus)
      00:39
    • 10. Hair Interlude
      00:35
    • 'Eurydice recalls her time in the underworld' (Narrator)
      00:10
    • 11. Lists (Eurydice, Women's Chorus)
      02:36
    • 12. Lists Interlude
      00:57
    • 'Orpheus thinks back fondly about the time when he was a boy' (Narrator)
      00:11
    • 13. A Boy (Orpheus)
      01:15
    • 'Eurydice remembers poignantly about being that young' (Narrator)
      00:08
    • 14. That Young (Eurydice)
      01:50
    • 'Orpheus and Eurydice look intently at each other' (Narrator)
      00:48
    • 15. That Young Interlude
      01:14
    • Applause
      00:32

  • Act II

    • 'Act Two repeats the same action as in Act One' (Narrator)
      00:42
    • 1. Shenandoah (Chorus, Orpheus, Eurydice)
      01:38
    • 'Orpheus looks up at the stuffed animals peering down' (Narrator)
      00:11
    • 2. It's Hard to See (Orpheus)
      02:32
    • 3. It's Hard to See Interlude
      00:20
    • 'The chorus sings about Orpheus' former career' (Narrator)
      00:12
    • 4. Wandered (Chorus)
      02:14
    • 5. Wandered Interlude
      00:35
    • 'Eurydice is getting desperate' (Narrator)
      00:20
    • 6. The Cloth
      01:16
    • 'Eurydice sleeps for a long time' (Narrator)
      01:41
    • 7. The Cloth Chorus (Chorus, Eurydice)
      00:31
    • 8. You're Being Very Good (Eurydice, Orpheus)
      05:24
    • 9. Never (Chorus)
      02:16
    • 'Eurydice prepares to go back into the river' (Narrator)
      00:18
    • 10. I Want to Get Ready (Eurydice)
      03:44
    • 11. I Want to Get Ready Interlude
      00:59
    • 'The original scene reappears' (Narrator)
      00:08
    • 12. River Ending (Orpheus, Chorus)
      00:53
    • 'Orpheus looks out and sees a woman' (Narrator)
      00:11
    • 13. Hello Ending (Orpheus)
      03:20