trial Archive
GLASS: Galileo Galilei (complete opera) – Richard Troxell & other soloists/ Portland Opera Orch./ Anne Manson – Orange Mountain Music (2 CDs)
Glass’s 2002 opera is given the royal treatment in Oregon.
HONEGGER: Jeanne d’Arc au Bucher – Vera Zorina, narrator/ Frances Yeend & Carolyn Long, sop./ Martha Lipton, mezzo-soprano/ David Lloyd, tenor/ Kenneth Smith, bass-bar./ Temple University & St. Peter’s Boys' Choir/The Philadelphia Orchestra/ Eugene Ormandy – Pristine
The 1952 performance of Honegger’s ardent oratorio benefits from the presence of Vera Zorina, who set the mark for devotional ardor in the title role.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
