SOMTOW SUCHARITKUL
Madana: Excerpts from the opera
© 2003 Somtow Sucharitkul (643157206323)
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Highlights from Somtow's post-romantic opera "Madana" based on Thai mythology, about a rose who becomes a woman in the light of the full moon, falls in love, and destroys two cities.
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- 1 Intermezzo and O Moon
- 2 Then it is destiny
- 3 Love Duet
- 4 Avatar - ballet music from Act II
- 5 Arali's Lullaby
- 6 But soft - Chanti's aria
- 7 Chanti spies on Jayasena and Madana
- 8 Chanti demands revenge
- 9 Madana's arrest
- 10 My karma - Madana's Act III aria
- 11 I dream the world - Sudeva's aria
- 12 Trio
- 13 More powerful than death
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Somtow Sucharitkul's opera MADANA (2001) was the first full-length grand opera by a Thai composer to be produced. This CD features live excerpts from the premiere production, starring a young and very virtuoso coloratura soprano, Stacey Tappan (now with the Chicago Lyric Opera) as a rose magically transformed into a beautiful woman, who wins the love of a king and the undying enmity of his jealous wife.
The production comes from the Bangkok Opera. The large cast is backed by the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the composer.