Special offer. Walton: Troilus and Cressida
Clive Bayley (Calkas), James Thornton (Antenor), Arthur Davies (Troilus), Nigel Robson (Pandarus), Judith Howarth (Cressida), Yvonne Howard (Evadne), David Owen-Lewis (Horaste), Alan Opie (Diomede)
Opera North Chorus, English Northern Philharmonia, Richard Hickox
Troilus and Cressida is here powerfully presented as an opera for the central repertory, traditional in its red-blooded treatment of a big classical subject. Few operas since Puccini's have... — More…
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Contents
Walton: Troilus and Cressida, Act I
- Richard Hickox, English Northern Philharmonia, Clive Bayley, Arthur Davies, Judith Howarth, Nigel Robson, James Thornton, Peter Bodenham, Chorus of Opera North, Keith Mills, Yvonne Howard
Virgin of Troas (Calkas, Priests & Priestesses, Worshippers)
Back to your hovels… (Troilus, Antenor, Chorus)
Is Cressida a slave… (Troilus)
Walton: Troilus and Cressida, Act II Scene 1
- Richard Hickox, English Northern Philharmonia, Judith Howarth, Nigel Robson, David Owen-Lewis, Arthur Davies
Does talking put you off? (Pandarus, Cressida, Horaste, Evadne)
How can I sleep? (Cressida)
At the haunted end of the day (Cressida)
Walton: Troilus and Cressida, Act II Scene 2
- Richard Hickox, English Northern Philharmonia, Judith Howarth, Arthur Davies, Nigel Robson, Alan Opie, Yvonne Howard
The Storm
From isle to isle… (Cressida, Troilus)
Who would go drumming… (Pandarus, Cressida)
My name is Diomede… (Diomede, Pandarus)
This thing shall be revok'd… (Troilus, Cressida, Pandarus, Evadne)
Walton: Troilus and Cressida, Act III
- Richard Hickox, English Northern Philharmonia, Clive Bayley, Arthur Davies, Judith Howarth, Bruce Budd, Alan Opie, Nigel Robson, Stephen Dowson, Brian Cookson, Yvonne Howard, Chorus of Opera North
All's well! (Watchmen, Cressida, Evadne)
Troilus! No answering sign… (Cressida, Watchmen)
Cressid, daughter… (Calkas)