Offer,Banfield, R: Lord Byron’s Love Letter
Astrid Varnay (The Old Woman), Gertrude Ribla (The Spinster, Ariadne), Nicoletta Carruba (The Matron) & Mario Carlin (The Husband)
Academy Symphony Orchestra of Rome, Nicola Rescigno
1950s rarity (on a libretto by Tennessee Williams) provides a vehicle for sopranos Astrid Varnay and Gertude Ribla - who's also impressive in a pioneering recording of excerpts from Berg's Wozzeck. — More…
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Banfield, R: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 1
- Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
- Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
- Nicola Rescigno
When Are you going to learn how to play That piece? (Old Woman, Spinster)
Berg: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 2
- Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
- Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
- Nicola Rescigno
Won't you come in? (Spinster, Matron, Old Woman)
Also he swam the Hellespont (Old Woman, Spinster, Matron)
Banfield, R: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 3
- Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
- Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
- Nicola Rescigno
Ah! Winston! Remove That silly hat! (Matron, Spinster, Old Woman, Husband)
Banfield, R: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 4
- Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
- Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
- Nicola Rescigno
We set out in the early morning for the Acropolis (Spinster, Old Woman)
Do you mind If I don't climb any higher? (Old Woman, Spinster, Matron)
Stop there! It's quite enough (Old Woman, Spinster, Matron, Husband)
Une saison enchantee! I mused. Beguiled (Spinster, Old Woman)
Mama, mama - You'll miss It! (Husband, Matron, Spinster, Old Woman)
Banfield, R: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 5
- Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
- Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
- Nicola Rescigno
Canaille! Canaille! Canaille! (Spinster, Old Woman)
Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7, Act I
- Gertrude Ribla
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Eugene Ormandy
Interlude - Military Music - Cradle Song. Soldaten, Soldaten sind schöner Burschen!
Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7, Act III
- Gertrude Ribla
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Eugene Ormandy
Aber die Pharisaer brachten ein Weib zu ihm
Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz