Kate Royal – Midsummer Night
Kate Royal (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone)
Orchestra of the English National Opera & Crouch End Festival Chorus, Edward Gardner
…Kate Royal's lustrous soprano has invited comparisons with that of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and so it does in this imaginative programme, conducted by fellow wunderkind Edward Gardner. — More…
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Alwyn: Miss Julie, Act 1 Scene 1: "Midsummer Night, O, night of magic" (Miss Julie)
- Kate Royal (lead vocals)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Stravinsky: Le Rossignol, Act II: Chanson du rossignol. "Ah, joie, emplis mon coeur"
- Kate Royal (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Walton: Troilus and Cressida, Act 2 Scene 1: "At the haunted end of the day" (Cressida)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Floyd, C: Susannah, Act 2 Scene 3: "The trees on the mountains are cold" (Susannah)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon, "Mesicku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 1: "Is the Boat In?" - "Embroidery in Childhood" (Balstrode, Ellen)
- Kate Royal (soprano), Thomas Allen (bass-baritone)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe, Act 2: No. 7, Vilja-Lied, "Nun lasst uns … Vilja, o Vilja, Du Waldmägdelein" (Hanna, Chorus)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- Crouch End Festival Chrous, English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Barber: Vanessa, Op. 32, Act 1 Scene 1: "Do not utter a word" (Vanessa)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act 1, Scene 2: Tiny's Song. "Whether the Sun Shine Upon Children Playing" (Tiny, Chorus)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- Crouch End Festival Chorus, English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Messager: Monsieur Beaucaire, Act 2: No. 13, Chanson, "Philomel" (Lady Mary)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- English National Opera, Crouch End Festival Chrous
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54, Act 1: The Tower. "How Beautiful It Is" (Governess)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Herrmann, B: Wuthering Heights, Act 2: "I have dreamt in my life dreams" (Catherine)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act I: Lied. "Glück, das mir verblied" (Marietta)
- Kate Royal (soprano)
- English National Opera
- Edward Gardner
- Recorded: 2008-12-03
- Recording Venue: 3, 4, 6 & 8th December 2008, 10th March 2009. Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London