Corigliano/Adamo: The Lord of Cries

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It takes a bold composer to set such a story and John Corigliano is more than up to the task…Corigliano gives a nod to operatic tradition with lush moments in 'Hush, darling: hush', expertly... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 2 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 8th Sep 2023
Catalogue No: PTC5187008
Label: Pentatone
Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Presto Recordings of the Year

Finalist 2023
Grammy Awards

66th Awards (2024)

Nominee - Best Opera Recording
Presto Recordings of the Year

Winner 2023

World Premiere Recording (New Work)

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Corigliano, J: The Lord of Cries, Act I

Work length11:20

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Anthony Roth Costanzo, Will Ferguson, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose

Prologue. Taking the Mask

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London in Chaos

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He flies tonight, on dragons wings

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Corigliano, J: The Lord of Cries, Act I Scene 1

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David Portillo, Jarrett Ott, Matt Boehler, Kathryn Henry, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose

Jonathan in Madness

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Lucys Entrance and Jonathans Interrogation

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And oh, how new! How pure we felt!

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Lucy Departs, Seward Remembers "Hush, no more now"

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Weakness! Weakness!

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Corigliano, J: The Lord of Cries, Act I Scene 2

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Kathryn Henry, Will Ferguson, Matthew DiBattista, David Portillo, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose

Montage

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Interlude. Lightning over London

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Corigliano, J: The Lord of Cries, Act I Scene 3

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Jarrett Ott, Matt Boehler, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Kathryn Henry, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose

The Stranger in Chains

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His temple. How you profane it

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Seward Resists He casts no reflection

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Interrupted: Give him what he wants, Seward

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So I shall tend to him

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Echoed. July twelve: midnight…

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Dionysus on High "Listen!"

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Finale

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Corigliano, J: The Lord of Cries, Act II Scene 1

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Will Ferguson, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Jarrett Ott, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose

Narrated. The beauty of it!

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Dialogue in the Ruins "Listen a moment"

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Seward Fails a Third Time

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Seward Seduced "I ask"

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Corigliano, J: The Lord of Cries, Act II Scene 2

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Anthony Roth Costanzo, Matt Boehler, Jarrett Ott, Kathryn Henry, David Portillo, Will Ferguson, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose

Lullaby "Hush, darling: hush"

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Entrance of the Wolf-Prince "Lucy..."

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Lucy, Tempted "Your husband seems subdued tonight"

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The Wolf-Prince, Relentless "Who is Lucy tonight?"

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Scherzo. I cannot say it!

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Seward, Transformed "Oh, Father, gaze upon me!"

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Recognition Scene "Look at the sky"

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Vengeance of the Lord of Cries

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Finale Ultimo. The lure of frenzy

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Interview, John Corigliano and Mark Adamo on The Lord of Cries

21st September 2023

The composer and librettist discuss their spine-tingling new opera fusing elements of Bram Stoker's Dracula and Euripides's The Bacchae, released on Pentatone earlier this month and starring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo as Dionysus.

Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Gil Rose present the world premiere recording of The Lord of Cries, a breathtaking opera by John Corigliano and Mark Adamo. Telling the story of Euripides's The Bacchae with the characters of Bram Stoker's Dracula, the piece explores the power of sexual desire and humans' need to blame and attack others for what they can neither resist nor accept in themselves. Corigliano returns to opera for the first time since his The Ghosts of Versailles, introduced by the Metropolitan Opera, made an international sensation in 1992. The brilliant cast-- most of whom introduced their parts in the world premiere in 2021--is led by star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role.

Multi-award winning composer John Corigliano's music has been commissioned, performed, and recorded by many of the most prominent orchestras, soloists, and chamber musicians in the world. The Pentatone recording of The Ghost of Versailles, released in 2016, won two Grammy Awards. Composer-librettist Mark Adamo's four previous operas, including Little Women (1998) have been staged, recorded, and broadcast hundreds of times on five continents. Under the leadership of conductor Gil Rose, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project has become an unsurpassed advocate for 20th and 21st century American music; they make their Pentatone debut with The Lord of Cries.

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November 2023

It takes a bold composer to set such a story and John Corigliano is more than up to the task…Corigliano gives a nod to operatic tradition with lush moments in 'Hush, darling: hush', expertly sung by soprano Kathryn Henry, with an enjoyable musical howling motif representing Jonathan (David Portillo).

October 2023

Corigliano is now 85, and one feels lucky that he has returned to opera at the height of his powers...The central Dionysus role taps the full vocal and theatrical capabilities of countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, who resists all temptations to chew the scenery…

26th September 2023

In response to the libretto’s blend of paganism and Gothic horror, Corigliano has composed a score that radiates eerie, nocturnal energy...More lyrical passages are redolent of musical theater, especially Stephen Sondheim... In the title role, Anthony Roth Costanzo is positively cobra-like.

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