Dello Joio - The Trial at Rouen | Boston Modern Orchestra Project BMOP1073

Dello Joio - The Trial at Rouen

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Label: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Cat No: BMOP1073

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 5th February 2021

Contents

Artists

Heather Buck (soprano)
Stephen Powell (baritone)
Luke Scott (baritone)
Ryan Stoll (bass-baritone)
Jeremy Ayres Fisher (tenor)
Odyssey Opera
Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Conductor

Gil Rose

Works

Joio, Norman Dello

The Trial at Rouen
The Triumph of Saint Joan Symphony

Artists

Heather Buck (soprano)
Stephen Powell (baritone)
Luke Scott (baritone)
Ryan Stoll (bass-baritone)
Jeremy Ayres Fisher (tenor)
Odyssey Opera
Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Conductor

Gil Rose

About

The story of Joan of Arc fascinated Norman Dello Joio and inspired three operas and a symphony.

With a libretto by the composer, The Trial at Rouen is a one-act opera in two scenes. It premiered on NBC Television Opera Theatre in April 1956. BMOP/sound is proud to present the opera’s first commercial recording.

Dello Joio’s first attempt at a Joan of Arc opera was presented at Sarah Lawrence College, but later withdrawn. He reworked it into The Triumph of Saint Joan Symphony, one of his most popular works.

Talking to The New York Times, Dello Joio, said: “The writing of the two-act libretto gave me infinitely more work than the music. It was conceived in terms of grand opera and a large stage, though I was aware of how few theatres exist here that could handle it. But there could be no compromise in this: the subject demands an epic treatment.”

“The excellence of the recording, and its impressive cast, put
The Trial at Rouen in the best possible light; it’s an opera that deserves to be widely heard.” – Oberon’s Grove

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