Glass - Waiting for the Barbarians
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Label: Orange Mountain Music
Cat No: OMM0039
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 26th May 2008
Contents
Artists
Richard SalterEugene Perry
Erfurt Theatre Company
Conductor
Dennis Russell DaviesWorks
Waiting for the BarbariansArtists
Richard SalterEugene Perry
Erfurt Theatre Company
Conductor
Dennis Russell DaviesAbout
The protagonist is a loyal civil servant who conscientiously runs the affairs of a tiny frontier garrison town, ignoring the threat of impending war with the "barbarians", a neighbouring tribe of nomads. But with the arrival of a special unit of the Civil Guard spreading the rumour that the barbarians are preparing to attack, he becomes witness to the cruel and illegal treatment of prisoners of war. Torture is used to obtain confessions from the barbarian prisoners, thus "proving" the necessity of the planned campaign against the tribe.
Jolted into sympathy for the victims, the old man decides to take a stand. He attempts to maintain a final shred of decency and dignity by bringing home a barbarian girl, crippled by torture and nearly blind, and subsequently returning her to her people - an act of individual amends. This dangerous, exhausting expedition brands him forever as a traitor, after which he himself becomes a victim of public humiliation and torture.
This live recording from a performance in Amsterdam in 2006 is by the Chorus and Orchestra of the Erfurt Theatre, Germany, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies with Richard Salter as the Magistrate and Eugene Perry as the diabolical Colonel Joll – the same artists who give the British premiere at London’s Barbican on 12 June.
The two-disc double-digipack, featuring photographs of the German production, contains a 40-page libretto.
“Genuinely moving” – Opera
“Powerful and assertive from start to finish” – Musical Opinion
“Dominated by Richard Salter’s astonishing performance as the magistrate” – The Guardian
World premiere recording.
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