Gianandrea Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra present a gripping recording of Samuel Barber's 'Vanessa', the Pulitzer Prize-winning American opera of love, longing, and illusion. In Barber's atmospheric, emotionally charged score, echoes of Verdi, Puccini, and Hitchcock-era Hollywood intertwine with a distinctly modern American voice. This performance brings together an exceptional cast, including Nicole Heaston, J'Nai Bridges, Matthew Polenzani, Susan Graham, and Thomas Hampson, who illuminate Gian Carlo Menotti's haunting tale of desire across generations. Recorded live in concert, this release captures Vanessa's sweeping romanticism and psychological depth with vivid orchestral colour and extraordinary vocal artistry. A landmark addition to the contemporary operatic discography, it reveals why Vanessa remains one of the 20th century's most compelling operas.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Introduction

Various Performers

2.Potage Crème Aux Perles

Various Performers

3.No, I Cannot Understand

Various Performers

4.Must the Winter Come So Soon?

Various Performers

5.Listen!...They Are Here

Various Performers

6.Do Not Utter a Word, Anatol

Various Performers

7.Yes, I Believe I Shall Love You

Various Performers

8.Who Are You?

Various Performers

9.And Then?

Various Performers

10.No, You Are Not As Good a Skater As Your Father Was

Various Performers

11.Under the Willow Tree Two Doves Cry

Various Performers

12.Erika, I Am So Happy

Various Performers

13.Did You Hear Her?

Various Performers

14.Help, Help! Save Me from Their Talk

Various Performers

15.Outside This House the World Has Changed

Various Performers

16.Hurry, Now!

Various Performers

17.In Morning Light Let Us Rejoice

Various Performers

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.The Count and the Countess D'Albany

Various Performers

2.I Should Never Have Been a Doctor, Nicholas

Various Performers

3.Here You Are!

Various Performers

4.At Last I've Found You

Various Performers

5.Love Has a Bitter Core, Vanessa

Various Performers

6.Nothing to Worry About

Various Performers

7.Why Did No-one Warn Me?

Various Performers

8.Why Must the Greatest Sorrows Come from Those We Most Love?

Various Performers

9.There, Look!

Various Performers

10.On the Path to the Lake

Various Performers

11.Anatol, Tell Me the Truth!

Various Performers

12.Grandmother!

Various Performers

13.Intermezzo

Various Performers

14.By the Time We Arrive in Paris the New House Should Be Ready

Various Performers

15.For Ev'ry Love There Is a Last Farewell

Various Performers

16.And You, My Friend, What Are You Mumbling About?

Various Performers

17.Erika, Before I Leave You Must Tell Me the Truth About That Night

Various Performers

18.To Leave, to Break, to Find, to Keep

Various Performers

19.Goodbye, Be Happy, Aunt Vanessa

Various Performers

20.No, I Must Never Say That Name Again

Various Performers

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