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Composer:
Gian Carlo Menotti

Artist(s):
Julia Melinek
Timothy Richards

Conductor:
Richard Hickox

Background: The Saint of Bleecker Street is a powerful drama with an accessible and direct musical idiom. Menotti refers to his operas as 'metaphors for moral or philosophical issues. Set in New York's Little Italy neighbours crowd around the bed of Annina who has been having visions.

Annina's impetuous brother, Michele is the only unbeliever. He deems her visions to be the halucinations of a sick mind. Michele's girlfriend Desideria tauntingly accuses Michele of being in love with his sister. Enraged her kills her. In the final scene Annina prepares to become a nun. As her investiture draws to its completion, Michele rushes in beseeching her to return to the world. It is too late. Annina sinks to floor and dies. Michele leaves slowly defeated but still defiant.

CATALOGUE NR: CHAN9971
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 25.00 including VAT, or £ 21.28 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 11-Mar-2002

COMPOSER: Gian Carlo Menotti
TITLE: The Saint of Bleecher Street
ORCHESTRA: Spoleto Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Richard Hickox
ARTISTS: Julia Melinek   Timothy Richards   Pamela Helen Stephen   John Marcus Bindel

- May-2002 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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