Delius - Koanga (320kbps .mp3) torrent

Delius - Koanga (320kbps .mp3)

Penny Gore presents Delius's opera recorded at the 2015 Wexford Festival Opera.

Koanga, in 3 acts, is based on the novel The Grandissimes by George Washington Cable. Composed between 1895 and 1897, it is considered to be the first opera written about African-Americans. Inspired by the spirituals Delius heard as a 20-year-old working on an orange plantation in Florida, Koanga is powerfully atmospheric - there's more to recommend alongside the concert hall favourite, the dance tune La Calinda. An African prince (Koanga) is sold into slavery in Louisiana and falls in love with a mixed-race maid (Palmyra). He later invokes voodoo in revenge on his masters for the abduction of his bride.
Koanga ..... Norman Garrett (baritone)
Palmyra ..... Nozuko Teto (soprano)
Simon Perez ..... Jeff Gwaltney (tenor)
Uncle Joe ..... Aubrey Allicock (bass-baritone)
Don José Martinez ..... Christopher Robertson (baritone)
Rangwan ..... Aubrey Allicock (bass-baritone)
Clotilda ..... Kate Allen (mezzo-soprano)
Renée ..... Rachel Croash (soprano)
Hélène ..... Eleanor Garside (soprano)
Jeanne ..... Frances Israel (soprano)
Marie ..... Maria Hughes (soprano)
Aurore ..... Emma Watkinson (mezzo-soprano)
Hortense ..... Vivien Conacher (mezzo-soprano)
Olive ..... Laura Murphy (mezzo-soprano)
Paulette ..... Jennifer Parker (mezzo-soprano)
The Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera
The Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera
Stephen Barlow (conductor)

With a selection of images from the production and commentary @96kbps .mp3