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Menotti: The Telephone

Menotti: The Telephone

Artist
Soraya Mafi
Jonathan McGovern
Stuart Stratford
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
Cover CKD670
Label(s)
Linn Records
Genre(s)
Classical
Code
CKD 670

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    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: I. Introduction
    Composer(s) Gian Carlo Menotti
    Artist(s) Stuart Stratford Soraya Mafi The Orchestra of Scottish Opera Jonathan McGovern

    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: I. Introduction

    02:42
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    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: II. Oh! Just What I Wanted
    Composer(s) Gian Carlo Menotti
    Artist(s) Stuart Stratford Soraya Mafi The Orchestra of Scottish Opera Jonathan McGovern

    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: II. Oh! Just What I Wanted

    05:18
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    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: III. That Was Margaret
    Composer(s) Gian Carlo Menotti
    Artist(s) Stuart Stratford Soraya Mafi The Orchestra of Scottish Opera Jonathan McGovern

    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: III. That Was Margaret

    01:49
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    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: IV. It Is Four-Fifteen
    Composer(s) Gian Carlo Menotti
    Artist(s) Stuart Stratford Soraya Mafi The Orchestra of Scottish Opera Jonathan McGovern

    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: IV. It Is Four-Fifteen

    01:59
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    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: V. Try Again and Again
    Composer(s) Gian Carlo Menotti
    Artist(s) Stuart Stratford Soraya Mafi The Orchestra of Scottish Opera Jonathan McGovern

    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: V. Try Again and Again

    03:01
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    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: VI. Hello, This Is Lucy
    Composer(s) Gian Carlo Menotti
    Artist(s) Stuart Stratford Soraya Mafi The Orchestra of Scottish Opera Jonathan McGovern

    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: VI. Hello, This Is Lucy

    06:08
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    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: VII. Hello? … Hello?
    Composer(s) Gian Carlo Menotti
    Artist(s) Stuart Stratford Soraya Mafi The Orchestra of Scottish Opera Jonathan McGovern

    The Telephone or L’Amour à Trois: VII. Hello? … Hello?

    03:13
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Total running time: 24 minutes.

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The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois, is an opera in a single act, written for two singers and chamber orchestra. Menotti's 1947 work brings together piquant humour with sly nods to the classics of grand opera and was a highlight of the 2020 Edinburgh International Festival.

Multi-award-winning soprano Soraya Mafi and celebrated baritone Jonathan McGovern make their Edinburgh International Festival debuts as Lucy and Ben – the hapless couple whose love affair is repeatedly thwarted by a telephone. Pioneering young director Daisy Evans relocates Menotti’s mismatched lovers into today’s Edinburgh, as the story unfolds in and around the King’s Theatre. The opera becomes a witty commentary on our obsession with our mobile phones, reminding us to be present in the moments that matter.

Audiences are given the rare opportunity to hear this charming work which was last performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1984. The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, conducted by Music Director Stuart Stratford, provide superb support.

The two other albums in this series are Edinburgh International Festival: Chamber Music Highlights 2020 and Mahler: Symphony No. 7 (Arr. for Chamber Orchestra by Klaus Simon).

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