Daughter of the South, a one-act opera, is part of Albany Records' ambitious 10-disc project devoted to the music of American composer Edward Joseph Collins (1886-1951). Excerpts were performed in concert during the composer's lifetime, but this recording offers the first opportunity to hear the complete opera. Parts of the score were lost, but it has been seamlessly completed by librettist Charles Kondek and composer Daron Hagen, who relied almost exclusively on other material by Collins to fill the gaps. The opera is ...
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Daughter of the South, a one-act opera, is part of Albany Records' ambitious 10-disc project devoted to the music of American composer Edward Joseph Collins (1886-1951). Excerpts were performed in concert during the composer's lifetime, but this recording offers the first opportunity to hear the complete opera. Parts of the score were lost, but it has been seamlessly completed by librettist Charles Kondek and composer Daron Hagen, who relied almost exclusively on other material by Collins to fill the gaps. The opera is beautifully performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Chorus and energetically led by Marin Alsop. In the leading roles, soprano Lisa Milne and baritone Peter Coleman-Wright make strong impressions, and mezzo-soprano Andrea Baker and bass-baritone Keel Watson are effective in the secondary parts. The opera, completed in 1939, is firmly rooted in post-Romanticism. The score recalls the effulgent lyricism of film scores of the era, and while it has none of the sophistication of...
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