Treemonisha / Scott Joplin

»Treemonisha« (1907-10, premiere 1911), an opera in three acts, with book and lyrics by the composer, the orchestration authentically restored (1993-98) by Rick Benjamin.

00:00 Preface: read by Joplin's grandniece, Mrs. LaErma White
— Act One —
06:32 Overture
14:02 The Bag of Luck
22:06 The Corn-Huskers
22:52 We’re Goin’ Around: A Ring Play
25:15 The Wreath
27:02 The Sacred Tree
32:27 Surprised
32:46 Treemonisha’s Bringing Up
37:26 Good Advice
42:32 Confusion
— Act Two —
45:09 Superstition
48:44 Treemonisha in Peril
51:33 Frolic of the Bears
53:39 The Wasp-Nest
54:56 The Rescue
56:22 We Will Rest Awhile
57:51 Going Home
58:31 Aunt Dinah Has Blowed de Horn
— Act Three —
59:52 Prelude
1:04:09 I Want to See My Child
1:06:28 Treemonisha’s Return
1:10:11 Wrong Is Never Right: A Lecture
1:15:44 Abuse
1:16:12 When Villains Ramble Far and Near: A Lecture
1:21:23 Conjurers Forgiven
1:23:01 We Will Trust You as Our Leader
1:31:14 A Real Slow Drag
1:37:03 Bowing Music — compiled (2003) by Rick Benjamin

Anita Johnson – Treemonisha
AnnMarie Sandy – Monisha
Frank Ward, Jr. – Ned
Janinah Burnett – Lucy
Chauncey Packer – Remus
Robert Mack – Andy
Edward Pleasant – Zodzetrick
Todd Payne – Simon
Frederick Jackson – Luddud
Phumzile Sojola – Cephus
Darren Stokes – Parson Alltalk / Foreman

The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra and Singers
Rick Benjamin, 2011

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