Margarita Zelenaia: “Caligula’s Favorite Play”, opera - DEMO

Excerpts from the opera “Caligula’s Favorite Play”
Music: Margarita Zelenaia
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Libretto freely inspired by Caligula by Albert Camus (the copyright © Editions Gallimard)
Librettists: Eric Nicolas and Igor Tsunsky

Performers:
Mikhail Svetlov, bass – Caligula/Emperor (#1. & #6.)
Antonio Watts, baritone – Caligula/Actor (#2. & #7.)
Michael Celentano, tenor – Scipio, a poet, close friend of the Emperor Caligula (#3.)
Anna Lorraine Tonna, mezzo-soprano – Caesonia, hetaera (#4.)
Gregory Geis, tenor – Cherea, a noble patrician (#5.)
Piano: Margarita Zelenaia
Sound engineer: Dave Kowalski, Teaneck Sound Studio

Excerpts from:
1. Monologue of Caligula/Emperor from the Prologue 00:19 - 01:17
2. Aria #1. of Caligula/Actor from the Third Scene 01:20 – 02:52
3. Aria of Scipio from the First Scene 02:54 – 03:52
4. Caesonia’s Lullaby from Finale 03:54 – 05:25
5. Cherea’s Monologue from the Fourth Scene 05:27 – 06:25
6. Monologue of Caligula/Emperor from the Third Scene 06:26 – 08:00
7. Aria #2. of Caligula/Actor from the Third Scene 08:02 - 08:51

Visuals: Anatoly Semenchuk

Видео Margarita Zelenaia: “Caligula’s Favorite Play”, opera - DEMO канала Margarita Zelenaia