3 American One-Act Operas

Edmund Najera (Performer), Richard Muenz (Performer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Marc Blitzstein (Composer), William Schuman (Composer), Gregg Smith (Conductor), Gregg Smith Singers (Performer), Priscilla Magdamo (Performer), Adirondack Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Catherine Aks (Performer), Rosalind Rees (Performer), Thomas Bogdan (Performer), William Carney (Performer), Brian Phipps (Performer), Henry Niemann (Performer), Jay Willoughby (Performer), Patricia Price (Performer), Walter Richardson (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Edmund Najera, Richard Muenz, Gregg Smith Singers, Priscilla Magdamo, Catherine Aks, et al.
• Orchestra: Adirondack Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: Gregg Smith
• Composer: Samuel Barber, Marc Blitzstein, William Schuman
• Audio CD (August 23, 1994)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Label: Premier Recordings
• ASIN: B000007OGC
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #215,230 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Barber's "A Hand of Bridge" makes this one worthwhile, February 18, 1999

By A Customer

Of the three one-act operas on this CD, Barber's "A Hand of Bridge," the shortest work, is the highlight. The composer's characterizations of the four participants in a bridge game are wonderfully disparate and woven together. This work alone makes the CD worth getting. Schuman's "The Mighty Casey" is also a very enjoyable opera, but the abridgement here makes the action and story of the opera difficult to follow. A full recording of 'Casey' would be recommended instead. Rounding out the three operas on the disc, Blizstein's "The Harpies" is harsh on the ear.