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Songs of Lori Laitman - Living in the Body
A fabulous collection of songs by Lori Laitman composed between 1997 and 2017 to texts by celebrated poets including Elizabeth Bishop, Paul Celan, Dana Gioia, David Mason, Sylvia Plath, and Joyce Sutphen, on topics that range from the profound emotional impact of the Holocaust, to humorous truths of everyday life, and the comedy and tenderness of childhood. (text from Naxos)
Jennifer Check, Soprano
Ashley Emerson, Soprano
Sari Gruber, Soprano
Alisa Jordheim, Soprano
Maureen McKay, Soprano
Margaret Gawrysiak, Mezzo-Soprano
Darryl Taylor, Countertenor
Dominic Armstrong, Tenor
Vale Rideout, Tenor
Randall Scarlata, Baritone
Thomas Kraines, Cello
Gary Louie, Alto saxophone
Emily Skala, Flute
Piano - Warren Jones, Lori Laitman,
Andrew Rosenblum, Kirsten Taylor
Upcoming: The Prince of Players
Carlisle Floyd's new groundbreaking opera, The Prince of Players is produced in its second production ever - in Milwaukee, WI at Florentine Opera with a stellar cast and the original production.
Creative Team:
Carlisle Floyd - Artistic Advisory
Director: Michael Gieleta
Conductor: William Boggs
Set Design: Shoko Kambara
Costume Designer: Gregory Gale
Lighting Designer: Renee Brode
Cast:
Margaret Hughes - Kate Royal
Edward Kynaston - Keith Phares
Thomas Betterton - Alexander Dobson
King Charles II - Chad Shelton
Sir Charles Sedley - Frank Kelley
Villiers, Duke of Buckingham - Vale Rideout
Nell Gwynn - Rena Harms
Mistress Revels - Sandra Piques Eddy
Miss Frayne - Nicole Heinen
Lady Meresvale - Briana Moynihan
Hyde - Nathaniel Hill
Male Emilia - Nicholas Huff
Recorded from live performances:
October 12 & 14, 2018
Performance Location:
Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
929 N Water St., Milwaukee, WI 53202
Fifth Symphony - Philip Glass
Recorded from live performances:
May 19 & 20, 2017 at Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street
With: The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices, Trinity Youth Chorus, and NOVUS NY
Julian Wachner, conductor
Heather Buck, Soprano
Katherine Pracht, Mezzo Soprano
Vale Rideout, tenor
Stephen Salters, Baritone
David Cushing, Bass
Produced by Sound Mirror
Wuthering Heights World Premiere Recording
Composer: Carlisle Floyd
Label: Reference Recordings
Conductor: Joseph Mechavich
Symphony: Milwaukee Symphony
Soloists:
Catherine - Georgia Jarman
Heathcliff - Kelly Markgraf
Nelly - Susanne Mentzer
Edgar - Vale Rideout
Isabel - Heather Buck
Hindley - Chad Shelton
Mr. Earnshaw - Matthew Burns
Joseph - Frank Kelley
Notes: Live recording
Britten: Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Finzi: A Young Man's Exhortation
Composer: Benjamin Britten & Gerald Finzi
Label: Acis
Tenor: Vale Rideout
Piano: Caleb Harris
Record Date: September 2014
Producer: Geoffrey Silver
Engineer: Loren Stata
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Label: DSO
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Symphony: Detroit Symphony
Chorus: UMS Choral Union
Soloists: Joni Henson - soprano, Kelley O’Connnor - mezzo-soprano, Vale Rideout - tenor, Jason Grant - bass-baritone
Notes: Live recording at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit between Feb 21st and 24th, 2013.