Composer(s): Salerni, Paul
Lyricist(s): Gioia, Dana
Conductor(s): Pak, Jung-Ho
Label: Naxos
Series: American Opera Classics
Genre: Opera
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.669031
Barcode: 730099903172
Release Date: 10/2010

SALERNI, P.: Tony Caruso's Final Broadcast (E. Fennell, P. Fennell, Risley, Tupay, Monocacy Chamber Orchestra, Jung-Ho Pak)

Paul Salerni’s award-winning opera with a libretto by Dana Gioia takes place in a classical music radio station on the last night of its operations. Its last program, ‘Opera Lover’, is hosted by Antonio Caruso, who remembers his early dreams of artistic fame as the ‘second Caruso’ and is visited by three ghosts—his dead mother, Maria Callas, and a mysterious woman. Praised for his ‘resplendent vocalism’ (American Record Guide) and his ‘lusciously sweet voice, with its ringing, perfectly-tuned high notes’ (Opera Now), the young tenor Eric Fennell sings the title role.

Tracklist

Salerni, Paul
Gioia, Dana - Lyricist
Opalach, Jan (bass-baritone)
Familant, Jacquelyn (soprano)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
Doney, Vicki (soprano)
Hawk, Val (soprano)
Reed, Nancy (soprano)
Fogel, Henry (narrator)
Fennell, Eric (tenor)
Larusdottir, Disella (soprano)
Phares, Keith (baritone)
Lipkis, Rory (boy soprano)
Tupay, Alison (mezzo-soprano)
Fennell, Phoebe (soprano)
Risley, Patricia (mezzo-soprano)
1Scene 1: The Studio (Intern, Engineer)02:21
Opalach, Jan (bass-baritone)
Familant, Jacquelyn (soprano)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
2Scene 2: The New Management (The Marketing Trio, Engineer, Announcer)02:41
Doney, Vicki (soprano)
Hawk, Val (soprano)
Reed, Nancy (soprano)
Opalach, Jan (bass-baritone)
Fogel, Henry (narrator)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
3Scene 3: The Second Caruso (Intern, Engineer, Tony Caruso, Announcer)05:13
Familant, Jacquelyn (soprano)
Opalach, Jan (bass-baritone)
Fennell, Eric (tenor)
Fogel, Henry (narrator)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
4Scene 4: Parochial School Flashback (Nun, Priest, Young Tony)02:54
Larusdottir, Disella (soprano)
Phares, Keith (baritone)
Lipkis, Rory (boy soprano)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
5Scene 5: Tony's Mother (Tony, Tony's Mother)05:26
Fennell, Eric (tenor)
Tupay, Alison (mezzo-soprano)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
6Scene 6: The Past Is Over (The Marketing Trio, Tony)05:07
Doney, Vicki (soprano)
Hawk, Val (soprano)
Reed, Nancy (soprano)
Fennell, Eric (tenor)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
7Scene 7: Maria Callas (Tony, Maria Callas)09:12
Fennell, Eric (tenor)
Fennell, Phoebe (soprano)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
8Scene 8: Eleven O'Clock (Intern, Engineer, Nun, Priest)02:45
Familant, Jacquelyn (soprano)
Opalach, Jan (bass-baritone)
Larusdottir, Disella (soprano)
Phares, Keith (baritone)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
9Scene 9: Spiritual (Nun, Priest, Intern, Engineer, The Marketing Trio)04:30
Larusdottir, Disella (soprano)
Phares, Keith (baritone)
Familant, Jacquelyn (soprano)
Opalach, Jan (bass-baritone)
Doney, Vicki (soprano)
Hawk, Val (soprano)
Reed, Nancy (soprano)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)
10Scene 10: The Final Duet (Announcer, Tony, The Dark Woman)12:15
Fogel, Henry (narrator)
Fennell, Eric (tenor)
Risley, Patricia (mezzo-soprano)
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pak, Jung-Ho (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 52:24