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& g 8.669140-41 (An in three acts) AMERICAN CLASSICS 2003 HNH International Ltd. • Made in E.C. Vanessa...... Ellen Chickering Samuel Barber was almost 48 years Erika ...... Andrea Matthews old when his first opera, Vanessa, was The Old Baroness . . . . . Marion Dry produced by the Anatol...... Ray Bauwens Company on 23rd January, 1958. The Old Doctor. . . . Richard Conrad Received with much acclaim the BARBER: Vanessa Nicholas ...... Philip Lima opera went on to win the 1958 National Symphony of Ukraine . The , Ukrainian National Capella “Dumka” written by the ’s life-long Gil Rose friend , tells of the love triangle between the heroine CD 1 55:08 Vanessa, her niece Erika and the son of her former married lover Anatol. 1-8 Act I, Scene 1 26:30 9-^ Act I, Scene 2 28:38 This tense, tragic scenario is fully reflected in Barber’s music, with CD 2 65:51 incredible passion and intensity

BARBER: Vanessa 1-6 Act II 21:41 throughout. DDD 7-$ Act III, Scene 1 24:02 %-¡ Act III, Scene 2 20:08 Booklet notes and synopsis in English VANESSA Kommentar und Inhaltsangabe auf Deutsch By Samuel Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti Complete libretto in English g Copyright 1957 (Renewed) by G. Schirmer, Inc. 8.669140-41

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Recorded at the Concert Studio of Ukrainian Radio, Kiev, Ukraine, from 25th May - 8th June 2002 • Producer: Blanton Alspaugh Engineers: John Newton, Dmitry Lipay and Mark Donahue Booklet Notes: Richard Conrad

AXOS Cover Image: Rosso by Rossella Sidoni (used by kind permission)

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