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Judith Weir: The Vanishing Bridegroom
Andrew Tortise, Anna Stephany, Ailish Tynan
Judith Weir: The Vanishing Bridegroom
Genres: Opera & Classical Vocal, Classical
 
Judith Weir's opera, commissioned by Glasgow District Council for the 1990 City of Culture celebrations, takes three Scottish folktales, all concerned with disappearance: The Inheritance features a runaway bride, a singing...  more »

     
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All Artists: Andrew Tortise, Anna Stephany, Ailish Tynan, Jonathan Lemalu, Owen Gilhooly
Title: Judith Weir: The Vanishing Bridegroom
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Label: Naxos of America, Inc.
Release Date: 9/9/2014
Genres: Opera & Classical Vocal, Classical
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Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2

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Judith Weir's opera, commissioned by Glasgow District Council for the 1990 City of Culture celebrations, takes three Scottish folktales, all concerned with disappearance: The Inheritance features a runaway bride, a singing forest and a lost sum of gold; The Disappearance tells of a man abducted by supernatural forces; and The Stranger is the story of an independent-minded girl wooed by the devil in disguise. Weir's writing combines lush descriptive soundscapes with ethereal choruses and Gaelic folk melodies; the romanticism of the three tales is offset by the sardonic humour and down-to-earth attitude of their protagonists, and of the composer herself.