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FANNY ROBIN - an opera by Edward Harper
JANE MANNING, NIGEL WAUGH, RODERICK HORN,
Scottish Opera Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, cond. Edward Harper

A lovely little one-act opera based on scenes from Thomas Hardy novels, the title role was written for Jane Manning who sings here. Musically it is a companion piece to Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with fragments of Purcell's music quoted in the epilogue and alluded to throughout.

playing time: 31.35
direct sale price:  $12.99
audio  sample: Arioso II (Good Night)  
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Tracks:

1. Flourish
2. Ensemble I - The Courtship
3. Dialogue I - By the Churchyard
4. Arioso I - I go to my Love
5. Ensemble II - At the Malthouse
6. Dialogue II - Outside the Barracks
7. Arioso II - Good Night
8. Interlude: The Letter
9. Ensemble III - In Church
10. DialogueIII - At the Church Door
11. Arioso III - O Frank
12. Ensemble IV - The Wedding
13. Epilogue

review extracts: for full reviews click here
“In the still undervalued genre of chamber opera, Fanny Robin deserves more frequent performances. Scottish Opera's production is captured to telling spatial effect.” - Richard Whitehouse (Gramophone)