Produced by Tom Hamilton and Mimi Johnson. Orchestration by Robert Ashley and Tom Hamilton. Recorded at Robert Ashley's studio in July 2021. This new studio recording features the cast of the 2021 production (October 21-23 at Roulette, Brooklyn), with mezzo soprano, Kayleigh Butcher, taking over the role formerly inhabited by baritone Thomas Buckner. The opera was performed many times between 19, and Lovely Music released a recording of the opera in 1994 (LCD 1004CD). The mood of the opera owes much to our fascination with espionage and with the character of those people who lead double lives. The scenes are a kind of "debriefing" to a jury of Interrogators, in which the Interrogators (chorus) challenge the Agent (soloist) in various forms of musical dialogue. Robert Ashley's eL/Aficionado is a group of scenes from the life of an "agent". 's "Key" all rank among the more exceptional recordings to be found in the Lovely catalog. 's "I am sitting in a room" and "Music on a Long Thin Wire," and Other composers have released some of their most important achievements on the label as well: 'most influential music/theater/literary work of the 1980s' almost all of Ashley's most important works have been released by the label, including the monumental electronic opera for television, Placing emphasis on the artist's intent, Lovely Music recordings are always composer-supervised and produced.įoremost among the artists represented in the Lovely catalog is composer 'dedicated to releasing the best in avant-garde and experimental music, from electronics and computer music to new opera and extended vocal techniques.' Founded in 1978, Lovely Music is one of the longest-lived and most distinctive independent labels active in the recording and promotion of new American music.
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