Astrid Bas, Susanna Mälkki, Ensemble Intercontemporain - Michael Jarrell: Cassandre (2009)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 53:26 | 204 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Kairos | Catalog: 0012912KAI
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 53:26 | 204 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Kairos | Catalog: 0012912KAI
It's stretching the conventional, technical definition of the term to call Swiss composer Michael Jarrell's spoken monodrama Cassandre an opera, but that's the composer's description of it, and as such, it ought to be respected. It does consist of a musical narrative accompanying a verbal narrative, so even though it doesn't involve singing, it comes closer to standard opera than some pieces that are so designated.