Bolcom - A View from the Bridge / Josephson, Malfitano, Turay, Lyric Opera of Chicago, D. Russell Davies: MusicNear.com

Music CD 1

A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Orchestral Introduction
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Red Hook
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Hey, Eddie!
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Where you goin' all dressed up?
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Beatrice! Hurry up
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Get used to it, Eddie
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. But when you're gone
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Now listen, both a yiz
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 3. Remember Vinnie Bolzano
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 3. Eddie was a man
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 4. You're on your own now
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 5. Marco! Rodolpho!
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 5. Then when I am rich
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 5. Rodolpho, are you married, too
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 5. I sing jazz, too
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 5. Eduardo, if you let us sleep here
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 6. Now there was a future he must face
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 6. It's after eight o'clock
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 6. Eddie, when am I gonna be a wife again?
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 7. Eddie never knew he had a destiny
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 7. Hey Eddie! Wanna go bowling tonight?
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 7. Where'd you go?
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 7. Aria. I love the beauty of the view at home
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 7. Rodolpho, I thought I told you to go in
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 7. Arietta. He's a hit-and-run guy!
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 7. Aria. Was there ever any fella that he liked for you?
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 8. There's nothing illegal about it
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 9. You know where the two of them went?
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 9. Whaddya say, Marco
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 1. Scene 9. Eddie, you're pretty strong

Music CD 2

A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Orchestral Introduction
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 1. Hey guys! It's whisky!
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. Rodolpho! Didn't they hire you?
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. It's true
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. Aria. But you do not know this man
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 2. Somehow, somehow
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 3. Aria. On December twenty-seventh I saw him next
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 3. He won't leave!
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 4. Where are they?
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 4. Eddie has something to say, Katie
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 4. Bea, could I take two pillows up?
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 4. That man! I accuse that man!
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 5. Aria. To America I sailed on a ship called hunger
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 5. Aria. Orchestral interlude
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 6. For the sake of my sister
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 6. Marco's coming, Eddie
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 6. Come, Catherine
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 6. Eddie, listen to me!
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 6. Eyes like tunnels
A View From the Bridge, opera: Act 2. Scene 6. When the tide is right

Bolcom is an important composer in his prime, who writes confidently in an eclectic style that is musically sophisticated but always accessible. The material has been craftily adapted by the composer's longtime collaborator, Arnold Weinstein, who retains the drama's taut structure while still allowing ample opportunity for lyrical expansion. The Lyric Opera's production could not be more effectively mounted or splendidly cast. Dennis Russell Davies encourages the orchestra to savor the score's purely musical beauties without compromising the drama's swift pacing. Working as a honed ensemble, the cast never strikes a false note.

Bolcom - A View from the Bridge / Josephson, Malfitano, Turay, Lyric Opera of Chicago, D. Russell Davies