Hello Out There/Dr. Heidegger’s Fountain of Youth
Alfred Anderson, Judith Christin, Carol Wilcox, Grayson Hirst, Robert Shiesley, The Columbia Chamber Orchestra (orchestra), Miranda Beeson, John Reardon, Thomas Martin (conductor), Leyna Gabriele, Frederic Waldman (conductor)
As Susan Hawkshaw points out in her notes, Jack Beeson is primarily known for his large scale opera, Lizzy Borden, premiered and revived by the New York City Opera. But actually five of Beeson's ten operas are chamber operas because of the scale of the story. The two operas on this recording fall into this category. They are gems of vocal beauty, formal construction and evocative musical writing that deserve wider recognition and a fresh performance. They stand as major contributions to the corpus of 20th century American opera. More than 30 years separate these two operas: Hello Out There, written when Beeson was 32, was premiered in 1954 and Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth, written with librettist Sheldon Harnick, was premiered in 1978.
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| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Hello Out There | Jack Beeson | John Reardon, baritone, Leyna Gabriele, soprano, The Columbia Chamber Orchestra, Frederic Waldman, conductor |
| Dr. Heidegger's Fountain of Youth | Jack Beeson | Carol Wilcox, Judith Christin, Grayson Hirst, Robert Shiesley, Alfred Anderson, Miranda Beeson, Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Martin, conductor |
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