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The Wake World

David Hertzberg

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CDTZA40302

Release Date:  24 April 2020

Label:  Tzadik

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  702397403029

Genres:  Classical  Opera  

  • Description

    The Wake World is a hallucinatory choral fantasy by Los Angeles-based composer David Hertzberg. Scored for five instruments and nine singers, it premiered in 2017 at the Barnes Foundation under the aegis of Opera Philadelphia. The music is evocative and dramatic, with lyrical arias and powerful instrumental colors. Based on a mystical fairy tale written by Aleister Crowley whilst under the influence of the Golden Dawn, the story describes an ecstatic journey of initiation through Hermetic runes, as Lola is lead by her fairy prince through a magical palace to enlightenment. Winner of the Music Critics Association of North America's Best New Opera Award, The Wake World is an operatic tour-de-force!

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Somniloquy
      • 2. I. Ritual Procession — come un eco misterioso
      • 3. II. Preludium; “A fleck
      • 4. a quiff —â€�
      • 5. Lilith arrives
      • 6. aeons late
      • 7. “She’s dancing
      • 8. â€�
      • 9. III. The Beginning — fiorente
      • 10. “Is that you
      • 11. my love
      • 12. "
      • 13. “Lola
      • 14. Lola my darling

      Disc 2

      • 1. â€�
      • 2. “Scattered are the rose-leavesâ€�
      • 3. IV. The Palace; “Your palace is beautifulâ€�
      • 4. “Such soft violet glistens in this placeâ€�
      • 5. “What light lingers there
      • 6. â€�
      • 7. “Can you recognize this faraway form?â€�
      • 8. “What’s this
      • 9. up here?â€�
      • 10. V. Treasure House of Gold; “The den of jackalsâ€�
      • 11. Musk... Civet...â€�
      • 12. “I used to be whole
      • 13. â€�
      • 14. “Those silent wardens
      • 15. â€�
      • 16. “Scattered are the rose-leavesâ€� (reprise)
      • 17. “Strangers
      • 18. why do you stand there
      • 19. â€�
      • 20. “Though my eyes enfoldâ€�; Things Both Strange and True
      • . VI. Mistress of It All; “What queerest quiet attends us