℗ 2015 BBC / Prima Donna LLC under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released | September 11, 2015 |
Duration | 2h 07m 50s |
Record Label | DG |
Genre | Classical |
Rufus Wainwright: Prima Donna
Janis Kelly, Kathryn Guthrie, Antonio Figueroa, Richard Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jayce Ogren
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
Prima Donna: Act I
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1.1
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Overture
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
6:07 | |||
1.2
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Scene 1: "Oh, Madame Saint Laurent!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
3:01 | |||
1.3
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Scene 2: Aria "J'ai rêvé toute la nuit"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:59 | |||
1.4
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Scene 3: "Merci. Asseyez-vous"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
1:38 | |||
1.5
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Scene 4: "Ah! Les soucis!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
1:10 | |||
1.6
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Scene 5: "Aliénor, quelle femme merveilleuse"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
1:50 | |||
1.7
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Scene 6: "Mais non, Madame"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:51 | |||
1.8
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Scene 7: "Mais que se passe-t-il donc"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
1:59 | |||
1.9
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Scene 8: "À l'époque, François"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:15 | |||
1.10
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Scene 9: "Cet appartement"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
1:32 | |||
1.11
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Scene 10: "Mon Dieu qu'il est laid!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:06 | |||
1.12
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Scene 11: "À ton âge, François"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:42 | |||
1.13
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Scene 12: "Voici le journaliste!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Antonio Figueroa; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:24 | |||
1.14
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Scene 13: "Bonjour, Madame Saint Laurent"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:14 | |||
1.15
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Scene 14: "Quand j'étais jeune étudiant"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
3:10 | |||
1.16
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Scene 15: "Madame Saint Laurent"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
1:15 | |||
1.17
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Scene 16: "La première..."
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; Antonio Figueroa; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:32 | |||
1.18
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Scene 17: "Régine, quelle majesté"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
3:14 | |||
1.19
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Scene 18: Aria "Abandonne, pose ta couronne"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
3:05 | |||
1.20
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Scene 19: "Charmant, tout à fait"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:10 | |||
1.21
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Scene 20: "Oh, ma voix!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
0:59 | |||
1.22
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Scene 21: "Oh, ma douleur!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; Antonio Figueroa; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
5:17 | |||
1.23
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"Revenez donc ce soir" - Scene 22: Interlude
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Antonio Figueroa; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
1:55 | |||
1.24
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Scene 23: The Kiss
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
1:13 | |||
Prima Donna: Act II
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1.25
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Overture
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
3:30 | |||
1.26
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Scene 1: Song "Dans mon pays de Picardie"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
5:04 | |||
1.27
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Scene 2: "Excusez-moi, Monsieur Philippe"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Kathryn Guthrie; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
4:09 | |||
1.28
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Scene 3: Vocalises
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
2:53 | |||
1.29
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Scene 4: "Et maintenant, Aliénor, à nous deux"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
1:08 | |||
1.30
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Aria "Quand j'étais jeune étudiante"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
5:43 | |||
1.31
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Scene 5: Duet "Dans ce jardin"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
9:54 | |||
1.32
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Scene 6: Meditation
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
6:11 | |||
1.33
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Scene 7: "C'est impossible!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
4:02 | |||
1.34
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Scene 8: "Maintenant, il est temps"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Kathryn Guthrie; Antonio Figueroa; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
3:31 | |||
1.35
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Scene 9: "Je suis heureuse"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
3:48 | |||
1.36
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Scene 10: Aria "Prenez-le donc"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
6:10 | |||
1.37
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Scene 11: Final Interlude
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
5:13 | |||
1.38
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Scene 12: Brief Fireworks Music (Percussion) - Aria "Les feux d'artifice"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren |
6:56 | |||
Digital Booklet
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This recording of Rufus Wainwright's debut opera Prima Donna features the BBC Symphony Orchestra and several acclaimed soloists, led by rising young star conductor Jayce Ogren. The two act opera takes place on a day in the life of a great diva who is deciding whether or not to continue her career. With Paris as a backdrop, the opera both borrows from operatic myth and legend as well as Wainwright's own very contemporary personal experiences as a singer. Themes of loss, fear, hope and ultimately acceptance are deeply explored by both the soloists and the orchestra.
"Prima Donna was written and performed during the most dramatic period of my life to date and considering my life, that’s pretty dramatic! New arrivals, death, terrible defeat and glorious triumph line the tale of this work both on stage and off, a tale that is still unfolding and that I would both like you to know and even more importantly, be a part of."
- Rufus Wainwright
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – DG Studio Masters
Recording: London, Maida Vale (BBC) Studio 1, January 2015 Producer: Andrew Keener Recording Engineer: Susan Thomas Assistant Engineers: Christopher Rouse, Robert Winter Editing and Mixing: Phil Rowlands Additional Mixing: James Clarke Assistant Conductor: Susanna Stranders French Language Coach: Aurore Lacabe Executive Producers: Jörn Weisbrodt, Teddy Wainwright Artist Management: Paula Quijano, Little Empire Music Executive Producer DG: Renaud Loranger Project Manager DG: Anna-Lena Rodewald Produced in association with BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Symphony Orchestra Chief Producer, BBC Symphony Orchestra: Ann McKay General Manager, BBC Symphony Orchestra: Paul Hughes Concert Master: Kreeta-Julia Heikkila Principal Cellist: Graham Bradshaw Publishers: Jardin Cour Musique (ASCAP) and Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ASCAP). All rights administered by Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ASCAP). Dramatic rights and hire materials represented by Schott Music Corp., New York (ASCAP) Booklet Editor: Manuela Amadei Cover Image: Cindy as Régine, 2015, painting by Delia Brown after an idea of Rufus Wainwright; Photo © Joshua White/JWPictures.com Photos: © Howard Barlow (p. 2); _ Tristram Kenton (p. 6); © benoconnorfilm.com (p. 18); © Eva Vermandel (p. 20) Design: Fred Münzmaier
Recording: London, Maida Vale (BBC) Studio 1, January 2015 Producer: Andrew Keener Recording Engineer: Susan Thomas Assistant Engineers: Christopher Rouse, Robert Winter Editing and Mixing: Phil Rowlands Additional Mixing: James Clarke Assistant Conductor: Susanna Stranders French Language Coach: Aurore Lacabe Executive Producers: Jörn Weisbrodt, Teddy Wainwright Artist Management: Paula Quijano, Little Empire Music Executive Producer DG: Renaud Loranger Project Manager DG: Anna-Lena Rodewald Produced in association with BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Symphony Orchestra Chief Producer, BBC Symphony Orchestra: Ann McKay General Manager, BBC Symphony Orchestra: Paul Hughes Concert Master: Kreeta-Julia Heikkila Principal Cellist: Graham Bradshaw Publishers: Jardin Cour Musique (ASCAP) and Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ASCAP). All rights administered by Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ASCAP). Dramatic rights and hire materials represented by Schott Music Corp., New York (ASCAP) Booklet Editor: Manuela Amadei Cover Image: Cindy as Régine, 2015, painting by Delia Brown after an idea of Rufus Wainwright; Photo © Joshua White/JWPictures.com Photos: © Howard Barlow (p. 2); _ Tristram Kenton (p. 6); © benoconnorfilm.com (p. 18); © Eva Vermandel (p. 20) Design: Fred Münzmaier
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.27 -13.79 to 0.00 | -23.84 -34.66 to -18.86 | -19.64 -30.50 to -13.90 | 12 10 to 15 | |
1 | Overture | -0.23 | -26.56 | -21.6 | 15 |
2 | Scene 1: "Oh, Madame Saint Laurent!" | -4.70 | -28.06 | -23.7 | 14 |
3 | Scene 2: Aria "J'ai rêvé toute la nuit" | -1.22 | -22.93 | -19.1 | 12 |
4 | Scene 3: "Merci. Asseyez-vous" | -3.35 | -26.58 | -22.6 | 12 |
5 | Scene 4: "Ah! Les soucis!" | -2.85 | -26.73 | -23.4 | 13 |
6 | Scene 5: "Aliénor, quelle femme merveilleuse" | -2.24 | -22.03 | -18.7 | 11 |
7 | Scene 6: "Mais non, Madame" | -2.71 | -22.01 | -18.7 | 12 |
8 | Scene 7: "Mais que se passe-t-il donc" | -0.49 | -23.68 | -18.7 | 13 |
9 | Scene 8: "À l'époque, François" | -5.54 | -31.50 | -26.6 | 15 |
10 | Scene 9: "Cet appartement" | -2.54 | -22.58 | -19.3 | 13 |
11 | Scene 10: "Mon Dieu qu'il est laid!" | -3.71 | -25.55 | -21.2 | 12 |
12 | Scene 11: "À ton âge, François" | -0.30 | -22.83 | -18.6 | 12 |
13 | Scene 12: "Voici le journaliste!" | -0.25 | -20.59 | -16.7 | 11 |
14 | Scene 13: "Bonjour, Madame Saint Laurent" | -0.98 | -21.24 | -17.6 | 13 |
15 | Scene 14: "Quand j'étais jeune étudiant" | -3.32 | -25.02 | -20.6 | 12 |
16 | Scene 15: "Madame Saint Laurent" | -2.75 | -24.22 | -20.8 | 13 |
17 | Scene 16: "La première..." | -1.85 | -20.87 | -17.5 | 11 |
18 | Scene 17: "Régine, quelle majesté" | -2.16 | -23.12 | -17.3 | 12 |
19 | Scene 18: Aria "Abandonne, pose ta couronne" | -1.29 | -24.66 | -20.1 | 13 |
20 | Scene 19: "Charmant, tout à fait" | -1.54 | -21.17 | -18.2 | 12 |
21 | Scene 20: "Oh, ma voix!" | -0.69 | -19.10 | -15.4 | 10 |
22 | Scene 21: "Oh, ma douleur!" | -1.22 | -21.30 | -16.5 | 11 |
23 | "Revenez donc ce soir" - Scene 22: Interlude | -13.79 | -34.66 | -30.5 | 12 |
24 | Scene 23: The Kiss | -2.68 | -19.70 | -16.0 | 10 |
25 | Overture | -3.49 | -24.04 | -20.3 | 12 |
26 | Scene 1: Song "Dans mon pays de Picardie" | -0.63 | -25.08 | -20.2 | 15 |
27 | Scene 2: "Excusez-moi, Monsieur Philippe" | -1.80 | -23.12 | -18.9 | 13 |
28 | Scene 3: Vocalises | -2.03 | -25.15 | -19.7 | 13 |
29 | Scene 4: "Et maintenant, Aliénor, à nous deux" | -2.55 | -22.46 | -16.8 | 10 |
30 | Aria "Quand j'étais jeune étudiante" | -2.00 | -24.11 | -19.0 | 12 |
31 | Scene 5: Duet "Dans ce jardin" | -0.04 | -21.10 | -17.7 | 12 |
32 | Scene 6: Meditation | -0.81 | -24.24 | -19.4 | 13 |
33 | Scene 7: "C'est impossible!" | 0.00 | -19.06 | -15.2 | 12 |
34 | Scene 8: "Maintenant, il est temps" | -5.89 | -30.00 | -26.2 | 14 |
35 | Scene 9: "Je suis heureuse" | -0.38 | -18.86 | -13.9 | 10 |
36 | Scene 10: Aria "Prenez-le donc" | -1.93 | -26.39 | -22.0 | 14 |
37 | Scene 11: Final Interlude | -0.38 | -21.46 | -17.3 | 12 |
38 | Scene 12: Brief Fireworks Music (Percussion) - Aria "Les feux d'artifice" | -2.01 | -24.27 | -20.3 | 13 |