℗ 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

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Prima Donna: Act I  
1.1
Overture
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
6:07
1.2
Scene 1: "Oh, Madame Saint Laurent!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
3:01
1.3
Scene 2: Aria "J'ai rêvé toute la nuit"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
2:59
1.4
Scene 3: "Merci. Asseyez-vous"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
1:38
1.5
Scene 4: "Ah! Les soucis!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
1:10
1.6
Scene 5: "Aliénor, quelle femme merveilleuse"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
1:50
1.7
Scene 6: "Mais non, Madame"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
2:51
1.8
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
Scene 8: "À l'époque, François"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
2:15
1.10
Scene 9: "Cet appartement"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
1:32
1.11
Scene 10: "Mon Dieu qu'il est laid!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
2:06
1.12
Scene 11: "À ton âge, François"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
2:42
1.13
Scene 12: "Voici le journaliste!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Antonio Figueroa; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
2:24
1.14
Scene 13: "Bonjour, Madame Saint Laurent"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
2:14
1.15
Scene 14: "Quand j'étais jeune étudiant"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
3:10
1.16
Scene 15: "Madame Saint Laurent"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
1:15
1.17
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
Scene 17: "Régine, quelle majesté"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
3:14
1.19
Scene 18: Aria "Abandonne, pose ta couronne"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
3:05
1.20
Scene 19: "Charmant, tout à fait"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
2:10
1.21
Scene 20: "Oh, ma voix!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
0:59
1.22
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
"Revenez donc ce soir" - Scene 22: Interlude
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Antonio Figueroa; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
1:55
1.24
Scene 23: The Kiss
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
1:13
Prima Donna: Act II  
1.25
Overture
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
3:30
1.26
Scene 1: Song "Dans mon pays de Picardie"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Kathryn Guthrie; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
5:04
1.27
Scene 2: "Excusez-moi, Monsieur Philippe"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Kathryn Guthrie; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
4:09
1.28
Scene 3: Vocalises
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
2:53
1.29
Scene 4: "Et maintenant, Aliénor, à nous deux"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
1:08
1.30
Aria "Quand j'étais jeune étudiante"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
5:43
1.31
Scene 5: Duet "Dans ce jardin"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
9:54
1.32
Scene 6: Meditation
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
6:11
1.33
Scene 7: "C'est impossible!"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; Richard Morrison; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
4:02
1.34
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
Scene 9: "Je suis heureuse"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; Kathryn Guthrie; Antonio Figueroa; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
3:48
1.36
Scene 10: Aria "Prenez-le donc"
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; Janis Kelly; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
6:10
1.37
Scene 11: Final Interlude
Rufus Wainwright; Bernadette Colomine; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jayce Ogren
5:13
1.38
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
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
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
-0.23-26.56-21.615
2
Scene 1: "Oh, Madame Saint Laurent!"
-4.70-28.06-23.714
3
Scene 2: Aria "J'ai rêvé toute la nuit"
-1.22-22.93-19.112
4
Scene 3: "Merci. Asseyez-vous"
-3.35-26.58-22.612
5
Scene 4: "Ah! Les soucis!"
-2.85-26.73-23.413
6
Scene 5: "Aliénor, quelle femme merveilleuse"
-2.24-22.03-18.711
7
Scene 6: "Mais non, Madame"
-2.71-22.01-18.712
8
Scene 7: "Mais que se passe-t-il donc"
-0.49-23.68-18.713
9
Scene 8: "À l'époque, François"
-5.54-31.50-26.615
10
Scene 9: "Cet appartement"
-2.54-22.58-19.313
11
Scene 10: "Mon Dieu qu'il est laid!"
-3.71-25.55-21.212
12
Scene 11: "À ton âge, François"
-0.30-22.83-18.612
13
Scene 12: "Voici le journaliste!"
-0.25-20.59-16.711
14
Scene 13: "Bonjour, Madame Saint Laurent"
-0.98-21.24-17.613
15
Scene 14: "Quand j'étais jeune étudiant"
-3.32-25.02-20.612
16
Scene 15: "Madame Saint Laurent"
-2.75-24.22-20.813
17
Scene 16: "La première..."
-1.85-20.87-17.511
18
Scene 17: "Régine, quelle majesté"
-2.16-23.12-17.312
19
Scene 18: Aria "Abandonne, pose ta couronne"
-1.29-24.66-20.113
20
Scene 19: "Charmant, tout à fait"
-1.54-21.17-18.212
21
Scene 20: "Oh, ma voix!"
-0.69-19.10-15.410
22
Scene 21: "Oh, ma douleur!"
-1.22-21.30-16.511
23
"Revenez donc ce soir" - Scene 22: Interlude
-13.79-34.66-30.512
24
Scene 23: The Kiss
-2.68-19.70-16.010
25
Overture
-3.49-24.04-20.312
26
Scene 1: Song "Dans mon pays de Picardie"
-0.63-25.08-20.215
27
Scene 2: "Excusez-moi, Monsieur Philippe"
-1.80-23.12-18.913
28
Scene 3: Vocalises
-2.03-25.15-19.713
29
Scene 4: "Et maintenant, Aliénor, à nous deux"
-2.55-22.46-16.810
30
Aria "Quand j'étais jeune étudiante"
-2.00-24.11-19.012
31
Scene 5: Duet "Dans ce jardin"
-0.04-21.10-17.712
32
Scene 6: Meditation
-0.81-24.24-19.413
33
Scene 7: "C'est impossible!"
0.00-19.06-15.212
34
Scene 8: "Maintenant, il est temps"
-5.89-30.00-26.214
35
Scene 9: "Je suis heureuse"
-0.38-18.86-13.910
36
Scene 10: Aria "Prenez-le donc"
-1.93-26.39-22.014
37
Scene 11: Final Interlude
-0.38-21.46-17.312
38
Scene 12: Brief Fireworks Music (Percussion) - Aria "Les feux d'artifice"
-2.01-24.27-20.313

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