Lurline

Album by William Vincent Wallace & Victorian Opera Chorus & Victorian Opera Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

Lurline is an opera by Irish composer William Vincent Wallace, first performed in 1860. The music is in the Romantic style, with lyrical vocal lines and full orchestral textures, and it follows his earlier operatic work in the mid 19th century.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Act I: Overture
  2. 2.
    Act I Scene 1: Introduction: All is silent (Rhineberg)
  3. 3.
    Act I Scene 1: Air: Idle spirit (Rhineberg)
  4. 4.
    Act I Scene 1: Recitative and Chorus: Wake! Wake! (Rhineberg)
  5. 5.
    Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Where is Lurline (Rhineberg, Liba, Lurline)
  6. 6.
    Act I Scene 1: Air and Chorus: Flow on, oh silver Rhine (Lurline, Liba, Rhineberg)
  7. 7.
    Act I Scene 1: Duet: What does she say (Rhineberg, Lurline)
  8. 8.
    Act I Scene 1: Romance: When the night winds (Lurline)
  9. 9.
    Act I Scene 1: Recitative: How can the slime of earth (Rhineberg)
  10. 10.
    Act I Scene 1: Chorus: Sail! Sail! on the midnight gale (Chorus)
  11. 11.
    Act I Scene 2: Bring the mirror (Ghiva, Baron)
  12. 12.
    Act I Scene 2: Duet and Chorus: Rupert! haughty Rupert (Ghiva, Baron)
  13. 13.
    Act I Scene 2: Recitative and Trio: Ah, what's that, a note (Baron, Ghiva, Rupert)
  14. 14.
    Act I Scene 2: Trio: I see by the grey of the morn (Baron, Rupert, Ghiva)
  15. 15.
    Act I Scene 3: Chorus: Drain the cup of pleasure (Guilhelm)
  16. 16.
    Act I Scene 3: Recitative and Chorus: Here's Count Rupert (Guilhelm, Rupert)
  17. 17.
    Act I Scene 3: Barcarolle: Our barque in silence (Rupert)
  18. 18.
    Act I Scene 3: Finale: When on yon rock (All)
  19. 19.
    Act II Scene 1: Chorus: Behold, behold wedges of gold (Chorus)
  20. 20.
    Act II Scene 1: Recitative and Solo: Under a spreading coral (Rhineberg, Lurline, Gnome)
  21. 21.
    Act II Scene 1: Recitative: 'Tis well he is at rest (Rhineberg)
  22. 22.
    Act II Scene 1: Chorus: From his Palace of Crystal (Chorus, Lurline)
  23. 23.
    Act II Scene 1: Recitative and Air: Sweet form (Rupert, Lurline)
  24. 24.
    Act II Scene 1: Rondo: Take this cup (Rupert, Lurline)
  25. 25.
    Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Open! Open! (Gnome, Liba, Rupert, Lurline)
  26. 26.
    Act II Scene 1: Trio and Chorus: My rage beware! (Gnome, Lurline, Rupert, Liba)
  27. 27.
    Act II Scene 1: Drinking Song: As through the glass (Gnome)

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Alas! Ah me! How dismal (Ghiva)
  2. 3.
    Act II Scene 2: Ballad: Gentle Troubadour (Ghiva)
  3. 4.
    Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Oh, sweet daughter (Baron, Ghiva)
  4. 5.
    Act II Scene 2: Chorus: Come away to the chase (Chorus)
  5. 6.
    Act II Scene 3: Recitative and Ballad: The nectar cup (Rhineberg)
  6. 7.
    Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Suspicion tortures me (Rhineberg, Gnome)
  7. 8.
    Act II Scene 3: Chorus: Ave Maria (Chorus)
  8. 9.
    Act II Scene 3: Recitative: Dearest, I give thee wealth (Lurline, Rupert)
  9. 10.
    Act II Scene 3: Finale: Oh, Heavens! it is my father (All)
  10. 11.
    Act II Scene 3: Finale ultimo: Lurline, I yield me (All)
  11. 12.
    Act III Scene 1: Entr'acte
  12. 13.
    Act III Scene 1: Recitative: Heavens, what a fearful storm (Baron, Ghiva)
  13. 14.
    Act III Scene 1: Ballad: Home of my heart (Rupert)
  14. 15.
    Act III Scene 1: Recitative: That voice, 'tis Rupert's (Baron, Ghiva, Rupert)
  15. 16.
    Act III Scene 1: Chorus: Gold and wine (Rupert, Ghiva, Baron, Gnome)
  16. 17.
    Act III Scene 1: Recitative: We've made a slight mistake (Baron, Ghiva)
  17. 18.
    Act III Scene 1: Duet and Chorus: Lady, let this arm sustain thee (Baron, Rupert, Ghiva, Gnome)
  18. 19.
    Act III Scene 2: Grand Scena: Sad as my soul (Lurline)
  19. 20.
    Act III Scene 2: Recitative: Oh! welcome gentle hope (Lurline)
  20. 21.
    Act III Scene 2: Scena and Air: Behold our Mistress (Liba, Lurline, Gnome) - Love, fatal passion (Rhineberg, Lurline)
  21. 22.
    Act III Scene 2: Quartet: Though the world (Lurline, Liba, Rhineberg, Gnome)
  22. 23.
    Act III Scene 3: Chorus: Now with joy each bosom (Chorus) :31
  23. 24.
    Act III Scene 3: Grand Duet: Oh, Lurline! My Naiad Queen (Rupert, Lurline)
  24. 25.
    Act III Scene 3: Finale: Oh, Rupert, in the forest (All)

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