The Tempest

Album by Thomas Adès & Simon Keenlyside & Cyndia Sieden & Ian Bostridge & Kate Royal & Toby Spence & Philip Langridge & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

The Tempest is an opera by British composer Thomas Adès, first performed in 2004. The score blends contemporary classical harmonies, intricate orchestration and expressive vocal writing to rework Shakespearean drama, and it occupies a central place in Adès's catalogue as a substantial early-21st-century operatic project.
First released: 15th June 2009

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Tempest, Act 1: Scene I: Hell Is Empty
    3:43
  2. 2.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene I (orchestral)
    1:41
  3. 3.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene I: This Way
    2:12
  4. 4.
    The Tempest, Act 1, Scene II: Oh Father
    1:42
  5. 5.
    The Tempest, Act 1, Scene II: Miranda - You Are My Care
    6:41
  6. 6.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene II: Spirit Must I Right
    2:58
  7. 7.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene II: Fool. You've Tired Us Out
    4:03
  8. 8.
    The Tempest, Act 1, Scene II: What You Have Told Me
    2:14
  9. 9.
    The Tempest, Act 1: Scene III: Fear. Fear to the Sinner
    2:53
  10. 10.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene II: Murder!
    5:03
  11. 11.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene II: Help Us!
    5:02
  12. 12.
    The Tempest, Act 1: Scene IV: Sorcerer Die
    4:10
  13. 13.
    The Tempest, Act 1, Scene V: Sir? Have You Recovered Them?
    2:52
  14. 14.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene III: Father
    3:57
  15. 15.
    The Tempest, Act 1, Scene V: Five Fathoms Deep
    3:58
  16. 16.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene III: Murder This Man
    4:31
  17. 17.
    The Tempest, Act 1: Scene VI: As I Sat Weeping
    7:22
  18. 18.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene IV: Quietness
    2:49
  19. 19.
    The Tempest, Act 2, Scene I: Alive, Awake
    2:35
  20. 20.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene IV: How Good They Are
    2:00
  21. 21.
    The Tempest, Act 2, Scene I: I Had the Notion I Flew
    7:43
  22. 22.
    The Tempest, Act 3, Scene IV: How These Things
    6:46
  23. 23.
    The Tempest, Act 3: Scene V: Who Was Here
    3:41
  24. 24.
    The Tempest, Act 2, Scene II: A Monster!
    4:05
  25. 25.
    The Tempest, Act 2, Scene II: Friends Don't Fear...
    6:02
  26. 26.
    The Tempest, Act 2, Scene II: We'll Find the Prince
    4:09
  27. 27.
    The Tempest, Act 2: Scene III: They Won't Find Him
    3:47
  28. 28.
    The Tempest, Act 2: Scene IV: What Was Before
    8:32

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