The Poisoned Kiss

Album by Ralph Vaughan Williams & BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Richard Hickox

The Poisoned Kiss is an opera by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, first performed in 1936. Blending pastoral orchestration with light theatrical vocal writing and folk-inflected melodies, it represents Vaughan Williams's exploration of stage works alongside his symphonic and choral output.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Overture
    7:10
  2. 2.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 2. Opening Chorus: "Secret are the sounds..."
    2:43
  3. 3.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 3. Scena. Gallanthus: "What"s that?"
    1:38
  4. 4.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 4. Scena. Angelica: "Day is dawning"
    5:54
  5. 5.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 5. Duet. Gallaanthus: "It"s really time..."
    3:07
  6. 6.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 6. Ensemble. Hob, Lob and Gob: "Here we come..."
    2:24
  7. 7.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 7. Duet and Chorus. Dipsacus: "I"m a sorcerer bold"
    1:54
  8. 8.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 8. Duet. Amaryllus: "It"s true I"m inclined..."
    2:41
  9. 9.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 9. Ensemble. Tormentilla: "Hush, lovely cobra"
    2:04
  10. 10.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Amaryllus: "Desist, lest you die!"
    0:59
  11. 11.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 10. Duet. Amaaryllus: "I know we see..."
    0:10
  12. 12.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Amaryllus: "Blue larkspur in a garden"
    3:01
  13. 13.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 11. Ensemble. Dispacus: "Who"s in my forest?"
    0:15
  14. 14.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Dispacus: "North wind, south wind"
    1:01
  15. 15.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Tormentilla: "Angelica?"
    0:29
  16. 16.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Amaryllus and Gallanthus: "O come to our arms"
    2:37
  17. 17.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 12. Song. Tormentilla: "O who would be..."
    2:49
  18. 18.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 13. Finale. Dipsacus: "All is ready!"
    3:15
  19. 19.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 14. Introduction
    1:04
  20. 20.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 15. Chorus: "Here we come"
    1:47
  21. 21.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 16. Song and Chorus. Angelica and flower girls: "By all the powers..."
    3:36
  22. 22.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 17. Trio. Lob: "Ho there!"
    1:56
  23. 23.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 18. Duet. Angelica: "It does not appear..."
    2:17
  24. 24.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 19. Trio. Third Medium: "If you want to escape"
    3:04

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 20. Chorus: "Tormentilla! Tormentilla!"
    2:24
  2. 3.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 21. Song and Duet. Tormentilla: "There was..."
    5:40
  3. 4.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 22. Ensemble. Amaryllus: "Twas here it bade..."
    4:08
  4. 5.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 23. Serenade. Amaryllus: "Dear love, behold..."
    3:07
  5. 6.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 24. Duet. Tormentilla: "Sleeping or waking"
    1:27
  6. 7.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. Tormentilla: "You must not kiss me"
    4:23
  7. 8.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 26. Finale. Tormentilla: "Too dark for me..."
    3:00
  8. 9.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 27. Introduction
    1:13
  9. 10.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 28. Trio. Mediums: "Behold our mystic..."
    3:25
  10. 11.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 29. Ensemble. Empress: "Monstrous vision!"
    1:28
  11. 12.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 30. Ballad. Empress: "When I was young..."
    2:48
  12. 13.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 31.Ensemble. Empress: "You can leave us"
    0:43
  13. 14.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 32. Duet. Tormentilla: "Is my love alive?"
    0:28
  14. 15.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. Empress: "Love breaks all rules..."
    3:25
  15. 16.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 33. Invocation. Empress: "Imps and Demons"
    2:24
  16. 17.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 34. Ensemble. Empress: "Come, O gentle powers"
    5:36
  17. 18.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 35. Duet. Empress: "Can you, can you remember"
    2:40
  18. 19.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 36. Quartet. All: "Love in a hut..."
    1:21
  19. 20.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 37. Sextet. First Medium: "Horrid monster!"
    2:36
  20. 21.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 38. Duet. Gallanthus: "It"s the proper thing to do"
    1:58
  21. 22.
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 39. Finale. Chorus: "Love has conquered!"
    3:33

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