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Excerpts from the opera by SOMTOW SUCHARITKUL: Madana
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fave it Asian | Orchestral
13 tracks | 69 minutes
Released Feb 2005
on Orpheus Music
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 10:41 Intermezzo and O Moon BUY MP3 10:41 Intermezzo and O Moon "GIFT MP3" 10:41 Intermezzo and O Moon
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:46 Then it is destiny BUY MP3 03:46 Then it is destiny "GIFT MP3" 03:46 Then it is destiny
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:49 Love Duet BUY MP3 06:49 Love Duet "GIFT MP3" 06:49 Love Duet
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 09:25 Avatar - ballet music from Act II BUY MP3 09:25 Avatar - ballet music from Act II "GIFT MP3" 09:25 Avatar - ballet music from Act II
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:34 Arali's Lullaby BUY MP3 03:34 Arali's Lullaby "GIFT MP3" 03:34 Arali's Lullaby
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:30 But soft - Chanti's aria BUY MP3 02:30 But soft - Chanti's aria "GIFT MP3" 02:30 But soft - Chanti's aria
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:31 Chanti spies on Jayasena and Madana BUY MP3 03:31 Chanti spies on Jayasena and Madana "GIFT MP3" 03:31 Chanti spies on Jayasena and Madana
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:14 Chanti demands revenge BUY MP3 04:14 Chanti demands revenge "GIFT MP3" 04:14 Chanti demands revenge
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 Madana's arrest BUY MP3 04:06 Madana's arrest "GIFT MP3" 04:06 Madana's arrest
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:00 My karma - Madana's Act III aria FREE 04:00 My karma - Madana's Act III aria "GIFT MP3" 04:00 My karma - Madana's Act III aria
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:32 I dream the world - Sudeva's aria BUY MP3 05:32 I dream the world - Sudeva's aria "GIFT MP3" 05:32 I dream the world - Sudeva's aria
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:43 Trio BUY MP3 04:43 Trio "GIFT MP3" 04:43 Trio
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:17 More powerful than death BUY MP3 06:17 More powerful than death "GIFT MP3" 06:17 More powerful than death
Highlights from Somtow's post-romantic opera "Madana" based on Thai mythology, about a rose who becomes a woman in the light of the full moon, falls in love, and destroys two cities.
Bio / Background
Somtow Sucharitkul's opera MADANA (2001) was the first full-length grand opera by a Thai composer to be produced. This CD features live excerpts from the premiere production, starring a young and very virtuoso coloratura soprano, Stacey Tappan (now with the Chicago Lyric Opera) as a rose magically transformed into a beautiful woman, who wins the love of a king and the undying enmity of his jealous wife.
The production comes from the Bangkok Opera. The large cast is backed by the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the composer.