| Description |
1 sound disc (77 min., 31 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
011731 |
| Note |
For live performers and computer-generated sound. |
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Sung in English. |
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Based on the novel by Philip K. Dick ; adaptation by the composer, Catherine Ikam, and Bill Raymond ; additional dialogue by Patrick Mason. |
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Ed. recorded: Ricordi. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes by the composer, biographical notes, bibliography, and libretto (64 p. : ill.) laid in container. |
| Contents |
Explosion and overture (3:22) -- First narrative (3:52) -- Fat's sacrament (1:24) -- Beach scene (2:35) -- Fat's dream (10:20) -- Loneliness transition (3:35) -- Dr. Stone scene (1:31) -- Dr. Stone's aria (3:59) -- Exegesis I (1:29) -- Exegesis II (1:31) -- Gesegnet song (1:38) -- Parsifal narrative (1:40) -- Finale I (2:20) -- VALIS song (4:26) -- Lampton scene (4:21) -- Suffering song (3:48) -- Mini's solo (1:36) -- Sophia's scene (2:42) -- Sophia's aria (6:43) -- Finale II (10:31) -- Slippers song (2:39) -- Final narrative (1:29). |
| Performer |
Mary King, Anne Azéma, sopranos ; Janice Felty, mezzo-soprano ; Thomas Bogdan, tenor ; Patrick Mason, Daryl Runswick, baritones ; Terry Edwards, bass ; Arnaud Petit, speaker ; Daniel Ciampolini, percussion ; Emma Stephenson, piano, keyboards ; Tod Machover, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Feb. 19-25, 1988, Experimental Media Facility, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Computer music.
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Electronic music.
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| Added Author |
King, Mary. Performer. 1934-
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Azéma, Anne. Performer.
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Felty, Janice. Performer.
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Bogdan, Thomas. Performer.
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Mason, Patrick. Performer.
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Runswick, Daryl, 1946- Performer.
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Edwards, Terry, 1939- Performer.
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Petit, Arnaud. Performer.
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Ciampolini, Daniel. Performer.
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Stephenson, Emma. Performer.
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Dick, Philip K.
Valis.
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| Music No. |
BCD 9007 Bridge Records |
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