Tuesday, July 5, 2011

ADAMS : A FLOWERING TREE

Radio New Zealand Concert network
Tuesday 5th of July 2011 at 8 pm
JOHN ADAMS: A Flowering Tree, an opera in two acts
with libretto adapted from the Indian folktale & poetry
in translations by AK Ramanujan
Kumudha...................... Jessica Rivera
The Prince..................... Russell Thomas
Storyteller..................... Eric Owens
Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, London SO/John Adams  
(Nonesuch 327100)
COMPOSER
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
REVIEW

Yet another opera by John Adams; NYMetropera has given us Nixon in China, and Dr Atomic, in our cinemas, and this one is available on audio discs.



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