Dennehy - The Last Hotel
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Label: Cantaloupe
Cat No: CA21143
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 12th April 2019
Contents
Artists
Claudia BoyleRobin Adams
Katherine Manley
Mikel Murfi
Crash Ensemble
Conductor
Alan PiersonWorks
The Last HotelArtists
Claudia BoyleRobin Adams
Katherine Manley
Mikel Murfi
Crash Ensemble
Conductor
Alan PiersonAbout
That description alone is all the listener needs to appreciate the visceral energy of the performances captured here by Claudia Boyle, Robin Adams, Katherine Manley and actor Mikel Murfi (whose presence as the silent Porter is more implied than directly felt), all ably supported by the agile, dynamic sound of Ireland's renowned Crash Ensemble, conducted by Alan Pierson.
"It's great to work with someone like Enda, who's a genius in his own field," Dennehy said in an interview before the premiere. "The opera is about an English couple who arrive in Ireland to meet this Irish woman, and basically as it goes on, you realize that the Irish woman wants to kill herself, with their assistance. But it's incredibly funny in places, despite the tragic subject matter!"
Modern musical theatre has consistently pushed against the boundaries of what constitutes "opera", in the traditional Western classical sense. The Last Hotel is firmly rooted in that vanguard, merging the grit and gall of experimental theatre and independent arthouse films with the cracking trajectory of post-classical chamber music.
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