Grammy winner Edward Parks and Tony nominee Christiane Noll headlined a concert that included Metropolitan Opera and Broadway/Off-Bwy artists include Blythe Gaissert, Thomas J. Capobianco, and Jamie LaVerdiere as well as Detra Davis in her NYC debut.
Music by Nathan Ray Matthews,
Libretto by Metropolitan Opera stage director, Stephen Pickover
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, a lyric drama, extended excerpts
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Timings and Piano/Vocal Score page and measure numbers
00:10 Valentine Aria
Page 164; Measure 1664
3:50 Albert and Valentine Duet
Page 182; Measure 1888
8:50 Albert Aria
Page 347; Measure 1511
12:50 Madame Villefort Poison Aria
Page 263; Measure 490
20:30 Edmond and Mercedes Love Duet
Page 64; Measure 637
27:35 Edmond Escape Aria
Page 110; Measure 1015
36:45 Mercedes Act II Opening Scene and Aria includes Edmond
Page 226: Measure 55
48:20 Edmond The Past Aria
Page 323; Measure 1198
54:25 Finale
Page 358; Measure 1651
Nathan Ray Matthews, Composer
Stephen Mark Pickover, Librettist
Edward Parks, baritone – Edmond Dantes
Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano – Mercedes
Christiane Noll, soprano – Madame Villefort
Thomas J. Capobianco, tenor – Albert
Detra Davis, soprano – Valentine
World Premiere Song Cycle
Christiane Noll and Jamie LaVerdiere, vocalists
Composer – NATHAN RAY MATTHEWS
Poet – PETER H. KELLY
It Always Sucks To Be Someone/Doubt – Jamie/Christiane
Safer – Jamie
Life – Christiane
Right- Christiane
Wild Monkeys – Christiane/Jamie