‎Anthony Davis: Amistad by Stephen West

Overture

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

3:12

Aria "The unknown is my realm"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Thomas Young

7:11

Duet "We may yet get away"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Mark S. Doss, Thomas Young, Dennis Russell Davies, Mark Baker

4:24

"Lord, you cannot see"

Thomas Young, Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Mark S. Doss

1:03

"It's an English word, an Englishman's word"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Thomas Young, Mark S. Doss

2:52

Recitative "Land! We've hit land!"

Dennis Russell Davies, Thomas Young, Mark Baker, Lyric Opera of Chicago

1:36

"Ahoy there. Who are you?"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Mark Baker, Dennis Russell Davies

2:11

"Not just Nduo. Not just a slave"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Mark S. Doss, Dennis Russell Davies

1:52

"We, at last, have come to naught."

Mark S. Doss, Thomas Young, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

3:10

Recitative "He's mad too"

Thomas Young, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

1:01

"I believe, sir. You should be glad for your life"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies, Mark Baker

1:16

Aria "And me, am I save' ?"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

0:59

Parade I

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

0:50

"So these are the savages"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

3:23

Aria "They yap and snap"

Thomas Young, Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

1:40

Aria "They wanted a girl"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

4:59

"Chief, what will become of us?"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies, Mark S. Doss

0:57

Aria "The past is fading daylight"

Thomas Young, Mark S. Doss, Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

4:13

Parade II

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

0:30

"The base of his brain"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

2:03

"Deep in the festering hold"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

2:23

"We are grateful, sir"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Stephen West

3:06

"This is where the case lies"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Stephen West, Dennis Russell Davies

1:49

Aria "The greatest liberty"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

4:59

Sextet "It's quite a show

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

2:40

Aria "The moonlight died"

Mark Baker, Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

4:31

"Mr. President"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

2:29

Aria "That day, each get one banana"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

3:22

"I see we're in a spot"

Stephen West, Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

0:29

Sextet "We thought they came for salt"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies, Thomas Young

5:03

Aria "In this white village"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Mark S. Doss, Dennis Russell Davies

2:18

Recitative "They were forced"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies, Stephen West

0:15

Aria "They come as if from the heavens"

Florence Quivar, Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

9:57

"How did you come to kill?"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

1:56

"Nansi, Brer Nansi"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Thomas Young

3:06

"C'mon now, the party's over"

Mark S. Doss, Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

1:00

Recitative "These fools don' b'lieve you"

Mark S. Doss, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

1:01

"I'm not like you"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

1:43

Orchestral introduction to scene VIII

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

1:11

Aria "It's time to take the helm"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Thomas Young, Dennis Russell Davies

2:00

The Rebellion

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

1:06

Aria "He sleeps at his master's feet"

Mark S. Doss, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies

1:44

Aria "To own one's life, one's very breath"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies, Stephen West

4:49

"This is a great day"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Stephen West

0:28

Duet "Hush now, Translator"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Thomas Young, Mark S. Doss

5:08

"The courts say you are free"

Dennis Russell Davies, Lyric Opera of Chicago

1:07

"The meaning is clear"

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dennis Russell Davies, Thomas Young

1:28

Anthony Davis

Composer
Florence Quivar

Mezzo-Soprano
Dennis Russell Davies

Conductor
Stephen West

Artist
Lyric Opera of Chicago

Ensemble

Dan Rest

Cover Photography
Robert Kusel

Cover Photography

Anthony Davis: Amistad

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Anthony Davis

Florence Quivar

Dennis Russell Davies

Stephen West

Lyric Opera of Chicago

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