Composer Robert Aldridge and librettist Herschel Garfein had begun planning an opera based on Sinclair Lewis' Elmer Gantry in 1990. Nashville Opera presented the premiere in 2007, and since then it has been presented by several companies including the opera programs at the University of Houston and the University of Minnesota and at Florentine Opera in Milwaukee. This live Naxos recording comes from the performances at Florentine Opera in 2010. William Boggs leads the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Florentine Opera Chorus ...
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Composer Robert Aldridge and librettist Herschel Garfein had begun planning an opera based on Sinclair Lewis' Elmer Gantry in 1990. Nashville Opera presented the premiere in 2007, and since then it has been presented by several companies including the opera programs at the University of Houston and the University of Minnesota and at Florentine Opera in Milwaukee. This live Naxos recording comes from the performances at Florentine Opera in 2010. William Boggs leads the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Florentine Opera Chorus, with baritone Keith Phares, mezzo-soprano Patricia Risley, tenors Vale Rideout and Frank Kelley, and soprano Heather Buck taking the lead roles. ~ AMG Staff, Rovi
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