Russell Thomas - Tenor
Simon Lepper - Piano
I know it's not an opera but it is a very effective mono-drama. I wrote a piece about this music about twelve years ago, you can find it in my archive if you're curious. It was going through my head so I went looking for a performance I hadn't heard and wondered if a tenor had ever recorded it, this is the one I found. I don't know if Barber ever authorized a tenor singing of it, the original having been commissioned by the great soprano Eleanor Steber whose piano accompanied performance I posted then (still available on Youtube) but this is one mighty fine performance, both Russell Thomas singing it and Simon Lepper playing the piano.
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