Maconchy: The Sofa & The Departure
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The Sofa: Ah, my sweet consolation! (Dominic, Monique)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Nicholas Sharratt , Sarah Tynan
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The Sofa: How light the grace (Dominic, Monique)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Nicholas Sharratt , Sarah Tynan
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The Sofa: Dominic, Casimir, Marie-Joseph, St. Just, Balthasar (Grandmother)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Josephine Thorpe
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The Sofa: This time my patience cannot still endure (Grandmother, Dominic)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Josephine Thorpe , Nicholas Sharratt
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The Sofa: My mother says all girls grow sad and languish for love (Lucille, Yolande, Laura)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Alinka Kozari , Anna Leese , Patricia Orr
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The Sofa: Lucille. Ah, Lucille? Stay I beg, I implore you! (Suitor, Lucille, Sofa)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Alinka Kozari , Patrick Ashcroft , Nicholas Sharratt
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The Sofa: Ha, ha, ha! Where's Dominic? … (Girls, Men, A Man, A Prig, Baritone, A Guest, Dominic's Voice, Another Guest, Chorus)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Jassy Husk , Simon Lobelson , Tom Oldham , David Webb , Samuel Boden , Michelle Daly
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The Sofa: Come and dance! (Edward, Monique, Chorus)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , George von Bergen , Sarah Tynan , Samuel Boden , Michelle Daly , Jassy Husk , Simon Lobelson
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The Sofa: What's happened? What's happened? (Dominic, Edward, Chorus)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , George von Bergen , Nicholas Sharratt , Samuel Boden , Michelle Daly , Jassy Husk , Simon Lobelson
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The Sofa: Oh, what an intriguing, fascinating situation! (Edward, Lucille, Laura, Yolande, Dominic, Monique, Chorus)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , George von Bergen , Nicholas Sharratt , Alinka Kozari , Sarah Tynan , Anna Leese , Patricia Orr
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The Sofa: Have they all gone now? (Dominic, Monique)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Nicholas Sharratt , Sarah Tynan
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The Departure: I shall never be ready in time (Julia, Chorus)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole , Patrick Ashcroft , Samuel Boden , Michelle Daly , Jassy Husk , Anna Leese
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The Departure: Weightless beyond the burning margin of our air (Julia, Chorus)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole , Patrick Ashcroft , Samuel Boden , Michelle Daly , Jassy Husk , Anna Leese
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The Departure: But what has happened? (Julia)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole
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The Departure: Julia, are you trying to speak to me? (Mark, Julia)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole , Håkan Vramsmo
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The Departure: Where is that Death they paint with the grinning skull and gaping eye holes (Julia, Chorus)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole , Patrick Ashcroft , Samuel Boden , Michelle Daly , Jassy Husk , Anna Leese
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The Departure: Oh why did we leave the house that day? (Mark, Julia)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole , Håkan Vramsmo
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The Departure: Don't leave me! (Mark, Julia)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole , Håkan Vramsmo
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The Departure: But our child lives still (Mark, Julia)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole , Håkan Vramsmo
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The Departure: Then do not leave me (Mark, Julia, Chorus)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole , Håkan Vramsmo , Patrick Ashcroft , Samuel Boden , Michelle Daly , Jassy Husk
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The Departure: But I hear nothing! (Mark, Julia, Chorus)
Dominic Wheeler , Independent Opera Orchestra , Louise Poole , Håkan Vramsmo , Patrick Ashcroft , Samuel Boden , Michelle Daly , Jassy Husk