Gordon Getty has based his opera on Edgar Allan Poe's macabre work "The Fall of the House of Usher," the novel widely considered Poe's most famous work of prose and a masterpiece of American Gothic literature. Getty's music, while accessible, reflects these Gothic themes twofold in his unsettling, tense score. This is a world premiere recording.

Tracklist:

Usher House: Act I: Prologue: During The Whole Of A Dull, Dark And Soundless Day (Poe)
Usher House: Act I Scene 1: Can It Be Five Years My Friend? (Roderick, Poe)
Usher House: Act I Scene 1: Where Is My Lady, O Where Is She Gone? (Poe)
Usher House: Act I Scene 1: She Was My Model In Writing (Poe, Roderick, Primus, Attendant)
Usher House: Act I Scene 2: Lady Heliane Usher (Attendant, Roderick, Poe)
Usher House: Act I Scene 3: And Now It Is Time To Bid Our Silent Farewells (Roderick, Primus, Poe)
Usher House: Act I Scene 4: We Are Particularly Honored To Receive Our Guest (Primus, Poe)
Usher House: Act I Scene 5: Roderick, I Must Speak (Poe, Roderick, Madeline)

UPC: 827949045165
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 6.25.13
Format: CD

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