Somar / Vadstena Academy - Forty Summers Opera - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The opera Waldermarsskatten is a fantasy around a real historical event on the island of Gotland on the east coast of Sweden, InchThe Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom, 1361Inch. The trade in the Baltic Sea was dominated by the German trading monopoly The Hanseatic League, which existed around 1150-1650. The city of Visby was included in this association. After a plague pandemic in the Nordic countries in the 1350s, the so-called 'black death', in which a third of the population died, the Danish king Valdemar Atterdag wanted the rich merchants of the Hanseatic League to pay for a renewal of their trade privileges. Valdemar set off to Visby with about thirty ships to Gotland at the end of July 1361. Battles were fought, first on the coast-line then at Visby's city wall, and in total around 1 800 Swedes are said to have lost their lives, while the Danes' loss was around 300 souls. An unfair fight, one might think, as the Danish army consisted of German mercenaries, while Gotland was defended by civilian farmers.

Album Tracks 1. Act 2, No.16 Finale - Ulf Soderblom 2. Act 1, Scene 18/19 Finale - Ulf Soderblom 3. Act 2, Scene 20 Chorus of Priests - Ulf Soderblom 4. Act 2, Scene 30 Finale - Ulf Soderblom 5. Act 2, No.4 Spinning Song - the Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir and Orchestra 6. Act 2, No.4 Senta's Ballad and Chorus - the Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir and Orchestra 7. Act 3, No.7 Chorus of Norwegian Sailors - the Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir and Orchestra 1. Prologue, Scene 1 - the Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir and Orchestra 2. Prologue, Scene 2 - the Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir and Orchestra 3. Boris's Monologue - the Savonlinna Opera Festival Choir and Orchestra 4. Act 2 (3), Scene 2 Auto-Da-Fe-Scene - Leif Segerstam 5. Act 2, Scene 2 Part 1 (Including Triumph March) - Leif Segerstam 6. Part 2 (Ballet Music) - Leif Segerstam 7. Part 3 - Leif Segerstam

Album Tracks 1. Act I Prologue Si Puo? Si Puo? 2. Act I Qual Fiamma Avea Nel Guardo! ? Stridono Lassu 3. Act I Vesti la Giubba 4. Act I Aria Non So Piu Cosa Son, Cosa Faccio 5. Act II Aria Venite, Inginocchiatevi 6. Rigoletto, Act II Povero Rigoletto! ? Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata 7. La Traviata, Act I E Strano! ? Ah, Fors E Lui ? Sempre Libera 8. Tosca, Act I Dammi I Colori ? Recondita Armonia 9. Act I Tacea la Notte Placida ? Di Tale Amor 10. Act II Codotta Ell'era in Ceppi 11. Faust, Act II Un Bouquet! ? O Dieu! Que de Bijoux! 12. Otello, Act II Ah! - Mille Vies Lui ? Si, Pel Ciel 13. Act II Maitrise Ton Emotion, Mon Enfant! ? Les Oiseaux Dans la Charmille 14. Act IV Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour ? Amis, L'amour Tendre Et Reveur! 15. Act III Finale Ah, Quelle Est Cette Voix ? Chere Enfant! ? Mon Enfant! Ma Fille! 1. Wilkommen 2. Perfectly Marvelous 3. It Couldn't Please Me More 4. Act I Zigeunerlied 5. Act II Mein Aug Bewacht Bei Tag Und Nacht 6. Mame The Man in the Moon 7. Why Can't the English 8. The Rain in Spain 9. Fiddler on the Roof If I Were a Rich Man 10. C'est Magnifique 11. I Am in Love 12. Life Is 13. No Boom Boom 14. Act I My Man's Gone Now 15. Act III Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way 16. Amours Divins ? Il Nous Faut de L'amour 17. Ces Rois Remplis de Vaillance 18. I'm Only Thinking of Him 19. Aldonza 20. The Impossible Dream