The Canticle of the Black Madonna, by Ethan Gans-Morse and Tiziana DellaRovere

The Canticle of the Black Madonna

by Ethan Gans-Morse and Tiziana DellaRovere

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1.	The Procession 01:24	info
2.	The Litany of the Black Madonna 08:08	info
3.	Dialogue I: The Fight 02:02	info
4.	Scena I: The Wood in the Hearth is Burning 04:29	info
5.	Black Am I And All-Loving 07:51	info
6.	Scena II: In the Field of Poppies 09:03	info
7.	Dialogue II: The Spill 03:35	info
8.	The Earth Is Bleeding (Mara's Lament) 06:30	info
9.	Dialogue III: PTSD 01:06	info
10.	Madre Dolorosa (The Long Journey Home) 05:30	info
11.	Dialogue IV: Double Vision 01:01	info
12.	Scena III: When the Night Falls 07:40	info
13.	Dialogue V: Back to War 04:22	info
14.	Lullaby for the Child 02:18	info
15.	Dialogue VI: You Have to Stop 01:59	info
16.	A Man Must Live a Life of Honor 02:08	info
17.	Dialogue VII: Do You Believe in this War? 01:00	info
18.	Scena IV: The Hurricane 08:44	info
19.	Lullaby for the Warrior 03:31	info
20.	Scena V: The Rite (A Dream) 08:40	info
21.	Anima Mundi 07:55	info
22.	Dialogue VIII: Waking Up 00:51	info
23.	Miracles Are the Children of the Void 01:30	info
24.	Dialogue IX: To the Land 03:28	info
25.	Blessings 04:39	info
26.	Dialogue X: Fly Free 02:56	info
27.	Finale: Let There Be Fields of Poppies 06:14	info

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The complete audio recording of The Canticle of the Black Madonna

Recorded in February, 2013 at the University of Oregon with audio mixing and mastering by Lance Miller.

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Music by Ethan Gans-Morse
Libretto by Tiziana DellaRovere

Featuring:
Catherine Olson as Mara
Harry Baechtel as Adam
Karen Esquivel as The Black Madonna
André Flynn as John
Heather Holmquest as the Female Angel
Joshua Heying as the Male Angel
Orchestra Conducted by Vincent Centeno

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released October 27, 2013

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Anima Mundi Productions Ashland, Oregon

The Canticle of the Black Madonna is an original opera featuring six principal characters, chorus, orchestra, and elaborate masks and costumes. Set in Louisiana in 2010, this potent story chronicles the journey of an American soldier returning from Afghanistan with PTSD as he struggles with his shattered soul, his strained marriage, and the crumbling economy in the wake of the Gulf Oil Spill. ... more

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