I Divi: Opera & Musical Theatre
I DIVI: OPERA & MUSICAL THEATRE is an ECMC concert CD recorded live on Thursday, May 23rd at 8:00pm at The Church of the Holy Apostles in Manhattan, New York.
From Priests to Prisoners, Soldiers to Sailors, the Gentlemen of the Empire City Men’s Chorus, along with our special guests – members of the Queer Urban Orchestra and Soloists – present Songs from the Opera and Musical Theatre Stage.
Special Guests
Members of Queer Urban Orchestra
Nolan Dresden, Artistic Director
Andrew Berman, President
Photography by Diane Phelan Photography
Playlist
MOZART
1
Priests’ Chorus (from Die Zauberflöte)
BEETHOVEN
2
Prisoners’ Chorus (from Fidelio)
Prisoner One: Edward Enrique
Prisoner Two: Bill Powell
GOUNOD
3
Soldiers’ Chorus (from Faust)
WAGNER
4
Sailors’ Chorus (from Der fliegende Holländer)
5
Dich, teure Halle (from Tannhäuser)
Jessica Tarnish, Soprano
6
Pilgrims’ Chorus (from Tannhäuser)
BIZET
7
Toreador Song (from Carmen)
Nathan Fuhrman, Baritone
Jessica Tarnish, Soprano
GILBERT & SULLIVAN
8
Dance a Cachuca, Fandango, Bolero (from The Gondoliers)
Marty Schoenhals, Piano Secondo
9
If You Want to Know Who We Are (from The Mikado)
KANDER
10
Willkommen (from Cabaret), arr. Huff
HARNICK
11
If I Were A Rich Man (from Fiddler on the Roof )
Soloist: Bill Powell, Bass
SCHÖNBERG
12
“Bring Him Home” (from Les Misérables)
Soloist: Michael Cheffo, Tenor
LOESSER
13
Luck Be A Lady (from Guys & Dolls)
LOEWE
14
They Call the Wind Maria (from Paint Your Wagon)
SCHÖNBERG (from Les Misérables)
15
I Dreamed a Dream, arr. Shaw
Soloist: Edward Enrique
16
Do You Hear the People Sing, arr. Lojeski
Bill Powell, Bass
Wes Bourland, Tenor
Scott Brown, Tenor
SONDHEIM
17
Sunday (from Sunday in the Park with George), arr. Paul Stephan