Release Date: 1 May 2000
Judith Weir's colourful tale of 14th-century China is by turns comic, melodramatic and tragic. Set during the invasion of China by Genghis Khan, it tells the story of orphaned Chao Lin.
Cast:
Chao Lin - Gwion Thomas, baritone
Little Moon/ Actor - Adey Grummett, soprano
Mrs Chin / Old Crone - Frances McCafferty, mezzo-soprano
Old P'eng / Mountain Dweller - Adrian Thompson, tenor
Military Governor - Michael Chance, countertenor
Nightwatchman / Fireman / Marco Polo - Timothy Robinson, tenor
Mongolian Soldier - Michael George, baritone
Actor - Frances Lynch, soprano
Explorer / Actor - Karl Daymond, tenor
AUDIO
RECORDING CREDITS
Recorded live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 26th February 1999, in association with BBC Radio 3's Sounding the Century.
TONY KIME and ANDREW BRITTON Recording Engineers
MARIAN FREEMAN for Modus Music Editor
COLIN MATTHEWS Executive Producer
Release Date: 1 May 2000
Cat No.: NMC D060