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My father! Can I desert him

Opera details:

Opera title:

The Rake's Progress

Composer:

Igor Stravinsky

Language:

English

Synopsis:

The Rake's Progress Synopsis

Libretto:

The Rake's Progress Libretto

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Recitative details:

Type:

recitative

Role(s):

Anne Trulove

Voice(s):

Soprano

Act:

1.20

Previous scene: Quietly night
Next scene: I go I go to him

The Rake's Progress - Opera in 3 Acts: Act I, Scene 3: Recitative: "No Word from Tom" - Aria:...

Singer(s): Judith Raskin Regina Sarfaty

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The Rake's Progress - Opera in 3 Acts: Act I, Scene 3: Recitative: "No Word from Tom" - Aria: "Quietly, Night" - Recitative: "My Father! Can I Desert Him" · Igor Stravinsky · Don Garrard · Judith Raskin · Colin Tilney · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · Jane Manning · Regina Sarfaty · Alexander Young · Kevin Miller · John Reardon · Peter Tracey · Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus

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â„— Originally released 1964 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Released on: 2000-01-18

Librettist: Chester Kallman
Lyricist: Wystan Hugh Auden
Producer: John McClure

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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

Recitative

ANNE
My father!
Can I desert him and his devotion
for a love who has deserted me?

(She returns)

No.
My father has strength of purpose,
while Tom is weak and needs
the comfort of a helping hand.
Oh God! protect dear Tom,
support my father and
strengthen my resolve.

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