Yoshi Oïda directs Britten’s Curlew River

A desolate landscape, a grieving mother and a ferryman who has seen the truth. When Benjamin Britten transported an ancient Japanese Noh play to the reedbeds and rivers of his native East Anglia, the local became universal. Part opera, part ritual, part haunting meditation on love and loss, Curlew River is a music drama like no other and in 1998, artist from both Japanese and western traditions came together at Aix-en-Provence to create it anew. Directed by Yoshi Oïda with a superb international cast, the result was simultaneously timeless and urgent. This live recording captures the moment with unforgettable immediacy and power.

Soloists: 

Michael Bennett (Tenor), Jussi Järvenpää (Baritone), Andrew Rupp (Baritone), Jaehi Yang (Soprano), Ulaş İnan İnaç (Bass), Kim Ta (Bass), Fernando Cobo (Tenor), Nicolas Bauchau (Tenor)

Ensemble: 

Soloists of Académie européenne de musique du Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

Conductor: 

David Stern