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I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky

Title
  1. I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky [sound recording] / music by John Adams ; libretto by June Jordan.
Published by
  1. New York : Nonesuch, p1998.
Author
  1. Adams, John, 1947-

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FormatAudioAccessUse in libraryCall number*LDC 19894 (F)Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional authors
  1. Adams, John, 1947-
  2. Jordan, June, 1936-2002.
  3. De Haas, Darius
  4. Mazzie, Marin
  5. McDonald, Audra
  6. McElroy, Michael, 1967-
  7. Muenz, Richard
  8. Teek, Angela
  9. Yang, Welly
  10. Gershon, Grant
Description
  1. 1 sound disc (69 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Subject
  1. Operas
  2. Earthquakes > Drama
Contents
  1. Ensemble, I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky -- A sermon on romance -- Consuelo's dream -- Mike's song about arresting a particular individual -- Tiffany's solo -- Song about the on-site altercation -- Song about the bad boys and the news -- Your Honor my client he's a young black man -- Leila's song, alone (again or at last) -- Three weeks and still I'm outta my mind -- Crushed by the rock I been standing on -- Dewain's song of liberation and surprise -- Este Pais!/This country -- One last look at the angel in your eyes -- Finale.
Call number
  1. *LDC 19894 (F)
Note
  1. Opera, based on the 1994 Northridge, California earthquake.
  2. Compact disc.
  3. Program notes by the composer, and libretto (55 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded Dec. 1996, Arabian Studiot, Helsinki, Finland; additional recorded May 1997, Avatar Studios, New York City.
Author
  1. Adams, John, 1947- composer.
Title
  1. I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky [sound recording] / music by John Adams ; libretto by June Jordan.
Imprint
  1. New York : Nonesuch, p1998.
Playing time
  1. 010853
Performer
  1. Darius de Haas, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Michael McElroy, Richard Muenz, Angela Teek, Welly Yang ; vocal direction by Grant Gershon ; various instrumentalists ; John Adams, conductor.
Event
  1. Recorded Dec. 1996, Arabian Studiot, Helsinki, Finland; additional recorded May 1997, Avatar Studios, New York City.
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Added author
  1. Adams, John, 1947- conductor.
  2. Jordan, June, 1936-2002. Librettist
  3. De Haas, Darius, singer.
  4. Mazzie, Marin, singer.
  5. McDonald, Audra, singer.
  6. McElroy, Michael, 1967- singer.
  7. Muenz, Richard, singer.
  8. Teek, Angela, singer.
  9. Yang, Welly, singer.
  10. Gershon, Grant, director.
  11. Adams, John, 1947- conductor.
Other standard identifier
  1. 075597947328
Publisher no.
  1. 79473-2 Nonesuch
Research call number
  1. *LDC 19894 (F) Program notes and libretto on file.
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