Houston Grand Opera – Jake Heggie: Intelligence [CD]

Description

Houston Grand Opera is a driving force in American opera, cultivating a spirit of innovation with premieres of important 20th-century works like Leonard Bernstein’s A Quiet Place and John Adams’ Nixon in China. This tradition continues with the debut recording on their own record label-Jake Heggie’s Intelligence. This epic work was commissioned by Houston Grand Opera and is the company’s 75th premiere, building on it’s legacy and commitment to the future of opera with a thrilling new recording. Intelligence explores the little-known story of two heroic women spies during the American Civil War: Elizabeth Van Lew, a privileged white woman; and Mary Jane Bowser, a black woman born into slavery in the Van Lew household. Composer Jake Heggie, librettist Gene Scheer and director/choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar join creative forces to transform this unique true story into a musical masterpiece. The opera features an all-star cast led by soprano Janai Brugger as Mary Jane Bowser, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Elizabeth Van Lew and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges as Lucinda. These awardwinning artists create a riveting performance, capturing the nuance and suspense of Heggie’s acclaimed new opera in this exciting launch of Houston Grand Opera’s record label.

Tracklist:

1. Intelligence~Act
2. Scene
3. The Van Lew Mansion
4. Intelligence~Act
5. Scene
6. Help me!
7. Intelligence~Act
8. Scene
9. Round and Round
10. Intelligence~Act
11. Scene
12. Intelligence
13. Intelligence~Act
14. Scene
15. Aria. Just one step
16. Intelligence~Act
17. Scene
18. The Confederate White House
19. Intelligence~Act
20. Scene
21. Pantomime
22. Intelligence~Act
23. Scene
24. What did I marry into?
25. Intelligence~Act
26. Scene
27. Aria. Look me in the eye
28. Intelligence~Act
29. Scene
30. In Town
31. Intelligence~Act
32. Scene
33. The Journal
34. Intelligence~Act
35. Scene
36. Aria. Why risk everything for this?
37. Intelligence~Act
38. Scene
39. What’s gonna happen now?
40. Intelligence~Act
41. Scene
42. Fire!
43. Intelligence~Act
44. Scene
45. What is in the ashes?
46. Intelligence~Act
47. Scene
48. Surviving is all I’ve ever known
49. Intelligence~Act
50. Scene
51. Duet. Traitors
52. Intelligence~Act
53. Scene
54. It cannot be true
55. Intelligence~Act
56. Scene
57. Ancestral Dance
58. Intelligence~Act
59. Scene
60. Midnight outside the Van Lew Mansion
61. Intelligence~Act
62. Scene
63. None so wronged as Mary Jane
64. Intelligence~Act
65. Scene
66. Duet. Chained to you forever
67. Intelligence~Act
68. Scene
69. In Elizabeth’s Rooms
70. Intelligence~Act
71. Scene
72. The Slave Auction
73. Intelligence~Act
74. Scene
75. My momma’s eyes

UPC: 1230000270007
Label: Houston Grand Opera
Release Date: 8.29.25
Format: CD