15th August

Concert will begin at 18:00 hours GMT

Strauss' 'Ariadne auf Naxos' with Goerke, Graham, Claycomb and Dolgov from Houston

Strauss' 'Ariadne auf Naxos' is an opera with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. At the home of 'the richest man in Vienna,' preparations for an evening of music are under way. Two groups of musicians have arrived; one is a burlesque group, led by the saucy comedienne Zerbinetta, the other an opera company, who will present a serious opera, Ariadne auf Naxos. Performers:

Major Domo: Jon Kolbet.
the Lackey: Michael Sumuel.
the Officer: James Chamberlain.
Composer: Susan Graham.
the Tenor/Bacchus: Alexey Dolgov.
Wigmaker: Samuel Schultz.
Zerbinetta: Laura Claycomb.
the Prima Donna/Ariadne: Christine Goerke.
Dance Master: Rodell Rosel.
Naiad: Kiri Deonarine.
Dryad: Catherine Martin.
Echo: Brittany Wheeler.
Harlequin: Boris Dyakov.
Zerbinetta: Laura Claycomb.
Truffaldino: Robert Gleadow.
Brighella: Brendan Touhy.
Scaramuccio: Nathaniel Peake.

Houston Opera Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Summers.

Recorded in 2011.