MARKHEIM Treigle, Crofoot (New Orleans 1966) (CD)

Premiere recording of a one-act masterpiece by Carlisle Floyd. A taut and engrossing psychological melodrama with occasional lyrical monologues reminiscent of the composer's Susannah. Live 1966 world premiere performances in New Orleans.
[1995, Stereo, 72 minutes]

MARKHEIM
Opera in One Act
Music by Carlisle Floyd
Dramatization and text by the composer
after the story by Robert Louis Stevenson

Cast:
Markheim - Norman Treigle
Josiah Creach - Alan Crofoot
Tess - Audrey Schuh
A Stranger - William Diard

New Orleans Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Knud Andersson, conductor
(Composite recording based on the world premiere performances of March 31 and April 2, 1966)