Name: Arjuna's Dilema
Brand: Innova (American Composers Forum
SKU: 845274
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Arjuna's Dilema

By Douglas J. Cuomo

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CD (1 Disc)

Release Date

1 July 2008

Album: Arjuna's Dilema
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Alap
2)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Prologue. Gathering Forces
3)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. Stop My Chariot
4)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. My Limbs Fail, My Mouth Becomes Dry
5)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. O Krishna
6)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. Ne Noom Ta Na
7)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. Teachers, Uncles, Sons and Grandfathers
8)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. Interlude 1. The Battle Within
9)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. My Head Turns
10)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. The Answer Part 1 (Juta Log)
11)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. The Answer Part 2
12)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. My Head Turns (Reprise)
13)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. The Answer Part 3 (Dialogue)
14)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. Interlude 2. A Clear White Light
15)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Explain To Me
16)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. I Am the Beginning
17)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Show Me
18)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Transformation
19)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. The Vision
20)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. I Am Death
21)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Four-Armed Form
22)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Epilogue: I Will Fight
23)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Postlude

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Album: Arjuna's Dilema
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Alap
2)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Prologue. Gathering Forces
3)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. Stop My Chariot
4)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. My Limbs Fail, My Mouth Becomes Dry
5)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. O Krishna
6)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. Ne Noom Ta Na
7)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. Teachers, Uncles, Sons and Grandfathers
8)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 1. The Dilemma. Interlude 1. The Battle Within
9)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. My Head Turns
10)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. The Answer Part 1 (Juta Log)
11)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. The Answer Part 2
12)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. My Head Turns (Reprise)
13)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. The Answer Part 3 (Dialogue)
14)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 2. The Answer. Interlude 2. A Clear White Light
15)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Explain To Me
16)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. I Am the Beginning
17)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Show Me
18)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Transformation
19)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. The Vision
20)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. I Am Death
21)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Four-Armed Form
22)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Epilogue: I Will Fight
23)	Arjuna's Dilemma, chamber opera for 6 vocalists & 12 instrumentalists: Part 3. The Vision. Postlude

EAN

0726708669720

Writer

Douglas J. Cuomo

Producer

Douglas J. Cuomo

Country

USA

Label

Innova (American Composers Forum

Dimensions

12.6 x 14.6 x 0.8 centimeters (0.06 kg)

Performer Notes

Personnel: Maren Montalbano, Galienne Eriksen, Amit Chatterjee, Susan Hellauer (vocals); Tony Boutt‚ (tenor); Joyce Hammann (violin); Ann Cecil Sterman (flute, piccolo); Andrew Sterman (clarinet, bass clarinet); Bob Franceschini (tenor saxophone); Kathleen Supove (piano); Robert Wilson Black (double bass); Badal Roy (tabla); Rex Benincasa, Jim Pugliese (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Frank Wolf.
Liner Note Authors: Douglas J. Cuomo; John A. Schaefer; Amit Chatterjee.
Recording information: Red Bird Studios, New York, NY; Sear Sound Studios, New York, NY.
Photographers: Douglas A. Lockard; Rick Stockwell.
Douglas J. Cuomo's chamber opera Arjuna's Dilemma is a genuinely original work. Cuomo, who is best known for writing the theme for Sex and the City, has worked extensively in theater and television, and that experience has served as excellent preparation for writing opera. He clearly understands how music and dramatic action are coordinated. The opera's story, taken from the Bhagavad Gita, is a metaphorical exploration of an individual's coming to terms with the conflicts that prevent him from taking decisive action in life. Such a large theme demands a commanding artistic vision, and Cuomo has the resources to pull it off without trivializing it, which is a really impressive achievement. His score is stylistically all over the place, using traditional Indian ragas, free jazz, unabashed tonal lyricism, his own style of minimalist repetition, chant, Bollywood-style pop, and a full arsenal of modernist techniques. Cuomo handles the juxtaposition and sometimes superimposition of the various types of music with such skill that the opera has a sense of unity and purposefulness despite its diversity of styles. The musical development has a feeling of inevitability that keeps the listener fully engaged, but it's full of astonishing turns and is never predictable. Cuomo is also a natural vocal composer and his writing for the voice is simply gorgeous.
The production by the New York-based Music-Theatre Group is fabulous in its sophistication and polish; it's a pleasure to hear a new opera given such a compelling treatment. Indian vocalist Amit Chatterjee and tenor Tony Boutt‚ sing with thrilling passion and energy. The women's chorus, a quartet of soloists, has a pure tone, remarkably focused intonation and incisive delivery. Two instrumentalists, tenor saxophonist Bob Franceschini and tabla player Badal Roy, have critical musical and dramatic roles and play with mesmerizing intensity. Alan Johnson leads a chamber ensemble that features the Ethel string quartet in an elegant and urgent reading of the score. Innova's sound is clear and creates an immediate sense of presence. Arjuna's Dilemma is an opera that should be explored by anyone with an interest in fresh new directions in music theater. Highly recommended. ~ Stephen Eddins