Bohuslav Martinu
Julietta
Lyric Opera in Three Acts / Text by the Composer
Julietta – Juanita Lascarro
Michel – Kurt Streit
Commissioner (Postman), Forest Ranger, Locomotive Driver –
Beau Gibson
Man in Helmet, Old Man “Youth”, Seller of Memories,
Blind Beggar – Boris Grappe
Man at the Window, Prisoner – Andreas Bauer
Small Arab, First Gentleman, Young Sailor, Hotel Boy –
Nina Tarandek
Old Arab, Old Man, Old Sailor – Magnús Baldvinsson
Woman Selling Poultry, Second Gentleman –
Marta Herman
Selling Fish, Third Gentleman, Palm Reader –
Maria Pantiukhova
Old Woman, Old Lady – Judita Nagyová
Civil Servant, Night Watchman – Michael McCown
Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra
Sebastian Weigle, conductor
Which life experiences do we retain as memories – and
why? Can one really share memories with other people
– and if so, can we be certain that we are speaking of the
same experience? What is the lowest common denominator
of reality?
The very modern opera Julietta by Bohuslav
Martinu is concerned with these and other questions.
It is being presented by OehmsClassics on this live
recording made in June-July 2015 by the Frankfurt
Opera.