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℗2010
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1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in
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Folk opera based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
Anais Mitchell creates a folk opera based upon the Greek myth of the poet Orpheus
"Songs by Anaïs Mitchell, score by Michael Chorney"--Container
Compact disc
Synopsis, libretto, and credits ([24] p. : col. ill.) inserted in container
Produced by Todd Sickafoose
Anaïs Mitchell (Eurydice), Greg Brown (Hades), Ani DiFranco (Persephone), Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) (Orpheus), Ben Knox Miller (Hermes), Petra Haden, Rachel Haden, Tanya Haden (The Fates), vocal soloists ; additional vocal performers ; Michael Chorney, Anaïs Mitchell, guitars; Ben T. Matchstick, harmonica, vocals; Jim Black, drums, percussion; Todd Sickafoose, bass, piano, pump organ; Tanya Kalmanovitch, viola; Marika Hughes, cello; Josh Roseman, trombone; Nate Wooley, trumpet; Rob Burger, accordion, piano; Miguel Frasconi, glass orchestra; Rich Hinman, pedal steel; Brandon Seabrook, four-string banjo, noise tapes, electric guitar; Jonathan Goldberger, electric guitar; Mike Dillon, vibraphone
Recorded primarily at Brooklyn Recording in Brooklyn, N.Y.; with additional recording at Earycanal in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Dugout in New Orlenas, Louis., Minstrel Recording in Iowa City, Iowa, Eau Claire, Wisc., Glenwood Place Studios in Los Angeles, Calif., and Lovetown in Middlesex, Vt