Thomas Ades: Powder Her Face

Various Artists

Disc: 1 1. Overture (Orchestra). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I 2. Oo, aa! ha ha ha ha ha (Maid/Electrician). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 1. Nineteen ninety 3. I see. This is what it has come to. - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 1. Nineteen ninety 4. Take it from me (Duchess/Electrician/Maid). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 1. Nineteen ninety 5. Interlude (Orchestra). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 1. Nineteen ninety 6. Of course she's done well. - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 2. Nineteen thirty-four 7. I could never grow bored of dukedoms (Confidante/Lounge Lizard/Duchess). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 2. Nineteen thirty-four 8. I hear him coming (Pantomime) (Duchess/Confidante/Lounge Lizard/Duke). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 2. Nineteen thirty-four 9. Interlude (Orchestra). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 2. Nineteen thirty-four 10. Fancy, fancy being rich (Waitress). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 3. Nineteen thirty-six 11. Interlude - Scene 4. Nineteen fifty-three ...mm...ah!...How may I help you? (Duchess/Laundryman/Other Guest). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 3. Nineteen thirty-six 12. ...mm..ah!...Room service?. - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 3. Nineteen thirty-six 13. What have you got there?. - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 3. Nineteen thirty-six 14. Come here (Duchess/Waiter). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 3. Nineteen thirty-six 15. Interlude (Orchestra). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 3. Nineteen thirty-six 16. Is Daddy squiffy?. - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 5. Nineteen fifty-three 17. Are you saying the Duchess is a whore?. - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 5. Nineteen fifty-three 18. Ha ha ha ha...(Paper chase) (Mistress/Duke). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, ACT I, Scene 5. Nineteen fifty-three Disc: 2 1. Did she?...Of course she did (Rubberneckers). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 6. Nineteen fifty-five 2. Order. Silence. - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 6. Nineteen fifty-five 3. But now I have heard something new (Judge). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 6. Nineteen fifty-five 4. Did you hear - What he said? (Rubberneckers). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 6. Nineteen fifty-five 5. So that is all (Duchess/Rubberneckers). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 6. Nineteen fifty-five 6. Interlude (Orchestra). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 6. Nineteen fifty-five 7. I'd like to make one thing entirely clear. - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 7. Nineteen seventy 8. Ah! None left (Duchess/Society Journalist/Delivery Boy). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 7. Nineteen seventy 9. Interlude Fifty-eight, seventy-nine (Duchess). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 7. Nineteen seventy 10. Agh - Who are you? (Duchess/Hotel Manager). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 8. Nineteen ninety 11. That will do. You may go (Duchess). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 8. Nineteen ninety 12. Broken. It's broken (Duchess/Hotel Manager). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Scene 8. Nineteen ninety 13. Enough...Or too much! (Maid/Electrician). - Powder Her Face (an Opera in two acts) Op.14, Act II, Ghost Epilogue