The eternal road (highlights)
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The eternal road (highlights)
（American classics）（Milken Archive of American Jewish music）
Naxos, c2003
Musical Sound Recording（Compact Audio Disc）
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Opera in four acts (excerpts)
Sung in English
Play by Franz Werfel, English translation by Ludwig Lewisohn
Constance Hauman, soprano ; Barbara Rearick, Hanna Wollschläger, mezzo-sopranos ; Ian DeNolfo, Karl Dent, Vale Rideout, tenors ; Ted Christopher, James Maddalena, baritones ; Rundfunk-Kinderchor Berlin ; Ernst Senff Chor ; Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin ; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Recorded: Jesus Christ Kirche, Berlin, Germany, November 2001
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Text in English
Naxos: 8.559402
Contents of Works
- From act I: "The patriarchs". Scene 6, Abraham and Isaac
- Scene 7, Jacob and the Angel
- Scene 8, Jacob and Rachel
- Scene 16, The death of Jacob
- From act II: "Moses". Scene 17, In Egypt/Miriam and Moses
- Scene 20, Moses receives the commandments/Dance around the golden calf
- Scene 21, The beam, Moses
- Scene 22, Moses addresses the people
- Scene 23, Moses gives the commandments/The death of Moses
- From act III: "The kings". Scene 24, Naomi and Ruth
- Scene 24 (cont.), Ruth and Boaz
- From act IV: "The prophets". Scene 32, Isaiah and Jeremiah
- Scene 33, The streets of Jerusalem
- Scene 34, Jeremiah
- Scene 35 & 36, Chananiah the false prophet/The mob attacks Jeremiah
- Scene 40, Transformation/Finale