Persephone
Persephone by Igor Stravinsky. <br /><br />Melodrama in 3 parts: <br />I. Persephone Abducted (00:00-11:37) <br />II. Persephone in the Underworld (11:38-38:13) <br />III. Persephone Restored (38:14-55:54) <br /><br />Libretto by André Gide, based on the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. <br /><br />Performed by Ithaca College Concert Choir, The Texas Boys Choir of Fort Worth, Gregg Smith Singers, Columbia Symphony Orchestra. <br /><br />Vera Zorina as Persephone, daughter of Demeter and queen of the underworld. <br />Michele Molese (Tenor) as Eumolpus, priest of Demeter and a founder of the Mysteries at Eleusis. <br /><br />Conducted by Igor Stravinsky in Hollywood (California), May 4-7 1966. <br /><br />--- <br /><br />Persephone artwork by Kris Waldherr.