Sarfaty, Regina
Overview
| Works: | 171 works in 393 publications in 4 languages and 5,609 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Operas Chamber operas Musical settings Songs Ballets (Music) Symphonies Excerpts Art music Live sound recordings Chamber music |
| Roles: | Performer, Singer, Vocalist, Other, mzs |
| Classifications: | M1500.S895, 782.1 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works by
Regina Sarfaty
The rake's progress by
Igor Stravinsky(
Recording
)
40 editions published between 1951 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 933 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Synopsis ACT I: Anne Trulove is in the garden of her father's country house with her suitor, Tom Rakewell, admiring the springtime. Sending Anne into the house, her father, Trulove, tells Tom he has arranged an accountant's job for him in the city. Tom declines the offer and the older man leaves. A stranger enters as Tom declares his determination to live by his wits and enjoy life. When he says "I wish I had money," the stranger introduces himself as Nick Shadow, "at your service." Shadow tells Tom that a forgotten rich uncle has died, leaving the young man a fortune. Anne and Trulove return to hear the news, the latter urging Tom to accompany Shadow to London to settle the estate. As Tom leaves, promising to send for Anne as soon as everything is arranged, Shadow turns to the audience to announce, "the Progress of a Rake begins." At a brothel in the city, whores entertain a group of "roaring boys," dissolute young playboys; together they toast Venus and Mars. Shadow coaxes Tom to recite for the madam, Mother Goose, the catechism he has taught him: to follow nature rather than doctrine, to seek beauty (which is perishable) and pleasure (which means different things to different people). Tom refuses, however, to define love. Turning back the clocks when he sees Tom restless to escape, Shadow commends him to the pursuit of hedonism with these companions. Tom responds with ruminations of love. When the whores offer to console him, Mother Goose claims him for herself and leads him off. As evening falls, Anne leaves her father's house, determined to find Tom, since she has heard nothing from him. ACT II: Tom, who is in the morning room of his house in the city, is beginning to tire of city pleasures and no longer dares to think of Anne. When he says "I wish I were happy," Shadow appears, showing a poster for Baba the Turk, a bearded lady whom he urges Tom to marry, because only when one is obligated to neither passion nor reason can one be truly free. Amused by the idea, Tom gets ready to go out. Anne approaches Tom's house but is hesitant to knock. As darkness falls, she sees servants enter with strangely shaped packages. A conveyance arrives and Tom steps out. Startled to see Anne, he says she must forget him, he cannot go back to her. Baba calls out from the sedan, whereupon Tom admits to the astonished Anne that he is married. Hurried along by Baba's impatient remarks, Anne faces the bitter realities, while Tom repeats that it is too late to turn back. As Tom helps Baba from the sedan, a curious crowd gathers. Anne hurriedly leaves. In his morning room, Tom sits sulking amid Baba's curios as she chatters about the origin of each. When he refuses to respond to her affection, she complains bitterly. Tom silences her and she remains motionless as Tom falls asleep. Shadow wheels in a strange contraption, and when Tom awakens, saying "Oh I wish it were true," the machine turns out to be his dream: an invention for making stones into bread. Seeing it as a means of redemption for his misdeeds, Tom wonders whether he might again deserve Anne. Shadow points out the device's usefulness in gulling potential investors. ACT III: On a spring afternoon, the same scene (including the stationary Baba) is set for an auction. Customers examine the various objects: Tom's business venture has ended in ruin. Amid rumors as to what has become of Tom, Anne enters in search of him. An auctioneer, Sellem, begins to hawk various objects -- including Baba, who resumes her chatter after the crowd bids to purchase her. Indignant at finding her belongings up for sale, she tries to order everyone out. She draws Anne aside, saying the girl should try to save Tom, who still loves her. Anne, hearing Tom and Shadow singing in the street, runs out. Shadow leads Tom to a graveyard with a freshly dug grave, where he reminds the young man that a year and a day have passed since he promised to serve him: now the servant claims his wage. Tom must end his life by any means he chooses before the stroke of twelve. Suddenly, Shadow offers a reprieve: they will gamble for Tom's soul. When Tom, placing his trust in the Queen of Hearts, calls upon Anne, and her voice is heard, Shadow realizes he has lost. In retaliation, he condemns Tom to insanity. As Shadow disappears and dawn rises, Tom -- gone mad -- imagines himself Adonis, waiting for Venus. In an insane asylum, Tom declares Venus will visit him, whereupon fellow inmates mock the idea. The Keeper admits Anne. Believing her to be Venus, Tom confesses his sins: "I hunted the shadows, disdaining thy true love." Briefly they imagine timeless love in Elysium. With his head upon her breast, Tom asks her to sing him to sleep. As she does, her voice moves the other inmates. Trulove comes to fetch his daughter, who bids the sleeping Tom farewell. When he wakens to find her gone, he cries out for Venus as the inmates sing "Mourn for Adonis." EPILOGUE: The principals gather to tell the moral that each finds in the story. Anne warns that not every man can hope for someone like her to save him; Baba warns that all men are mad; Tom warns against self-delusion, to Trulove's agreement; Shadow mourns his role as man's alter ego; and all concur that the devil finds work for idle hands
40 editions published between 1951 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 933 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Synopsis ACT I: Anne Trulove is in the garden of her father's country house with her suitor, Tom Rakewell, admiring the springtime. Sending Anne into the house, her father, Trulove, tells Tom he has arranged an accountant's job for him in the city. Tom declines the offer and the older man leaves. A stranger enters as Tom declares his determination to live by his wits and enjoy life. When he says "I wish I had money," the stranger introduces himself as Nick Shadow, "at your service." Shadow tells Tom that a forgotten rich uncle has died, leaving the young man a fortune. Anne and Trulove return to hear the news, the latter urging Tom to accompany Shadow to London to settle the estate. As Tom leaves, promising to send for Anne as soon as everything is arranged, Shadow turns to the audience to announce, "the Progress of a Rake begins." At a brothel in the city, whores entertain a group of "roaring boys," dissolute young playboys; together they toast Venus and Mars. Shadow coaxes Tom to recite for the madam, Mother Goose, the catechism he has taught him: to follow nature rather than doctrine, to seek beauty (which is perishable) and pleasure (which means different things to different people). Tom refuses, however, to define love. Turning back the clocks when he sees Tom restless to escape, Shadow commends him to the pursuit of hedonism with these companions. Tom responds with ruminations of love. When the whores offer to console him, Mother Goose claims him for herself and leads him off. As evening falls, Anne leaves her father's house, determined to find Tom, since she has heard nothing from him. ACT II: Tom, who is in the morning room of his house in the city, is beginning to tire of city pleasures and no longer dares to think of Anne. When he says "I wish I were happy," Shadow appears, showing a poster for Baba the Turk, a bearded lady whom he urges Tom to marry, because only when one is obligated to neither passion nor reason can one be truly free. Amused by the idea, Tom gets ready to go out. Anne approaches Tom's house but is hesitant to knock. As darkness falls, she sees servants enter with strangely shaped packages. A conveyance arrives and Tom steps out. Startled to see Anne, he says she must forget him, he cannot go back to her. Baba calls out from the sedan, whereupon Tom admits to the astonished Anne that he is married. Hurried along by Baba's impatient remarks, Anne faces the bitter realities, while Tom repeats that it is too late to turn back. As Tom helps Baba from the sedan, a curious crowd gathers. Anne hurriedly leaves. In his morning room, Tom sits sulking amid Baba's curios as she chatters about the origin of each. When he refuses to respond to her affection, she complains bitterly. Tom silences her and she remains motionless as Tom falls asleep. Shadow wheels in a strange contraption, and when Tom awakens, saying "Oh I wish it were true," the machine turns out to be his dream: an invention for making stones into bread. Seeing it as a means of redemption for his misdeeds, Tom wonders whether he might again deserve Anne. Shadow points out the device's usefulness in gulling potential investors. ACT III: On a spring afternoon, the same scene (including the stationary Baba) is set for an auction. Customers examine the various objects: Tom's business venture has ended in ruin. Amid rumors as to what has become of Tom, Anne enters in search of him. An auctioneer, Sellem, begins to hawk various objects -- including Baba, who resumes her chatter after the crowd bids to purchase her. Indignant at finding her belongings up for sale, she tries to order everyone out. She draws Anne aside, saying the girl should try to save Tom, who still loves her. Anne, hearing Tom and Shadow singing in the street, runs out. Shadow leads Tom to a graveyard with a freshly dug grave, where he reminds the young man that a year and a day have passed since he promised to serve him: now the servant claims his wage. Tom must end his life by any means he chooses before the stroke of twelve. Suddenly, Shadow offers a reprieve: they will gamble for Tom's soul. When Tom, placing his trust in the Queen of Hearts, calls upon Anne, and her voice is heard, Shadow realizes he has lost. In retaliation, he condemns Tom to insanity. As Shadow disappears and dawn rises, Tom -- gone mad -- imagines himself Adonis, waiting for Venus. In an insane asylum, Tom declares Venus will visit him, whereupon fellow inmates mock the idea. The Keeper admits Anne. Believing her to be Venus, Tom confesses his sins: "I hunted the shadows, disdaining thy true love." Briefly they imagine timeless love in Elysium. With his head upon her breast, Tom asks her to sing him to sleep. As she does, her voice moves the other inmates. Trulove comes to fetch his daughter, who bids the sleeping Tom farewell. When he wakens to find her gone, he cries out for Venus as the inmates sing "Mourn for Adonis." EPILOGUE: The principals gather to tell the moral that each finds in the story. Anne warns that not every man can hope for someone like her to save him; Baba warns that all men are mad; Tom warns against self-delusion, to Trulove's agreement; Shadow mourns his role as man's alter ego; and all concur that the devil finds work for idle hands
Il pirata by
Vincenzo Bellini(
)
35 editions published between 1959 and 1997 in 4 languages and held by 438 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bellini's emotion-drenched opera had never been performed at the Met until superstar soprano Renée Fleming revealed its riches to captivated audiences. Gualtiero (Marcello Giodani) is an exiled count, forced to become a pirate. His enemy Ernesto (Dwayne Croft) blackmails Imogene (Fleming) into marrying him, even though he knows she loves Gualtiero. In the searing final scene Imogene goes insane when Gualtiero is condemned to death. This is riveting bel canto drama as you have seldom hear it
35 editions published between 1959 and 1997 in 4 languages and held by 438 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bellini's emotion-drenched opera had never been performed at the Met until superstar soprano Renée Fleming revealed its riches to captivated audiences. Gualtiero (Marcello Giodani) is an exiled count, forced to become a pirate. His enemy Ernesto (Dwayne Croft) blackmails Imogene (Fleming) into marrying him, even though he knows she loves Gualtiero. In the searing final scene Imogene goes insane when Gualtiero is condemned to death. This is riveting bel canto drama as you have seldom hear it
Songs of Samuel Barber and Ned Rorem by
Samuel Barber(
Recording
)
2 editions published between 1978 and 2003 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1978 and 2003 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Songs of Ned Rorem by
Ned Rorem(
)
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symphony no. 9 : "Choral" ; Fidelio overture by
Ludwig van Beethoven(
)
4 editions published in 1998 in German and held by 311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1998 in German and held by 311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symphonies 1-9 ; Overtures ; Violin concerto by
Ludwig van Beethoven(
)
3 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in German and English and held by 281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in German and English and held by 281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Orchestral works by
Richard Wagner(
)
2 editions published in 2003 in German and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2003 in German and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Les noces ; Renard ; Ragtime for eleven instruments by
Igor Stravinsky(
)
2 editions published between 1962 and 2016 in French and English and held by 269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published between 1962 and 2016 in French and English and held by 269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
IX symphony by
Ludwig van Beethoven(
)
1 edition published in 2019 in German and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2019 in German and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky by
Igor Stravinsky(
Recording
)
7 editions published in 1962 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 201 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
L'information lisible par ordinateur sur le v. 1 comprend des notes de programme et les paroles des oeuvres vocales en anglais
7 editions published in 1962 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 201 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
L'information lisible par ordinateur sur le v. 1 comprend des notes de programme et les paroles des oeuvres vocales en anglais
Arabella by
Richard Strauss(
Visual
)
16 editions published between 1981 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A filmed performance of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's production of Arabella, Strauss and Hofmannsthal's last collaboration. The romantic plot is set in Vienna of the early 1860's and deals with the complications surrounding the heroine Arabella's betrothal to a rich Hungarian land owner
16 editions published between 1981 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A filmed performance of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's production of Arabella, Strauss and Hofmannsthal's last collaboration. The romantic plot is set in Vienna of the early 1860's and deals with the complications surrounding the heroine Arabella's betrothal to a rich Hungarian land owner
The Consul : a musical drama by
Gian Carlo Menotti(
Visual
)
4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story begins in the home of John Sorel, in an apartment in a large European city. John is a freedom fighter in a police state, and has fled across the frontier. His wife Magda, approaches the Consulate of a 'free' country for a visa for herself, her baby, and John's mother. As Magda pays endless visits to the Consulate, her quest for a visa is blocked by Kafkaesque bureaucratic obstacles. She becomes familiar with several other applicants, is visited by the secret police, and she learns that John is returning to the city for her
4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story begins in the home of John Sorel, in an apartment in a large European city. John is a freedom fighter in a police state, and has fled across the frontier. His wife Magda, approaches the Consulate of a 'free' country for a visa for herself, her baby, and John's mother. As Magda pays endless visits to the Consulate, her quest for a visa is blocked by Kafkaesque bureaucratic obstacles. She becomes familiar with several other applicants, is visited by the secret police, and she learns that John is returning to the city for her
Poems of love and the rain : song cycle (1962-63) ; Second piano sonata (1949) by
Ned Rorem(
Recording
)
4 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scenes from the wife of Martin Guerre by
William Bergsma(
Recording
)
8 editions published between 1956 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1956 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Modern classics(
Recording
)
2 editions published in 1998 in French and held by 139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1998 in French and held by 139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ballets by
Igor Stravinsky(
Recording
)
8 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in 3 languages and held by 138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portrait of Stravinsky consists of Stravinsky in rehearsal (Apollo, Piano concerto, Symphony in C, and other works) and Stravinsky in his own words
8 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in 3 languages and held by 138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portrait of Stravinsky consists of Stravinsky in rehearsal (Apollo, Piano concerto, Symphony in C, and other works) and Stravinsky in his own words
Songs by
Ned Rorem(
Recording
)
3 editions published between 1964 and 1968 in English and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1964 and 1968 in English and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The music of Arnold Schoenberg by
Arnold Schoenberg(
Recording
)
9 editions published in 1965 in 4 languages and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1965 in 4 languages and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Spanische Liebes-Lieder : op. 138 by
Robert Schumann(
Recording
)
6 editions published in 1963 in German and Undetermined and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1963 in German and Undetermined and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Songs of Ned Rorem by
Ned Rorem(
Recording
)
7 editions published between 1964 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 72 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1964 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 72 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Gramm, Donald Singer Performer Vocalist
- Stravinsky, Igor 1882-1971 Other Performer Conductor Author Creator Composer
- Arroyo, Martina Singer Performer Vocalist
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performer Instrumentalist
- Rorem, Ned 1923- Performer Instrumentalist Author Composer
- Bernstein, Leonard 1918-1990 Conductor Performer
- New York Philharmonic Performer Instrumentalist Musician
- Bressler, Charles Singer Performer Vocalist
- Di Virgilio, Nicholas Singer Performer Instrumentalist Vocalist
- Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 Author Composer
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