Musical Compositions by Sam Belich


OPERA

Laius and Chrysippus
An opera that dramtizes the story of  Lauis and Jocasta, the parents of Oedipus.
      Listen to an excerpt:
Act One, sc.1 - Duet for Jocasta & Tiresias - "Here in my embrace"
Susan Owen, soprano
Kay Schoenfeld, mezzo-soprano
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The Trojan Women
An opera based on the plays, The Trojan Women and Hecuba, by Euripedes
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Act 2, sc. 2 - The Trojan Women
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      Julia Rolwing, soprano
Kay Schoenfeld Belich, mezzo-soprano
John Hammel, tenor

The Eglantine
An opera depicting the struggles of a Jewish woman in the Third Reich. 
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ART SONG

Love Songs
Six of Shakespeare's Sonnets  for Solo Female Voices, Cello and Orchestra
       Listen to an excerpt:
Introduction and Sonnet No. 40 - "Take all my loves, my love, yea, take them all;"
Christine Donahue, soprano
Paul Gmeinder, cello
The Racine Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Platt     

          
Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood
Poetry by William Wordsworth
       A song cycle for Baritone or Alto Voice and Orchestra
Listen to an excerpt:
Song No. 3 - "Now, while the birds thus sing s joyous song,"
Sam Belich, baritone


INSTRUMENTAL

Trio Sonata for Violin, Viola, Cello and Harpsichord
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Movement No. 3

Concerto for Solo Harp and Orchestra
Listen to an excerpt:
Movement No. 3
            
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