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EDWARD II

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   David Edgar Walther                                               Carol Millard                                               Michael Belle ​
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    Rev. Brett Johnson               Christopher Aaron Smith    
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                 Christopher Marlowe, playwright​
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​The Acting Singers Project: 

​The Cast (in order of appearance):
Edward II: King of England,
David Edgar Walther, bass-baritone; 
Queen Isabella: Queen of England,
Carol Millard, high soprano; 
Gaveston: Edward II's lover, 
Michael Belle, high tenor; 
Edward III:  Son of Edward & Isabella,
Brett Johnson, baritone;  
Mortimer: The most powerful lord, 
Christopher Aaron Smith, tenor; 
Lightborn:  A "gentle tradesman"
​Drew Hubbard, bass-baritone; 
The Executioner:   

​Thomas B. Dawkins, bass-baritone;  

Music and libretto by David Walther
​after the play by Christopher Marlowe.

The recording engineer was Mike Burke.
The recording was made at John Weston's Futura Studio in Roslindale.  
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Period tableau titling consultant
was Martha Blackman. 
  

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Below:   Notes and Complete Libretto:
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    Drew Hubbard                 Thomas B. Dawkins
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Listen to Tableau I
Listen to Tableau II
Listen to Tableau III
Listen to Tableau IV
Listen to Tableau V
Listen to Tableau VI
The Instrumentalists were:
Flute & Piccolo:  Carol Millard,  
English Horn, Bassoon, 
Contrabassoon:
 Thomas B. Dawkins; 
Clarinet, & Tenor Saxophone: 
Christian Contreras;
Guitar: Russell Southcott;
Piano:  Yelana Birayeva (IV; 1 only)

Piano:  Leah Kosch (all other piano #s)
Ensemble Violoncello: Priscilla Chew
(I:  4,  II:  1  & 15  VI:  2); &
Solo Violoncello: 
Sam Ou  
(I: 2; II: 3, 4 & 6; III: 3;  V: 2; VI: 1 & 4)


Special thanks to our donors:   
Janet Wheeler and Robert Hubbard
for their financial support.

This recording was made possible
thanks to a very generous grant
from our patron, Daniel B. Kelly.
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