Glass, P: The Perfect American
Christopher Purves (Walt Disney), David Pittsinger (Roy Disney), Donald Kaasch (Dantine) & Janis Kelly (Hazel Disney)
Teatro Real Madrid, Dennis Russell Davies
In a performance that achieves an uncanny mix of strength and vulnerability, Christopher Purves is marvellous as Walt. By turns formidable and moving, his performance is never less than deeply...
Glass, P: The Perfect American
Christopher Purves (Walt Disney), David Pittsinger (Roy Disney), Donald Kaasch (Dantine) & Janis Kelly (Hazel Disney)
Teatro Real Madrid, Dennis Russell Davies
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In a performance that achieves an uncanny mix of strength and vulnerability, Christopher Purves is marvellous as Walt. By turns formidable and moving, his performance is never less than deeply...
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Orange Mountain Music presents the premiere recording of Philip Glass's 2013 opera The Perfect American about the death of Walt Disney performed by an esteemed roster of soloists including Christopher Purves as Walt Disney and performed by the orchestra and chorus of the Teatro Real Madrid under the direction of Dennis Russell Davies. This 2CD set of The Perfect American is a fictionalized biography of Disney's final months. We discover Disney's delusions of immortality via cryogenic preservation, his tirades alongside his Abraham Lincoln talking robot, his utopian visions and his backyard labyrinth of toy trains.
Contents and tracklist
- recorded live at Teatro Real Madrid, February 2013
- Christopher Purves (Walt Disney), David Pittsinger (Roy Disney), Donald Kaasch (Dantine) & Janis Kelly (Hazel Disney)
- Teatro Real Madrid
- Dennis Russell Davies
Awards and reviews
December 2016
In a performance that achieves an uncanny mix of strength and vulnerability, Christopher Purves is marvellous as Walt. By turns formidable and moving, his performance is never less than deeply expressive. Donald Kaasch brings a striking lyricism and affecting poignancy to the role of the pitiable Dantine. Marie McLaughlin is in fine voice as Walt’s wife Lillian, a part she sings with depth and conviction.
