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Michael Dellaira: Arctic Explorations

Nuka Alice, The Harlem Chamber Players (chamber ensemble), Nicole Haslett, Michael Celentano, Erin Brittain, Colin Levin, Robert Pietrzak, New Amsterdam Singers, Clara Longstreth

Michael Dellaira: Arctic Explorations
A set of committed performances from the sopranos Nicole Haslett and Erin Brittain, tenor Michael Celentano and baritone Colin Levin add to the often intriguing sounds realised by the sparely...

Opera, June 2026

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Michael Dellaira: Arctic Explorations

Nuka Alice, The Harlem Chamber Players (chamber ensemble), Nicole Haslett, Michael Celentano, Erin Brittain, Colin Levin, Robert Pietrzak, New Amsterdam Singers, Clara Longstreth

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A set of committed performances from the sopranos Nicole Haslett and Erin Brittain, tenor Michael Celentano and baritone Colin Levin add to the often intriguing sounds realised by the sparely...

Opera, June 2026

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Michael Dellaira has become one of America’s leading opera composers, receiving acclaim and awards for compelling stage works including The Leopard (Naxos 8.669052-53). Based on Elisha Kent Kane’s expedition to find the Northwest Passage in the mid-19th century, Arctic Explorations is a study on the human desire to discover what lies beyond the boundaries of our experience. The effects of global warming and the plight of the Inuit in one of the most beautiful but endangered places on earth also forms part of the narrative.

  • Release date: 16th Jan 2026
  • Label: Naxos
  • Catalogue number: 8669054
  • Length: 66 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Dellaira: Arctic Explorations
Work length1:06:54
Prelude "Sullualuk": Qaagit, Ujartigut (Chorus, Siarnaq) Prelude "Sullualuk": Qaagit, Ujartigut (Chorus, Siarnaq)
Track length3:46
Scene 1 "Maggie Fox and the Spirit Circle": Margaret Fox Kane, That's Me (Maggie, Chorus) Scene 1 "Maggie Fox and the Spirit Circle": Margaret Fox Kane, That's Me (Maggie, Chorus)
Track length4:59
Scene 2 "Lady Jane": Message from the President of the United States (Chorus, President, Lady Jane) Scene 2 "Lady Jane": Message from the President of the United States (Chorus, President, Lady Jane)
Track length6:55
Scene 3 "The Expedition": In the Month of December, 1852 (Kane, Chorus) Scene 3 "The Expedition": In the Month of December, 1852 (Kane, Chorus)
Track length3:19
Scene 4 "Love Letters - Interlude I": My Dearest Maggie (Kane, Chorus, Maggie) Scene 4 "Love Letters - Interlude I": My Dearest Maggie (Kane, Chorus, Maggie)
Track length2:34
Scene 5 "In the Ice": Bay Ice, Drift-Ice, Field-Ice, Floe (Chorus, Kane) Scene 5 "In the Ice": Bay Ice, Drift-Ice, Field-Ice, Floe (Chorus, Kane)
Track length3:49
Scene 6 "Love Letters - Interlude II": My Dearest Maggie (Kane, Maggie) Scene 6 "Love Letters - Interlude II": My Dearest Maggie (Kane, Maggie)
Track length1:38
Scene 7 "Siarnaq": In Christ There Is No East or West (Chorus, Siarnaq, Kane) Scene 7 "Siarnaq": In Christ There Is No East or West (Chorus, Siarnaq, Kane)
Track length7:59
Scene 8 "Natural Laws": I Am Convinced (Kane, Maggie, Chorus) Scene 8 "Natural Laws": I Am Convinced (Kane, Maggie, Chorus)
Track length2:52
Scene 9 "Christmas": December 25, Christmas, Monday (Kane, Chorus) Scene 9 "Christmas": December 25, Christmas, Monday (Kane, Chorus)
Track length2:40
Scene 10 "Sir John: Died in Her Majesty's Service": In Christ There Is No East or West (Chorus, Reporter, Lady Jane, Siarnaq, Kane) Scene 10 "Sir John: Died in Her Majesty's Service": In Christ There Is No East or West (Chorus, Reporter, Lady Jane, Siarnaq, Kane)
Track length5:04
Scene 11 "The Escape": The Summer Was Wearing On (Kane, Chorus) Scene 11 "The Escape": The Summer Was Wearing On (Kane, Chorus)
Track length5:30
Scene 12 "New York": October 12th, 1855 (Chorus, Siarnaq) Scene 12 "New York": October 12th, 1855 (Chorus, Siarnaq)
Track length1:57
Scene 13 "Spirit World": He Died Still a Young Man (Chorus, Maggie, Lady Jane, Siarnaq, Kane) Scene 13 "Spirit World": He Died Still a Young Man (Chorus, Maggie, Lady Jane, Siarnaq, Kane)
Track length11:34
Postlude "Sullualuk": We Are the Spirit of the Northwest Passage (Chorus) Postlude "Sullualuk": We Are the Spirit of the Northwest Passage (Chorus)
Track length2:18

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June 2026

A set of committed performances from the sopranos Nicole Haslett and Erin Brittain, tenor Michael Celentano and baritone Colin Levin add to the often intriguing sounds realised by the sparely textured seven-piece instrumental ensemble and amateur choir
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