First UK recording of Judith Weir's opera Blond Eckbert for a comprehensive critical edition
Features soprano Anne-Marie Owens and baritone Nicholas Folwell for authentic performance
Includes chorus and English National Opera Orchestra for full production quality
Original 1994 release reissued in 2005 for collectors and enthusiasts
Musicologist Sian Edwards provides expert commentary
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Blond Eckbert, Judith Weir's first opera, is based on Ludwig Tieck's folk-like tale of a quiet elderly couple whose secluded life eerily unravels as their fantastical past catches up with them. The music's apparent simplicity, with echoes of Weber's Freischütz - belies its underlying darkness. Nicholas Folwellbaritone Anne-Marie Owens mez