Disc 1
Act 1
1 Prologue: Taking the Mask. “I, Dionysus, son of Zeus” (Dionysus)
2 Chorus: London in Chaos. (Chorus, Correspondent)
3 The Odd Sisters. “He flies tonight, on dragons’ wings” (Sisters, Correspondent, Chorus)
Scene 1
4 Jonathan in Madness. (Jonathan, van Helsing, Seward, Lucy)
5 Lucy’s Entrance and Jonathan’s Interrogation. “My God! Jonathan!” (Lucy, Jonathan, van Helsing, Seward, Sisters)
6 Aria. “And oh, how new! How pure we felt!” (Lucy)
7 Lucy Departs; Seward Remembers. “Hush: no more now” (Seward, van Helsing, Lucy)
8 Aria. “Weakness! Weakness!” (Seward)
Scene 2
9 Montage. (Lucy, Correspondent, Captain, Sailors, Jonathan)
10 Interlude: Lightning over London. (Orchestra)
Scene 3
11 The Stranger in Chains. (Maids -Sisters, Seward, van Helsing, Stranger - Dionysus)
12 Aria. “His temple. How you profane it” (Stranger, Maids)
13 Seward Resists. “He casts no reflection” (Van Helsing, Seward, Maids, Stranger)
14 Duet, Interrupted. “Give him what he wants, Seward” (Van Helsing, Seward, Lucy)
15 Dialogue. “So I shall tend to him” (Lucy, Seward)
16 Duet, Echoed. “July twelve: midnight…” (Seward, Lucy, Sisters)
17 Dionysus on High. “Listen!” (Dionysus, Madwomen)
18 Bacchanale: Finale, Act One. (Dionysus, Madwomen, Seward)
Disc 2
Act 2
Scene 1
1 Trio, Narrated. “The beauty of it!” (Sisters, Correspondent, Seward)
2 Dialogue in the Ruins. “Listen a moment” (Sisters, Seward)
3 Vocalise: Seward Fails a Third Time (Dionysus, Sisters)
4 Seward, Seduced. “I ask” (Sisters, Seward)
Scene 2
5 Lullaby. “Hush, darling: hush” (Lucy, Jonathan)
6 Entrance of the Wolf-Prince. “Lucy…” (Wolf-Prince - Dionysus, Lucy)
7 Lucy, Baited. “Your husband seems subdued tonight” (Wolf-Prince, Lucy)
8 The Wolf-Prince, Relentless. “Who is Lucy tonight?”(Wolf-Prince, Lucy)
Scene 3
9 Danse Macabre. “I cannot say it!” (Van Helsing)
10 Seward, Transformed. “Oh, Father, gaze upon me!” (Seward)
11 Recognition Scene. “Look at the sky” (Van Helsing, Seward, Sisters)
12 Vengeance of the Lord of Cries. (Dionysus, Sisters, Seward, Correspondent)
13 Finale Ultimo. “The lure of frenzy” (Chorus)
Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Gil Rose present the world premiere recording of The Lord of Cries, a breathtaking opera by John Corigliano and Mark Adamo. Telling the story of Euripides’s The Bacchae with the characters of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the piece explores the power of sexual desire and humans’ need to blame and attack others for what they can neither resist nor accept in themselves. Corigliano returns to opera for the first time since his The Ghosts of Versailles, introduced by the Metropolitan Opera, made an international sensation in 1992. The brilliant cast—most of whom introduced their parts in the world premiere in 2021—is led by star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role.