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The Fisherman sings of the Nightingale and how her song makes him forget all of his worries.
The Nightingale makes her entrance, singing of dew which falls from stars onto the palace gardens below.
At the palace, courtiers prepare for the arrival of the Nightingale who will sing for the Emperor.
The Japanese envoys bring the gift of a mechanical nightingale to the Emperor causing the real Nightingale to fly away. As a result, the Emperor banishes her from the kingdom.
The Emperor lies dying, attended by the figure of Death herself. The Nightingale returns and upon hearing her sing, Death agrees to give back the Emperor his life.
Excerpts from Naxos's The Nightingale (with Le Sacre du Printemps), featuring the London Symphony Orchestra under Robert Craft, conductor. With Olga Trifonova, Sally Burgess, Paul Whelan. Order this CD from the Opera Shop today.
Lothar Odinius as The Fisherman in the COC production of The Nightingale & Other Short Fables. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2009
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