Powder Her Face — Thomas Adès

Tracklist · 31 Tracks

Powder Her Face: Act I: Overture (Orchestra)

2:58

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 1, Nineteen ninety: Oo aa! ha ha ha ha ha (Maid/Electrician)

4:12

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 1, Nineteen ninety: I see. This is what it has come to (Duchess/Electrician/Maid)

2:52

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 1, Nineteen ninety: Take it from me (Duchess/Electrician/Maid)

5:07

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 1, Nineteen ninety: Interlude (Orchestra)

1:07

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 2, Nineteen thirty-four: Of course she's done well (Confidante/Lounge Lizard/Duchess)

2:14

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 2, Nineteen thirty-four: I could never grow bored of dukedoms (Confidante/Lounge Lizard/Duchess)

1:52

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 2, Nineteen thirty-four: I hear him coming (Pantomime) (Duchess/Confidante/Lounge Lizard/Duke)

5:08

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 2, Nineteen thirty-four: Interlude (Orchestra)

2:38

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 3, Nineteen thirty-six: Fancy, fancy being rich (Waitress)

4:46

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 4, Nineteen fifty-three: ...mm...ah!...How may I help you? (Duchess/Laundryman/Other Guest)

3:50

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 4, Nineteen fifty-three: ...mm...ah!...Room service?

3:24

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 4, Nineteen fifty-three: What have you got there?

3:08

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 4, Nineteen fifty-three: Come here (Duchess/Waiter)

6:19

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 4, Nineteen fifty-three: Interlude (Orchestra)

2:04

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 5, Nineteen fifty-three: Is Daddy squiffy?

5:43

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 5, Nineteen fifty-three: Are you saying the Duchess is a whore?

4:57

Powder Her Face: Act I, Scene 5, Nineteen fifty-three: Ha ha ha ha... (Paper chase) (Mistress/Duke)

2:18

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 6, Nineteen fifty-five: Did she?...Of course she did (Rubberneckers)

3:10

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 6, Nineteen fifty-five: Order, Silence

5:30

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 6, Nineteen fifty-five: But now I have heard something new (Judge)

3:46

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 6, Nineteen fifty-five: Did you hear - What he said? (Rubberneckers)

1:44

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 6, Nineteen fifty-five: So that is all (Duchess/Rubberneckers)

5:09

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 6, Nineteen fifty-five: Interlude (Orchestra)

1:05

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 7, Nineteen seventy: I'd like to make one thing entirely clear

3:07

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 7, Nineteen seventy: Ah! None left (Duchess/Society Journalist/Delivery Boy)

4:11

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 7, Nineteen seventy: Interlude - Fifty-eight, seventy-nine (Duchess)

1:16

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 8, Nineteen ninety: Agh - Who are you? (Duchess/Hotel Manager)

6:34

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 8, Nineteen ninety: That will do, you may go (Duchess)

4:45

Powder Her Face: Act II, Scene 8, Nineteen ninety: Broken. It's broken (Duchess/Hotel Manager)

8:07

Powder Her Face: Ghost Epilogue: Enough...Or too much! (Maid/Electrician)

2:41

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