John Adams' 'Girls of the Golden West,' Act I, Scene 2: "Now he consoles himself," performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by the composer, out now on Nonesuch Records: https://johnadams.lnk.to/girlsofthego...

GIRLS OF THE GOLDEN WEST
Composed by John Adams
Libretto compiled from original sources by Peter Sellars

Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams, conductor

Julia Bullock, Dame Shirley (soprano)
Davóne Tines, Ned Peters (baritone)
Paul Appleby, Joe Cannon (tenor)
Hye Jung Lee, Ah Sing (coloratura soprano)
Elliot Madore, Ramón (baritone)
Daniela Mack, Josefa Segovia (mezzo-soprano)
Ryan McKinny, Clarence King (baritone)

Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, Artistic Director
Jenny Wong, Associate Artistic Director

Photo: Street with large crowd of miners, women, children, and animals in Sierraville, California, c. 1855. Possibly photographed by O.B. Silver. Courtesy of UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library.

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