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01) Act 1 the Road to the House of Usher: An Une
02) Act 1 the Road to the House of Usher: That M
03) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: Architectur
04) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: The Sleeper
05) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: One Thing a
06) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: I Shun the
07) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: Leave This
08) Act 3 Immediately Following: Dreaming
09) Act 3 Immediately Following: A Chronic Catal
10) Act 3 Immediately Following: The Herbalist
11) Act 3 Immediately Following: The Evil That I
12) Act 4 the Following Morning: Five Years Ago
13) Act 4 the Following Morning: It's Over Now
14) Act 4 the Following Morning: An Influence
15) Act 4 the Following Morning: No Rot
16) Act 5 Dawn the Next Day: She Is Dead
17) Act 6 Three Day's Later: Beating of the Hear
18) Act 6 Three Day's Later: The Haunted Palace
19) Act 6 Three Day's Later: I Dared Not Speak
20) Act 6 Three Day's Later: She Comes Towards t
21) Act 6 Three Day's Later: The Fall
01) Act 1 the Road to the House of Usher: An Une
02) Act 1 the Road to the House of Usher: That M
03) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: Architectur
04) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: The Sleeper
05) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: One Thing a
06) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: I Shun the
07) Act 2 Within the House of Usher: Leave This
08) Act 3 Immediately Following: Dreaming
09) Act 3 Immediately Following: A Chronic Catal
10) Act 3 Immediately Following: The Herbalist
11) Act 3 Immediately Following: The Evil That I
12) Act 4 the Following Morning: Five Years Ago
13) Act 4 the Following Morning: It's Over Now
14) Act 4 the Following Morning: An Influence
15) Act 4 the Following Morning: No Rot
16) Act 5 Dawn the Next Day: She Is Dead
17) Act 6 Three Day's Later: Beating of the Hear
18) Act 6 Three Day's Later: The Haunted Palace
19) Act 6 Three Day's Later: I Dared Not Speak
20) Act 6 Three Day's Later: She Comes Towards t
21) Act 6 Three Day's Later: The Fall
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5:18
3:44
3:16
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3:13
3:27
3:45
3:19
2:09
6:47
5:15
4:21
1:42
2:28
3:06
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1991
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The Fall of the House of Usher is an opera by Peter Hammill (music) and Chris Judge Smith (libretto). It is based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe.
Hammill and Smith, two of the co-founders of Van der Graaf Generator, worked sporadically on the opera from 1973 until its first recording was released on Some Bizzare Records (the only instance of Hammill's work appearing on the label) in November 1991. The album was available on CD, cassette and a limited edition of 500 double vinyl LPs. The cast of singers was:
Hammill himself, playing Roderick Usher and the House
Lene Lovich, playing Madeline Usher
Andy Bell, playing Montresor
Sarah Jane Morris, playing the Chorus
Herbert Grönemeyer, playing the Herbalist
Smith's libretto takes certain liberties with Poe's source text. The House itself becomes a vocal part, to be sung by the same performer who sings the role of Roderick Usher. The narrator, unnamed in the story, is given the name Montresor (the name of the narrator of another tale by Poe, "The Cask of Amontillado"), and a romantic attachment between Montresor and Madeline Usher is hinted at.
In 1999, Hammill regained the rights to the music from Some Bizzare and set about revising the piece. He re-recorded some of his own vocals, although the parts of the other singers were untouched. He also removed the percussion, added more electric guitar and remixed the entire recording. The results were released as The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Deconstructed & Rebuilt) on Hammill's own Fie! label in November 1999. Hammill regards this version as the definitive recorded version of the opera.
The opera has never been performed live in its entirety. In the 1980s Hammill performed "The Sleeper" a capella at a Poetry reading festival in Amsterdam, October 1983 and in New York, July 1986. At live concerts in 1991 and 1992 Hammill frequently sang a suite of songs from the opera, officially released on the video/DVD In The Passionskirche.
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The Fall of the House of Usher is an opera by Peter Hammill (music) and Chris Judge Smith (libretto). It is based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe.
Hammill and Smith, two of the co-founders of Van der Graaf Generator, worked sporadically on the opera from 1973 until its first recording was released on Some Bizzare Records (the only instance of Hammill's work appearing on the label) in November 1991. The album was available on CD, cassette and a limited edition of 500 double vinyl LPs. The cast of singers was:
Hammill himself, playing Roderick Usher and the House
Lene Lovich, playing Madeline Usher
Andy Bell, playing Montresor
Sarah Jane Morris, playing the Chorus
Herbert Grönemeyer, playing the Herbalist
Smith's libretto takes certain liberties with Poe's source text. The House itself becomes a vocal part, to be sung by the same performer who sings the role of Roderick Usher. The narrator, unnamed in the story, is given the name Montresor (the name of the narrator of another tale by Poe, "The Cask of Amontillado"), and a romantic attachment between Montresor and Madeline Usher is hinted at.
In 1999, Hammill regained the rights to the music from Some Bizzare and set about revising the piece. He re-recorded some of his own vocals, although the parts of the other singers were untouched. He also removed the percussion, added more electric guitar and remixed the entire recording. The results were released as The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Deconstructed & Rebuilt) on Hammill's own Fie! label in November 1999. Hammill regards this version as the definitive recorded version of the opera.
The opera has never been performed live in its entirety. In the 1980s Hammill performed "The Sleeper" a capella at a Poetry reading festival in Amsterdam, October 1983 and in New York, July 1986. At live concerts in 1991 and 1992 Hammill frequently sang a suite of songs from the opera, officially released on the video/DVD In The Passionskirche.
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