Jeanine Tesori: Blue

Washington National Opera Orchestra, Roderick Cox, Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Gordon Hawkins

CLASSICAL · 2022

Blue

By Jeanine Tesori Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1

Prologue

2:41

Blue, Act I Scene 1

By Jeanine Tesori

2

Urgent! Drop Ev'rything!

Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:01

3

I Was in the Heyday of Being in Love

Briana Hunter, Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:53

4

Damn, Girl!

Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:24

5

You Married a Cop?

Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:33

6

I Love Him

Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

3:30

7

What About Your Obsession?

Rehanna Thelwell, Briana Hunter, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:55

8

I'm Gonna Strap My Baby on My Back

Briana Hunter, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:07

9

You Havin' a What?

Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:14

10

Forgive Our Sistah. She Knows Not What She Do

Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:19

11

Birth That Baby Boy to Term

Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:23

12

Ha! Ha, Ha, Ha!

Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:52

13

I'm Having This Boy. I'm Keeping This Boy Close

Briana Hunter, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:50

14

We Wish On Ev'rything You Can Wish On

Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:53

15

Scrape the Wax Off Your Wings

Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:49

16

Transition to Scene 2

Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:16

Blue, Act I Scene 2

By Jeanine Tesori

17

How You Doin', Baby?

Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:25

18

I'm Somebody's Mother

Briana Hunter, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:06

19

Hello...Mom!

Ariana Wehr, Briana Hunter, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:48

20

Cup Your Hand Under His Head and Neck

Ariana Wehr, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:14

21

Hello...Hello, My Son

Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

3:01

Blue, Act I Scene 3

By Jeanine Tesori

22

Go, Go, Go!

Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:49

23

Halftime! We're All Yours, Buddy

Christian Simmons, Martin Luther Clark, Joshua Blue, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:03

24

How Do You Feel?

Christian Simmons, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:03

25

Welcome to the Daddy Club!

Christian Simmons, Martin Luther Clark, Joshua Blue, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:17

26

How Did You Produce a Son?

Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Joshua Blue, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:50

27

I've Got a Baby Boy

Kenneth Kellogg, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:56

28

Here's a Toast

Christian Simmons, Martin Luther Clark, Joshua Blue, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:17

Blue, Act I Scene 4

By Jeanine Tesori

29

Introduction

Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:47

30

You Not Getting Off That Easy

Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:24

31

Yes, Sir! Got My Own Private Warden

Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:05

32

Moved Up Here So You Could Spread Out and Be by Yourself

Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:49

33

No! New York Is the Richest City in the World

Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:15

34

Stat Stat Statue of Liberty

Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:28

35

The World Done Change

Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:27

36

What Am I Supposed to Do? Stay Alive

Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:10

37

You Alive, Ain't You?

Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:46

38

I Am Out There in the Jungle

Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:28

39

Whatcha Gonna Do?

Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:10

40

Let Me Go. No, My Son, I Will Never Let You Go

Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:33

Blue, Act II Scene 1

By Jeanine Tesori

1

What Is Your Name, My Son?

Gordon Hawkins, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:30

2

Ah! You Are the Father Whose Child Was Lost

Gordon Hawkins, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:55

3

Ah! Your Heart Is Broken, I Hear It Knocking Against Your Ribs

Gordon Hawkins, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:42

4

This Is My Badge

Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:09

5

When My Boy Was Taken from Me

Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:50

6

I Did Not Come Here Seeking Redemption

Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:08

7

Only a White God

Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:51

8

You Are Walking in a Terrible Darkness, My Son

Gordon Hawkins, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

3:11

9

May Restoring Waters Clear the Night's Weeping

Gordon Hawkins, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:56

10

In My Hour of Need I Seek No Salvation from You

Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:16

Blue, Act II Scene 2

By Jeanine Tesori

11

Come Away from the Window

Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:56

12

She Sits in This Matchbox Disguised as a House

Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:04

13

She Was Lying in Her Bed. In Her Own Home. In Her Bed

Rehanna Thelwell, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:57

14

Look at Her. She Wears the Captive Shroud of Stony Death

Rehanna Thelwell, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:16

15

Let Us Go Forth

Rehanna Thelwell, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:59

16

Oh God! Bring My Baby Back

Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:26

17

God, Give Me Back Any Part of My Baby

Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:48

Blue, Act II Scene 3

By Jeanine Tesori

18

My Heart...My Heart Is Heavy Tonight

Gordon Hawkins, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:09

19

Somebody, Oh Somebody

Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Katerina Burton, Ariana Wehr, Rehanna Thelwell, Christian Simmons, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:35

20

A Mother, Clear Out of Her Mind

Gordon Hawkins, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

2:37

21

God, We Ask You, Take Care of This Boy

Gordon Hawkins, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:56

22

Stay Alive

Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:40

23

Son, the Light Is Turning Amber. Run!

Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:34

24

We Sing...Christ Wore the Crown of Thorns

Gordon Hawkins, Washington National Opera Orchestra, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark, Christian Simmons, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox

3:08

25

Cup Your Hand Under His Head and Neck

Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra, Kenneth Kellogg, Gordon Hawkins, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue, Martin Luther Clark

1:46

Blue, Epilogue

By Jeanine Tesori

26

Introduction

Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:14

27

I Don't Know What the Hell You Talkin' About

Kenneth Kellogg, Aaron Crouch, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

0:54

28

Set Aside Your Sides, Eat Some Set-Asides I Set Aside for My Boys

Briana Hunter, Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:09

29

You My Son. I Got Deep Fried, Red-Eyed, Drip-Dried

Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:18

30

Kneaded, Pinched, and Prodded

Briana Hunter, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

3:31

31

Heavenly Father, We Humbly Thank You

Briana Hunter, Gordon Hawkins, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra, Aaron Crouch, Kenneth Kellogg, Ariana Wehr, Katerina Burton, Rehanna Thelwell, Joshua Blue

3:18

32

Hey Mom, Hey Dad

Aaron Crouch, Roderick Cox, Washington National Opera Orchestra

1:32

Jeanine Tesori: Blue

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