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Persephone

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October-Mermaid

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Persephone by Igor Stravinsky.

Melodrama in 3 parts:
I. Persephone Abducted (00:00-11:37)
II. Persephone in the Underworld (11:38-38:13)
III. Persephone Restored (38:14-55:54)

Libretto by André Gide, based on the Homeric Hymn to Demeter.

Performed by Ithaca College Concert Choir, The Texas Boys Choir of Fort Worth, Gregg Smith Singers, Columbia Symphony Orchestra.

Vera Zorina as Persephone, daughter of Demeter and queen of the underworld.
Michele Molese (Tenor) as Eumolpus, priest of Demeter and a founder of the Mysteries at Eleusis.

Conducted by Igor Stravinsky in Hollywood (California), May 4-7 1966.

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Persephone artwork by Kris Waldherr.