Wolf Trap Opera/Inscape Co - Philip Glass: The Fall of the House of Usher - based on the story by Edgar Allen Poe

Orange Mountain Music presents the premiere recording of Philip Glass�s 1988 opera based on Edgar Allen Poe�s THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER with a libretto by Arthur Yorinks. Premiered in 1988, the opera has been one of Glass�s most popular yet has never received a recording until now performed by Wolf Trap Opera Artists, Inscape Chamber Orchestra under conductor Joseph Li. The performance features a stellar cast including Jonas Hacker as Roderick Usher, Ben Edquist as William, Matthew Adam Fleisher as the Servant, Nicholas Nestorak as the Physician, and Madison Leonard as Madeline Usher. Glass�s gothic opera, part of a trilogy of dark operas including Kafka�s The Trial and In the Penal Colony, receives a stunning studio recording produced by Soundmirror. The package includes two booklets including a full libretto, and photos of the 2017 production.