Obscure No. 9: Irma – An Opera by Tom Phillips (1978)
IntroductionOverture And Aria : “I Tell You That’s Irma Herself”
First Interlude
Aria: “Irma You Will Be Mine”
Second Interlude
Chorus: “Love Is Help Mate”
Postlude
Introduction
Overture And Aria : “I Tell You That’s Irma Herself”
First Interlude
Aria: “Irma You Will Be Mine”
Second Interlude
Chorus: “Love Is Help Mate”
Postlude
Bass – Roy Babbington
Clarinet – Rory Allam
Conductor, Music By – Gavin Bryars
Contrabass – Rodney Slatford
Engineer – Phil Ault
Horns, Vibraphone – Dave Smith (3)
Libretto By – Fred Orton
Piano, Marimba, Glockenspiel – Michael Nyman
Producer – Brian Eno
Tuba, Marimba – John White
Vibraphone, Marimba – Jo Julian
Violin [Alto] – Adam Skeaping
Violin [Baritone] – Tim Kraemer
Violin [Descant] – Stuart Deeks
Violin [Sopranino] – Roddy Skeaping*
Violin [Tenor] – Mark Caudie
Violin [Treble] – Gavin Wright*
Voice – Howard Skempton , Lucy Skeaping*
Voice [Chorus Voice] – Angela Bryars
Voice [Chorus Voice], Written-by – Tom Phillips (3)
Obscure Records 9
Recorded at Basing Street Studios, London, February 1977 Produced by Brian Eno