CAST:
"Though
Gordon is considered a rising star of American musical theater, Only Heaven
is not a musical. But it is a stage work, 29 songs set to the writings
of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes. Sharp and dissonant at times
but also meltingly beautiful, powerfully sung, and building to a strong
climax. Hughes's jazzy verse works well with Gordon's frequently jazzy
music, especially when it's sung by Darius de
Haas. "
-
Editor's Review, Amazon.com
world
premiere recording of The Muse Machine's presentation, produced on P.S.
Classics, October 2002
"Opera
meets the blues in the voice of Darius de Haas. Particularly lovely are
the renditions of 'Heaven,' which leaps with the refrain 'happiness is everywhere';
and 'Love Song for Antonia,' in which a man is transported by the intensity
of his feeling."
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below to hear a sample:
