I knew I'd like this one. Everything this guy writes is Drake. Classical music is very relaxing. as always great stuff.

this is so beautiful and dark! great performance!

very nice orchestral piece . i love the depth in this soundtrack and the ambient atmosphere !

I love classical and this one is no exception. Love the high pitched vocals, very very interesting..

Exquisite! It's not just that the lyrics are refreshing. There is also dynamism and a dramatic complexity brought out really well by the performers.

Very nice! I listened with great pleasure. Thank you.

Performers: Nashville Opera; Eliza Bonet, Mezzo-Soprano

ABOUT THE ARIA
From Safe Word the second act in a trio of operas called Three Way. In Safe Word, Mistress Salomé is a high-priced dominatrix in a private dungeon, and today she has a new client, an aggressive corporate type. Even though he's the one who pays to be spanked and taunted, the Client is bossy. As the Client changes clothes in the next room, Mistress Salomé readies her toys and tools, singing to herself with sensual glee.

ABOUT THE OPERA
An Il trittico for the Tinder generation, Three Way is a new opera about the present and future of sex and love with music by Robert Paterson (The Whole Truth) and a libretto by David Cote (Blind Injustice). In three playful acts, average heroes explore the worlds of android lovers, BDSM and polyamory in a quest for “more” in today’s hyperconnected and gender-fluid world. Featuring Nashville Opera, conducted by Dean Williamson. Original cast recording.

CREATIVE TEAM
Robert Paterson, Composer: http://www.robertpaterson.com | http://www.robertpaterson.com/three-way
David Cote, Librettist: http://www.davidcote.com

THREE WAY SITES
Three Way Site: http://www.threewayopera.com/
Nashville Opera: http://www.nashvilleopera.org/three-way/
American Opera Projects (AOP): http://www.aopopera.org/threeway/

Materials available from Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/threeway/
Three Way Arias - Male: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Arias - Female: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Piano/vocal score: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...

ORIGINAL CAST
Danielle Pastin, Soprano: http://www.daniellepastin.com
Courtney Ruckman, Soprano: http://www.courtneyruckman.com
Eliza Bonet, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.elizabonet.com
Melisa Bonetti, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.melisabonettimezzo.com
Jordan Rutter, Countertenor: http://www.jordanrutter.com
Samuel Levine, Tenor: http://www.samuellevinetenor.com
Wes Mason, Baritone: http://www.wesmasonstage.com
Matthew Treviño, Bass: http://www.matthewtrevino.com

LYRICS
Pain and release.
Torture and tease.
Worry and please.
I will fulfill your deepest needs.
You strip, I sneer.
I whip, you leer.
The ritual humiliation 
Is sweeping the nation.
And don’t you just love it, my dear.
I pinch, you groan.
You flinch, I’m stone.
I slap, you sigh.
You snap, I lie.
It’s so excruciating,
We should be celebrating,
And don’t you ever do it alone.
My pleasure, your pain.
Your leisure, my gain.	
It hurts so exquisitely.
I’m so glad you could visit me.
Would you like to come over again?
Pain and release.
Torture and tease.
I will fulfill your deepest needs.

Three Way

Three Way - Act II. Safe Word: Domme’s Aria: Pain and Release (Mezzo-Soprano Aria)

American composer Robert Paterson is a true New Yorker—born and bred in Buffalo, he lived in Rochester and Ithaca for over ten years, in New York City for over twenty years, and now lives in Saratoga Springs, near the Adirondacks. Paterson’s colorful music embraces a wide variety of themes, everything from goddesses and online dating to mathematics and the environment. His music is filled with emotion and fierce rhythmic energy, marked by elegance, wit, and meticulous craftsmanship. Named Composer of The Year by the Classical Recording Foundation at Carnegie Hall, Paterson is the winner of the Alfred I. DuPont Award, and his opera Three Way won the Grammy® under Best Classical Producer of the Year. His music is often a Best of the Year pick on National Public Radio. His orchestral tone poem, Dark Mountains, regularly airs on NPR’s Performance Today. Three Way premiered with Nashville Opera, then BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), and across the United States. Minnesota Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra, The Oratorio Society of New York, Buffalo Philharmonic, Albany Pro Musica, Albany Symphony, Musica Sacra, Austin Symphony, Vermont Symphony, and ensembles worldwide perform his works. Paterson gives masterclasses at the Curtis Institute of Music, New York University, the Aspen Music Festival, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and more. He is the Artistic Director and house composer for Mostly Modern Projects. Robert is a lifelong vegan and advocates for animals and the environment, celebrating the natural world with ground-breaking works such as his Triple Concerto, A New Eaarth, Listen, and I Go Among Trees.

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