Listen to A Flowering Tree, Act II, Scene 1: Orchestral Prelude—"The King's Elder Daughter" by John Adams, Eric Owens, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela & London Symphony Orchestra

A Flowering Tree, Act II, Scene 1: Orchestral Prelude—"The King's Elder Daughter"

John Adams, Eric Owens, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela & London Symphony Orchestra

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

John Adams

Conductor

Eric Owens

Bass-Baritone

Schola Cantorum de Venezuela

Schola Cantorum de Venezuela

Chorus

London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

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John Adams

Composer

Alice Goodman

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PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tobias Lehman

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Martin Sauer

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