COMPOSERS: Joplin
LABELS: PentaTone
ALBUM TITLE: Joplin
WORKS: Treemonisha
PERFORMER: althrop, Allen, Rayam, White; Houston Grand Opera/Schuller
CATALOGUE NO: PTC 5186 221
Scott Joplin’s opera is a noble failure, marrying ragtime and Sullivanesque gesture with an amateur libretto. Excellent performers keep it lively in this four-channel remastering.