The Fall of the House of Usher - An Opera by (1991)

Libretto by Chris Judge Smith from the tale by Edgar Allen Poe



The Characters:

THE CHOIR - Sarah-Jane Morris

MONTRESOR - Andy Bell

RODERICK USHER - Peter Hammill

MADELINE USHER - Lene Lovich

THE HERBALIST - Herbert Gronemeyer

THE VOICES OF THE HOUSE - Peter Hammill



Performed, arranged and recorded by Peter Hammill at Sofa Sound

and Terra Incognita

Except: parts of Ms. Lovich's performance, recorded at H.O.M.E. Studios

by Les Chappell.

Mr. Gronemeyer's performance recorded at Outside Studios

by Christoph Matlok