Olivier Messiaen - Saint François d’Assise, complete (1983) (English Subtitles)

Composer: Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (December 10, 1908 – April 27, 1992) Orchestra: Hallé Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano Saint Francis: José van Dam The Angel: Dawn Upshaw The Leper: Christ Merritt Brother Leo: Urban Malmberg Brother Messeo: John Aler Brother Elias: Guy Renard Brother Bernard: Tom Krause Brother Sylvester: Akos Banlaky Brother Rufus: Dirk D’Ase Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Chor directed by Erwin Ortner (More detailed timestamps and descriptions are in the videos linked for each act) Act I: () 0:00:00 Scene I - La Croix (The Cross). Brother Leo and Francis ponder what is the perfect joy. 0:20:07 Scene II - Les Laudes (Lauds). Francis prays he may learn to love a leper. 0:37:27 Scene III - Le baiser au lépreux (The Kissing of the Leper). Francis meets a leper, learns to love him, and cures him. Act II: () 1:06:50 Scene IV - L’ange voyage