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 HOME Studios
by Les Chappell
Mr Gronemeyer's performance recorded at Outside Studios
by Christoph Matlok