| Composer(s): | Dominick Argento (27 Oct 1927) |
| Work identifier: | M13435 |
| Real Name: | A Water Bird Talk |
| Display Name: | A Water Bird Talk |
| First Performed: | 19 May 1977 |
| Genre: | Opera + Operetta |
| Genre Type: | Opera |
| Period: | 20th century |
| Instrumentation: | Tenor |
| Librettist(s): | Argento, after Chekhov and J. J. Audubon |
| Mvt. 1 | The Lecturer (Theme) (Tenor, String Quintet) |
| Mvt. 2 | The Cormorant (Variation I: Romanza) (Tenor, Clarinet, Marimba) |
| Mvt. 3 | The Roseate Tern (Variation II: Barcarolle) (Tenor, Harp, Glockenspiel) |
| Mvt. 4 | The Phalarope (Variation III: Spinning Song) (Tenor, Flute, Celeste) |
| Mvt. 5 | The Lecturer (Variation IV: Consolation) (Tenor, Piano) |
| Mvt. 6 | The Puffin (Variation V: Marcia all'italiana) (Tenor, Horn, Timpani) |
| Mvt. 7 | The Grebe (Variation VI: Elegy) (Tenor, Oboe, Chimes) |
| Mvt. 8 | The Lecturer (Coda) (Tenor, String Quintet) |
| Composer(s): | Dominick Argento (27 Oct 1927) |
| Recording identifier: | M2147499973 |
| Real Name: | A Water Bird Talk |
| Display Name: | A Water Bird Talk |
| First Performed: | 19 May 1977 |
| Genre: | Opera + Operetta |
| Genre Type: | Opera |
| Period: | 20th century |
| Instrumentation: | Tenor |
| Librettist(s): | Argento, after Chekhov and J. J. Audubon |
| Ensemble: | Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor: | Richard Auldon Clark |
| Soloists: | Vern Sutton (Tenor) |
| Label: | Newport Classic |
| Catalogue Number: | NPD 85602 |
| CD Media ID: | 7405 |
| Mvt. 1 | The Lecturer (Theme) Vern Sutton (Tenor) Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |
| Mvt. 2 | The Cormorant (Variation I: Romanza) Vern Sutton (Tenor) Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |
| Mvt. 3 | The Roseate Tern (Variation II: Barcarolle) Vern Sutton (Tenor) Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |
| Mvt. 4 | The Phalarope (Variation III: Spinning Song) Vern Sutton (Tenor) Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |
| Mvt. 5 | The Lecturer (Variation IV: Consolation) Vern Sutton (Tenor) Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |
| Mvt. 6 | The Puffin (Variation V: Marcia all'italiana) Vern Sutton (Tenor) Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |
| Mvt. 7 | The Grebe (Variation VI: Elegy) Vern Sutton (Tenor) Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |
| Mvt. 8 | The Lecturer (Coda) Vern Sutton (Tenor) Manhattan Chamber Orchestra |