Olivier Messiaen - Saint François d’Assise, Act II (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 Scene 4: The Traveling Angel 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:38 Brother Leo leaves to build a bridge. He asks Brother Messeo to watch the door. 0:05:39 The Angel comes onto the scene. 0:07:25 The Angel knocks, making a terrible noise. Messeo instructs him how to knock properly. The Angel asks for Brother Elias. 0:11:01 Elias comes, very angry. The Angel asks him about predestination. Elias refuses to answer and pushes the Angel out. 0:17:42 The Angel knocks again, making the terrible noise again. He asks for Br