Description Lyrics

Peter Hammill Description

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