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