| Description |
2 audio discs (121 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
020100 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Opera in 2 acts, "retelling the story of the slave ship Amistad, the staging ground for an 1839 slave revolt that exercised international consequences during its era ..."--Notes, p. 6. |
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Libretto by Thulani Davis. |
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"Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc." |
| Performer |
Florence Quivar (Goddess of the Waters); Thomas Young (Trickster God); Mark Baker (Navigator); Mark S. Doss (Cinque); Stephen West (John Quincy Adams); supporting soloists; Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra & Chorus; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded live, Dec. 17 and 20, 1997, Lyric Opera of Chicago. |
| Note |
Ed. recorded: G. Schirmer. |
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Compact discs. |
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Program notes by George E. Lewis and the composer, biographical notes on the performers, synopsis, librettist's notes on characters, libretto, and selected discography and bibliography (83 p. : ill.) laid in container. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Amistad (Schooner) -- Drama.
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Amistad (Schooner) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Live sound recordings.
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Live sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Davis, Thulani, librettist.
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Quivar, Florence, performer.
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Young, Thomas, 1962- performer.
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Baker, Mark (Tenor), performer.
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Doss, Mark S., performer.
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West, Stephen, 1950- performer.
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Davies, Dennis Russell, conductor.
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Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago, performer.
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| Music No. |
80627-2 New World Records |
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