| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| 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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digital recording |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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"All songs, music, and lyrics by Dave Malloy"--Insert. |
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Libretto primarily based on Aylmer and Louise Maude's 1922 translation of Leo Tolstoy's War and peace. |
| Performer |
Brittain Ashford, Gelsey Bell, Nick Choksi, Blake DeLong, Amber Gray, Dave Malloy, Grace McLean, Paul Pinto, Phillipa Soo, Lucas Steele, with supporting soloists; orchestra; Or Matias, conductor/piano. |
| Event |
Recorded Aug. 25-26, 2013, at MSR Studios, New York, and Sept. 10, [2013], at Vibromonk, Brooklyn, NY. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Program notes by Steven Suskin, synopsis, and lyrics ([48] p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Pierre -- Moscow -- Private and intimate life of the house -- Natasha & Bolkonskys -- No one else -- Opera -- Natasha & Anatole -- Natasha lost -- Duel -- Sunday morning -- Charming -- Ball -- Letters -- Sonya & Natasha -- Sonya alone -- Preparations -- Balaga -- Abduction -- In my house -- A call to Pierre -- Find Anatole -- Pierre & Anatole -- Natasha very ill -- Pierre & Andrey -- Pierre & Natasha -- Great comet of 1812. |
| Credits |
All songs, music and lyrics by Dave Malloy ; artistic director, Jason Eagan ; managing director, Jeremy Blocker ; direction and musical staging by Rachel Chavkin. |
| Summary |
The Great Comet is the critically acclaimed immersive musical based on a scandalous slice of War and Peace. |
| Genre/Form |
Musicals.
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Musicals.
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| Subject |
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Ashford, Brittain, performer.
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Bell, Gelsey, performer.
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Choksi, Nick, 1981- performer.
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DeLong, Blake, 1980- performer.
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Gray, Amber, performer.
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McLean, Grace, performer.
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Pinto, Paul, performer.
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Soo, Phillipa, performer.
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Steele, Lucas (Singer), performer.
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Matias, Or, conductor, performer.
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Libretto based on (work): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.
Voĭna i mir.
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| Note |
Additional title: Natasha, Pierre & the great comet of 1812 |
| Standard No. |
00791558447927 |
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791558447927 |
| Music No. |
8-4479 Ghostlight Records |
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