| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
022507 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Medium of Performance |
A child of our time: soprano voice 1 alto voice 1 tenor voice 1 bass voice 1 mixed chorus 1 orchestra 1 4 2 |
| Note |
1st work an opera in 3 acts; 2nd work an oratorio. |
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Libretti by the composer. |
| Performer |
In the 1st work: Jill Gomez, soprano (Flora) ; Josephine Barstow, soprano (Denise) ; Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano (Thea) ; Robert Tear, tenor (Dov) ; Raimund Herincx, baritone (Faber) ; Thomas Carey, baritone (Mel) ; Thomas Hemsley, baritone (Mangus) ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor. |
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In the 2nd work: Jessye Norman, soprano ; Janet Baker, contralto ; Richard Cassilly, tenor ; John Shirley-Quirk, bass ; BBC Singers ; BBC Choral Society ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor. |
| Event |
1st work Recorded 1973 June London. |
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2nd work Recorded 1975 March London. |
| Note |
Ed. recorded: Schott. |
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Previously released. |
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Title from container. |
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Durations: ca. 1 hr., 21 min.; ca. 1 hr., 4 min. |
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Program notes by Meirion Bowen and the composer, synopsis of the opera, and libretti (59 pages : portraits) laid in container. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Oratorios.
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Oratorios. |
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Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
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Oratorios -- Librettos.
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Oratorios -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Oratorios.
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Oratorios.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Gomez, Jill, singer.
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Barstow, Josephine, singer.
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Minton, Yvonne, singer.
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Tear, Robert, singer.
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Herincx, Raimund, singer.
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Carey, Thomas (Baritone), singer.
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Hemsley, Thomas, singer.
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Norman, Jessye, singer.
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Baker, Janet, 1933- singer.
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Shirley-Quirk, John, singer.
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Cassilly, Richard, 1927-1998, singer.
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Davis, Colin, 1927-2013, conductor.
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Bowen, Meirion, writer of added commentary.
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Container of (work): Tippett, Michael, 1905-1998.
Knot garden.
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Container of (work): Tippett, Michael, 1905-1998.
Knot garden (Libretto)
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Container of (work): Tippett, Michael, 1905-1998.
Child of our time.
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Container of (work): Tippett, Michael, 1905-1998.
Child of our time (Libretto)
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Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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BBC Singers, singer.
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BBC Choral Society, singer.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92009544
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| Standard No. |
028944633122 |
| Music No. |
446 331-2 Philips (set) |
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446 350-2 Philips (disc 1) |
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446 351-2 Philips (disc 2) |
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