| Description |
2 audio discs (104 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
014310 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Note |
Opera in 1 act; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. |
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Based on Sophocles' Electra. |
| Performer |
Alessandra Marc (Elektra) ; Deborah Voigt (Chrysothemis) ; Hanna Schwarz (Klytaemnestra) ; Siegfried Jerusalem (Aegisth) ; Samuel Ramey (Orest) ; supporting soloists ; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1995 September Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Program notes in English by John Williamson, in German by Stephan Kohler, in French by Claire Delamarche, and in Italian by Ugo Duse, synopsis in the same languages, and libretto with English, French, and Italian translations (160 pages : illustrations) laid in container. |
| Language |
Sung in German. |
| Subject |
Electra (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama.
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Electra (Greek mythological figure) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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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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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929, librettist.
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Marc, Alessandra, singer.
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Voigt, Deborah, singer.
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Schwarz, Hanna, singer.
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Jerusalem, Siegfried, singer.
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Ramey, Samuel, singer.
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Sinopoli, Giuseppe, conductor.
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Williamson, John, 1949- writer of added commentary.
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Kohler, Stephan, 1951- writer of added commentary.
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Delamarche, Claire, writer of added commentary.
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Duse, Ugo, writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Sophocles.
Electra.
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Container of (work): Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Elektra.
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Container of (work): Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
Elektra (Libretto)
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Container of (expression): Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
Elektra (Libretto). English.
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Container of (expression): Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
Elektra (Libretto). French.
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Container of (expression): Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
Elektra (Libretto). Italian.
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Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, singer.
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Wiener Philharmoniker, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
028945342924 |
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2894534292 |
| Music No. |
453 429-2 Deutsche Grammophon (set) |
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453 430-2 Deutsche Grammophon (disc 1) |
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453 431-2 Deutsche Grammophon (disc 2) |
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