| Description |
3 audio discs (2:26:40) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
022640 |
| Physical Medium |
plastic metal 4 3/4 in. stamping 1.4 m/s |
| Description |
digital optical 1.4 m/s stereo |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Note |
London: 410 175-2 (410 176-2--410 178-2). |
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Opera in a prologue and 4 acts. |
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Libretto by Boito based on Goethe's Faust. |
| Performer |
Mirella Freni (Margherita) ; Montserrat Caballé (Elena) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Faust) ; Nicolai Ghiaurov (Mefistofele) ; London Opera Chorus ; Trinity Boys' Choir ; National Philharmonic Orchestra ; Oliviero de Fabritiis, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1980 August and 1982 January Walthamstow Town Hall, London. |
| Note |
Program notes by Julian Budden and synopsis in English with Italian, French, and German translations, and Italian libretto with English, French, and German translations (187 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
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Title from disc label. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian. |
| Subject |
Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama.
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Faust, -approximately 1540. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020, singer.
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Caballé, Montserrat, singer.
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Pavarotti, Luciano, singer.
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Ghiaurov, Nicolai, 1929-2004, singer.
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De Fabritiis, Oliviero, conductor.
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Budden, Julian, writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
Faust.
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Container of (work): Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
Mefistofele.
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Container of (work): Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
Mefistofele (Libretto)
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Container of (expression): Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
Mefistofele (Libretto). English.
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Container of (expression): Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
Mefistofele (Libretto). French.
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Container of (expression): Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
Mefistofele (Libretto). German.
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London Voices, singer.
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Trinity Boys Choir (Croydon, London, England), singer.
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National Philharmonic Orchestra (Great Britain), performer.
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| Standard No. |
028941017529 |
| Music No. |
410 175-2 London (set) |
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410 176-2 London (disc 1) |
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410 177-2 London (disc 2) |
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410 178-2 London (disc 3) |
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