| Description |
3 audio discs (171 min., 3 sec.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
025103 |
| 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 |
| Series |
Grand opera
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Grand opera.
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| Note |
Opera in 5 acts. |
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Libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier, based on Shakespeare's play. |
| Performer |
Joan Sutherland, soprano (Ophélie) ; Barbara Conrad, mezzo-soprano (Gertrude) ; Gösta Winbergh, tenor (Laërte) ; Keith Lewis, tenor (Marcellus) ; Sherrill Milnes, baritone (Hamlet) ; James Morris, bass (Claudius) ; Philip Gelling, bass (Horatio) ; John Tomlinson, bass (Le spectre) ; Arwel Huw Morgan, bass (Polonius) ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera ; Richard Bonynge, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1983 April Kingsway Hall, London. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Synopsis by Jeremy Commons and Peter Murray, and libretto with English translation (68 pages) laid in container. |
| Language |
Sung in French. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
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Opéras. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Adaptations.
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Adaptations.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872, librettist.
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Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901, librettist.
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Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010, singer.
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Conrad, Barbara Smith, 1937-2017, singer.
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Winbergh, Gösta, singer.
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Lewis, Keith, 1950- singer.
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Milnes, Sherrill, singer.
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Morris, James, 1947- singer.
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Gelling, Philip, singer.
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Tomlinson, John, 1946 September 22- singer.
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Morgan, Arwel Huw, 1948- singer.
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Bonynge, Richard, conductor.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Hamlet.
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Container of (work): Thomas, Ambroise, 1811-1896.
Hamlet.
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Container of (work): Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
Hamlet.
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Container of (expression): Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
Hamlet. English.
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Welsh National Opera. Chorus, singer.
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Welsh National Opera. Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
028943385725 |
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2894338572 |
| Music No. |
433 857-2 London (set) |
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433 858-2 London (disc 1) |
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433 859-2 London (disc 2) |
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433 860-2 London (disc 3) |
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