| Description |
2 audio discs : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono |
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audio file CD audio |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Opera in three acts; libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, after Shakespeare. |
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Title from disc label. |
| Performer |
Alfred Deller (Oberon) ; Jennifer Vyvyan (Tytania) ; Leonide Massine II (Puck) ; Kevin Platts (Cobweb) ; Robert McCutcheon (Mustardseed) ; Barry Ferguson (Moth) ; Michael Bauer (Peaseblossom) ; George Maran (Lysander) ; Thomas Hemsley (Demetrius) ; Marjorie Thomas (Hermia) ; April Cantelo (Helena) ; Forbes Robinson (Theseus) ; Johanna Peters (Hippolyta) ; Owen Brannigan (Bottom) ; Norman Lumsden (Quince) ; Peter Pears (Flute) ; David Kelly (Snug) ; Edward Byles (Snout) ; Joseph Ward (Starveling) ; English Opera Group Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 11 June 1960, in the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh. |
| Note |
World premiere performance. |
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Original sound recording made by the BBC; digitally remastered. |
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Program notes by Carl Rosman (7 pages) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Live sound recordings.
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Live sound recordings.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Deller, Alfred, singer.
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Vyvyan, Jennifer, 1925-1974, singer.
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Massine, Leonide, 1896-1979, performer.
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Platts, Kevin, singer.
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McCutcheon, Robert, singer.
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Ferguson, Barry, singer.
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Bauer, Andreas (Bass), singer.
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Maan, George, singer.
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Hemsley, Thomas, singer.
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Thomas, Marjorie, 1923-2008, singer.
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Cantelo, April, singer.
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Robinson, Forbes, singer.
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Peters, Johanna, singer.
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Brannigan, Owen, singer.
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Lumsden, Norman, singer.
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Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, singer, librettist.
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Kelly, David, 1923-1996, singer.
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Byles, Edward, singer.
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Ward, Joseph, 1932-2019, singer.
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Based on (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Midsummer night's dream.
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English Opera Group. Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Added Title |
Midsummer night's dream https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92022066
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| Standard No. |
749677151522 |
| Music No. |
SBT2 1515 Testament |
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