| Description |
1 audio disc (49:24) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Opera excerpts. |
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English lyrics by Mel Mandel and Norman Sachs. |
| Performer |
Anna Moffo (Rosalinda) ; Jeanette Scovotti (Adele) ; Risë Stevens (Orlofsky) ; Sergio Franchi (Alfred) ; Richard Lewis (Eisenstein) ; George London (Falke) ; John Hauxvell (Frank) ; Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Oscar Danon, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1963 June 28-30 Sofiensaal, Vienna. |
| Original Version |
Originally released: 1964. RCA. |
| Note |
Program notes by Francis Robinson and libretto in English (26 pages : illustration) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Overture (8:14) -- Though honesty is said to be the policy that's best (1:26) -- Calamity, catastrophe (1:31) -- Alfred! Here we are, just you and I (6:01) -- Propriety, propriety (2:45) -- More often than not ... Chacun à son goût (2:49) -- Look at how I look (Adele's laughing song) (3:23) -- Echoes of Hungary! (czardas) (4:34) -- Champagne is so romancing, tra la la la (1:36) -- Oh, mon ami, we'll meet again (1:16) -- Happiness, here's to health and happiness (4:32) -- A waltz, let's have a waltz (4:19) -- Oh, for the life of an actress (4:09) -- I'm very fond of elderberry wine and sherry (2:42). |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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Art music.
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Art music.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Moffo, Anna, singer.
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Scovotti, Jeanette, singer.
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Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013, singer.
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Franchi, Sergio, died 1990, singer.
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Lewis, Richard, 1914-1990, singer.
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London, George, 1920-1985, singer.
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Hauxvell, John, singer.
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Mandel, Mel, lyricist.
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Sachs, Norman, lyricist.
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Danon, Oskar, 1913-2009, conductor.
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Robinson, Francis, 1910-1980, writer of added commentary.
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Container of (expression): Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
Fledermaus. Selections. English.
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Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, singer.
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Wiener Staatsoper. Orchester, instrumentalist.
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| Added Title |
Fledermaus. Selections. English
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| Standard No. |
090266346820 |
| Music No. |
09026-63468-2 High Performance |
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