| Description |
2 audio disc (1 hr., 42 min., 7 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
014207 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
1.4 m/s |
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digital optical stereo |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Series |
Digital classics
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Digital classics.
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| Note |
Opera in one act. |
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Title from disc label. |
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Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, after Sophocles' Electra. |
| Performer |
Hildegard Behrens (Elektra) ; Christa Ludwig (Klytämnestra) ; Nadine Secunde (Chrysothemis) ; Ragnar Ulfung (Aegisth) ; Jorma Hynninen (Orest) ; supporting soloists ; Tanglewood Festival Chorus ; Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor. |
| Note |
"This recording has been made possible with the assistance of a generous grant from Suntory Limited"--Container notes. |
| Event |
Live recording of semi-staged performances at Boston Symphony Hall, 1988 November 12-23. |
| Note |
Program notes by William Mann in English with French and Italian translations and by Anna Amalie Abert in German and libretto in German with English, French, and Italian translations (160 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in German. |
| 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 |
Art music.
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Live sound recordings.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Live sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929, librettist.
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Behrens, Hildegard, singer.
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Ludwig, Christa, singer.
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Ulfung, Ragnar, 1927- singer.
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Secunde, Nadine, singer.
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Hynninen, Jorma, 1941- singer.
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Ozawa, Seiji, 1935- conductor.
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Mann, William, 1924-1989, writer of added commentary.
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Abert, Anna Amalie, 1906-1996, 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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Tanglewood Festival Chorus, singer.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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Santorī Kabushiki Kaisha, sponsoring body.
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| Standard No. |
028942257429 |
| Music No. |
422 574-2 Philips (set) |
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422 575-2 Philips (disc 1) |
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422 576-2 Philips (disc 2) |
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