| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
020600 002000 |
| 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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dbx encoded |
| Note |
Opera in 2 acts (1st work); opera excerpts (2nd work). |
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Libretto of the 1st work by Hermann von Mosenthal, after Shakespeare's The merry wives of Windsor; libretto of the 2nd work by Arrigo Boito, after Shakespeare's The merry wives of Windsor and King Henry IV. |
| Performer |
In the 1st work: Georg Hann (Sir John Falstaff); Gerhard Misske (Herr Fluth); Benno Kusche (Herr Reich); Josef Traxel (Fenton); Clara Ebers (Frau Fluth); Gisa Nerz (Frau Reich); supporting cast; Chor und Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Hans Altmann, conductor. In the 2nd work: Georg Hann (Falstaff); Karl Kronenberg (Ford); Esther Réthy (Alice Ford); Adèle Kern (Nannetta); Melanie Bugarinovic (Mrs. Quickly); Elena Nikolaidi (Mrs. Meg Page); supporting cast; Orchester und Chor der Wiener Staatsoper; Clemens Krauss, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1941 in Vienna (2nd work) and 1949 in Munich (1st work). |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Durations: 2:06:00; 20:00. |
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Program notes and synopsis by Andrew Palmer (11 p. : ill.) laid in container. |
| Contents |
Falstaff. Meine Ehrfurcht! ; Willkommen, liebe Frau! (4:24) -- Ich lieb' dich ; Einstens als Page (4:33) -- Lass uns Glühwein giessen in diesem Bauch voll (4:01) -- Zeus, als du Europa liebtest (3:08) -- Ein Chor soll die Komödie schliessen ; Alles um uns ist Narrheit (3:06) / Giuseppe Verdi. |
| Language |
Sung in German; the 2nd work originally in Italian. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
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Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Mosenthal, S. H. (Salomon Hermann), 1821-1877, librettist.
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Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918, librettist.
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Hann, Georg, performer.
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Misske, Gerhard, performer.
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Kusche, Benno, performer.
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Traxel, Josef, performer.
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Ebers, Clara, performer.
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Nerz, Gisa, performer.
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Kronenberg, Karl, 1900-1974, performer.
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Réthy, Ester, 1912-2004, performer.
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Kern, Adele, 1901-1980, performer.
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Bugarinovic, Melanie, performer.
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Nikolaidi, Elena, 1909-2002, performer.
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Altmann, Hans, 1904-1961, conductor.
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Krauss, Clemens, 1893-1954, conductor.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Merry wives of Windsor.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Henry IV.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Falstaff. Selections. German.
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Bayerischer Rundfunk. Chor, performer.
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Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, performer.
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Bayerischer Rundfunk. Orchester, performer.
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Wiener Staatsoper. Orchester, performer.
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| Music No. |
GL 100.718 Gala |
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