| Description |
2 audio discs (149 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
022900 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by François-Benoît Hoffmann. |
| Performer |
Phyllis Treigle (Médée) ; Carl Halvorson (Jason) ; D'Anna Fortunato (Néris) ; David Arnold (Créon) ; Thaïs St. Julien (Dircé) ; Jayne West (Une femme de Dircé) ; Andrea Matthews (Une autre femme de Dircé) ; John Ostendorf (Le coriphée) ; Chorus Quotannis ; Brewer Chamber Orchestra ; Bart Folse, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1997 March Mannes College of Music, NYC. |
| Note |
"First complete recording in the original French commemorating the 200th anniversary of Luigi Cherubini's dramatic masterpiece, with Opera Quotannis' cast & period-instrument orchestra, based on the Brian Morgan production"--Container. |
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Program notes by the conductor, synopsis, and libretto with English translation (39 pages : illustrations, portraits) laid in container. |
| Language |
Sung in French. |
| Subject |
Medea, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) -- Drama.
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Medea, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Hoffmann, François Benoît, 1760-1828, librettist.
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Treigle, Phyllis, singer.
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Halvorson, Carl, singer.
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Fortunato, D'Anna, singer.
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Arnold, David, 1943- singer.
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St. Julien, Thaïs, singer.
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West, Jayne, singer.
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Matthews, Andrea, singer.
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Ostendorf, John, 1945- singer.
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Folse, Bart, conductor, writer of added commentary.
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Container of (work): Cherubini, Luigi, 1760-1842.
Médée.
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Container of (work): Hoffmann, François Benoît, 1760-1828.
Médée.
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Container of (expression): Hoffmann, François Benoît, 1760-1828.
Médée. English.
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Brewer Chamber Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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Chorus Quotannis, singer.
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| Music No. |
NPD 85622/2 Newport Classic |
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