| Description |
2 audio discs (1 hr., 38 min., 24 sec.) : CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
013824 |
| 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 |
| Series |
Colin Davis Berlioz cycle
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Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
Works. Selections (Philips)
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| Note |
Opéra-comique in 2 acts. |
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Libretto by the composer, after Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing. |
| Performer |
Christiane Eda-Pierre, soprano (Héro) ; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano (Béatrice) ; Helen Watts, contralto (Ursule) ; Robert Tear, tenor (Bénédict) ; Thomas Allen, baritone (Claudio) ; Jules Bastin, bass (Somarone) ; Robert Lloyd, bass (Don Pedro) ; Richard Van Allan, speaking role ; John Alldis Choir ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Colin Davis, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1977 December London. |
| Note |
Title from disc label |
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Program notes by David Cairns and synopsis in English with French, German, and Italian translations, and libretto with English and German translations (148 pages : portraits) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in French. |
| 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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Studio recordings.
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Studio recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Eda-Pierre, Christiane, singer.
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Baker, Janet, 1933- singer.
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Watts, Helen, singer.
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Tear, Robert, singer.
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Allen, Thomas, 1944- singer.
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Bastin, Jules, singer.
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Lloyd, Robert, 1940- singer.
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Van Allan, Richard, performer.
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Davis, Colin, 1927-2013, conductor.
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Cairns, David, 1926- writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Much ado about nothing.
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Container of (work): Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
Béatrice et Bénédict.
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Container of (work): Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
Béatrice et Bénédict (Libretto)
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Container of (expression): Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
Béatrice et Bénédict (Libretto). English.
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Container of (expression): Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
Béatrice et Bénédict (Libretto). German.
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John Alldis Choir, singer.
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London Symphony Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
028941695222 |
| Music No. |
416 952-2 Philips (set) |
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416 953-2 Philips (disc 1) |
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416 954-2 Philips (disc 2) |
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