| Description |
3 audio discs (163 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
024217 |
| 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 |
"A lyric tragedy in three acts"--Notes, p. [2]. |
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Libretto by Peter Zinovieff. |
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Employs extensive electronic music sections realized by Barry Anderson in association with IRCAM. |
| Performer |
Marie Angel, soprano; Jean Rigby, Anne-Marie Owens, mezzo-sopranos; Jon Garrison, Peter Bronder, tenors; Alan Opie, Omar Ebrahim, baritones; supporting soloists; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors. |
| Event |
Recorded live, Apr. 11-12, 1996, Royal Festival Hall, London. |
| Note |
Ed. recorded: London : Universal Edition. |
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Compact discs. |
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Program notes, synopsis, and biographical notes on the performers in English with French and German translations (79 p. : ports.) laid in container; libretto (69 p.) in box. |
| Language |
Sung principally in English and, in part, an invented language. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Electronica (Music)
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Electronica (Music)
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Live sound recordings.
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Live sound recordings.
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| Subject |
Orpheus (Greek mythological character) -- Drama.
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Orpheus (Greek mythological character) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Zinovieff, Peter, librettist.
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Anderson, Barry, 1935-1987, performer.
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Angel, Marie, 1953- performer.
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Rigby, Jean, performer.
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Owens, Anne-Marie, performer.
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Garrison, Jon, performer.
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Bronder, Peter, 1953- performer.
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Opie, Alan, performer.
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Ebrahim, Omar, performer.
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Davis, Andrew, 1944- conductor.
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Brabbins, Martyn, conductor.
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BBC Singers, performer.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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IRCAM (Research institute : France)
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| Music No. |
NMC D050 NMC |
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