| Description |
2 audio discs (211 min., 45 sec.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| 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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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Oratorio in 3 acts; sung in English. |
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Libretto by Robert Morell; based on a 1687 novel by Robert Boyle, The Martyrdom of Theodora and Didymus. |
| Performer |
Heather Harper, soprano ; Maureen Forrester, Maureen Lehane, contraltos ; Alexander Young, Edgar Fleet, tenors ; John Lawrenson, baritone ; Amor Arts Chorale ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Johannes Somary, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Conway Hall, London. |
| Note |
Originally recorded 1968 and released as VCS 10050/1/2. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes adapted from notes by S.W. Bennett; biographical notes on the performers and text (15 p.) inserted in container. |
| Subject |
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691 -- Musical settings.
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Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical settings.
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Oratorios.
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Oratorios.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Musical settings.
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| Added Author |
Morell, Thomas, 1703-1784, librettist.
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Harper, Heather, singer.
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Forrester, Maureen, singer.
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Lehane, Maureen, singer.
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Fleet, Edgar, singer.
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Young, Alexander, 1920-2000, singer.
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Lawrenson, John, singer.
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Somary, Johannes, conductor.
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Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.
Martyrdom of Theodora and of Didymus.
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Amor Artis Chorale, singer.
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English Chamber Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Added Title |
Theodora https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97010932
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| Standard No. |
2391840742 |
| Music No. |
OVC 4074 Vanguard Classics |
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OVC 4075 Vanguard Classics |
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