| Description |
2 audio discs (147 min.) : 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 |
| Series |
Royal Opera House heritage series
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Heritage series (Royal Opera House (London, England))
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| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by Louis du Roullet, after Rainieri de' Calzabigi. |
| Performer |
Robert Tear, Admète ; Janet Baker, Alceste ; John Shirley-Quirk, Le Grand Prêtre, un Dieu infernal ; Maldywn Davies, Évandre ; Philip Gelling, Le Héraut, Le Dieu Apollon ; Jonathan Summers, Le Dieu Hercule ; Elaine Mary Hall, Janice Hooper-Roe, Mark Curtis, Coryphées ; Matthew Best, Coryphée, L'Oracle ; Maurits Sillem, harpsichord continuo ; The Royal Opera Chorus ; the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Charles Mackerras, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded at the Royal Opera House, London, on Dec. 12, 1981. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Duration: 2:26:48. |
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Libretto in French with English translations, and program notes in English with French and German translations (68 p.) on insert. |
| Language |
Sung in French. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Du Roullet, François Louis Gaud Lebland, marquis, 1716-1786, librettist.
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Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795.
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Baker, Janet, performer.
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Tear, Robert, performer.
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Mackerras, Charles, 1925-2010, conductor.
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Royal Opera House (London, England). Chorus, performer.
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Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
Alceste (1776) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94003646
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| Standard No. |
5024545502022 |
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05024545502022 |
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024545502027 |
| Music No. |
ROHS010 Royal Opera House Covent Garden |
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