| Description |
3 audio discs (168 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (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 |
| Local Note |
Oversize collection copy: Booklet from original LP release. |
| Note |
Opera in 5 acts; libretto by Philippe Quinault, based on: La Gerusalemme liberata / Torquato Tasso. |
| Performer |
Felicity Palmer (Armide) ; Sally Burgess (Phénice) ; Marie Slorach (Sidonie) ; Linda Finnie (La Haine) ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Renaud) ; Raimund Herincx (Hidraot) ; Yaron Windmüller (Aronte) ; Stephen Roberts (Ubalde) ; supporting soloists ; Richard Hickox Singers ; City of London Sinfonia ; Richard Hickox, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded June 1982, Abbey Road Studios, London. |
| Note |
Originally issued as analog discs in 1983 as His Master's Voice SLS 1077513. |
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Compact discs. |
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CD-ROM contains libretto in French, in pdf format. |
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Synopsis in English, German, French, and Italian (15 p.) inserted in container. |
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Booklet from original LP release containing an introduction by Max Loppert, "The Paris operas of Gluck" by Jeremy Hayes, synopsis, and libretto in English, German, and French (35 p. : ill., music, port.) shelved separately (Oversize ML50.G52 A7). |
| 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 |
Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595.
Gerusalemme liberata.
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Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688, librettist.
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Palmer, Felicity, performer.
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Burgess, Sally, 1953- performer.
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Slorach, Marie, performer.
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Finnie, Linda, performer.
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Rolfe Johnson, Anthony, performer.
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Herincx, Raimund, performer.
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Windmüller, Yaron, performer.
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Roberts, Stephen, 1949-2022, performer.
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Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008, conductor.
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Richard Hickox Singers, performer.
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City of London Sinfonia, performer.
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| Standard No. |
5099964072821 |
| Music No. |
50999 6 40728 2 1 EMI Classics |
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SLS 1077513 His Master's Voice |
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