| Description |
2 audio discs (1:22:53) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
003039 003044 002130 |
| Description |
digital optical 500 rpm |
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audio file CD audio |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
NMC: D196, NMC D196 |
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Opera. |
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Libretto by the composer, based on stories from Popular Tales of the West Highlands (1860-2), by J.F. Campbell. |
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Title from disc labels. |
| Performer |
Ailish Tynan, Anna Stéphany, sopranos ; Andrew Tortise, tenor ; Owen Gilhooly, baritone ; Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone ; supporting soloists ; BBC Singers ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Martyn Brabbins, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 2008 January 19 Barbican Concert Hall, London, England. |
| Note |
"Produced in association with BBC Radio 3," with support from Arts Council England and the Britten-Pears Foundation--Container. |
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Program notes by the composer and biographical notes on the composer in English, with libretto in English and some Scottish Gaelic with English translation (31 pages) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. -- The inheritance (30:39) -- The disappearance (30:44) -- -- Disc 2. -- The stranger (21:30). |
| Language |
Sung in English, with some Scottish Gaelic. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Folk literature, Scottish.
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Folk literature, Scottish. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Tynan, Ailish, singer.
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Stéphany, Anna, singer.
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Tortise, Andrew, singer.
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Gilhooly, Owen, singer.
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Lemalu, Jonathan, singer.
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Brabbins, Martyn, conductor.
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BBC Singers, singer.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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BBC Radio 3, production company.
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Arts Council England, sponsoring body.
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Britten-Pears Foundation, sponsoring body.
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| Standard No. |
5023363019620 |
| Music No. |
NMC D196 NMC |
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D196 NMC |
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