| Description |
4 audio discs (236 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
035600 |
| 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 |
James Levine celebrating 40 years at the Met
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James Levine celebrating 40 years at the Met.
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| Note |
Opera in 4 acts. |
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Title from disc labels. |
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Libretto by the composer based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck. |
| Performer |
José van Dam (Golaud) ; Jeannette Pilou (Mélisande) ; Jocelyne Taillon (Geneviève) ; Jerome Hines (Arkel) ; Dale Duesing (Pelléas) ; Clark Utterback (Yniold) ; Philip Cokorinos (Shepherd) ; Julien Robbins (Physician) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. |
| Event |
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 22, 1983. Act III, scene 4 and Act IV, scene 3 taken from the live performance on January 30, 1988. Includes bonus CD containing excerpts of Pelléas et Mélisande from live performances at the Metropolitan Opera House: March 4, 1978 with Teresa Stratas (Mélisande) and Gabriel Bacquier (Golaud) (tracks 1 and 2); April 8, 1995 with Dwayne Croft (Pelléas), Frederica von Stade (Mélisande) and Victor Braun (Golaud) (tracks 6 and 7); March 4, 1978 with Teresa Stratas (Mélisande), Gabriel Bacquier (Golaud) and Jerome Hines (Arkel) (tracks 8-10); April 8, 1995 with Dwayne Croft (Pelléas) and Frederica von Stade (Mélisande) (remainder). |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Program notes and synopsis in English (15 p.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Bonus CD: Act I. Je ne pourrai plus sortir de cette forêt! (3:33) ; Pourquoi pleures-tu? (7:30) -- Act II. Vous ne savez pas où je vous ai menée? (3:38) ; C'est au bord d'une fontaine aussi (3:41) ; Oui, cést ici, nous y sommes (7:38) -- Act III. Mes longs cheveux descendent jusqu'au seuil de la tour (5:47) ; Je les tiens dans les mains (5:46) -- Act IV. Maintenant que le père de Pelléas est sauvé (6:18) ; Pelléas part ce soir (2:19) ; Une grande innocence! (4:27) -- Act IV. C'est le dernier soir (4:41) ; Nous sommes venus ici il y a bien longtemps (2:12) ; On dirait que ta voix a passé sur la mer au printemps (4:13) ; Quel est ce bruit? (4:28). |
| Language |
Sung in French. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
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Live sound recordings.
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Live sound recordings. |
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Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical settings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949.
Pelléas et Mélisande.
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Dam, José van, singer.
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Pilou, Jeannette, 1937-2020, singer.
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Taillon, Jocelyne, singer.
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Hines, Jerome, 1921-2003, singer.
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Duesing, Dale, singer.
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Utterback, Clark, singer.
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Cokorinos, Philip, singer.
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Robbins, Julien, singer.
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Levine, James, 1943-2021, conductor.
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Stratas, Teresa, singer.
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Bacquier, Gabriel, singer.
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Croft, Dwayne, singer.
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Braun, Victor, 1935-2001, singer.
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Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Pelléas et Mélisande. Selections.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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| Added Title |
Pelléas et Mélisande https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78025522
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| Standard No. |
811357013410 |
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811357013540 |
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