| Description |
2 audio discs (106 min.) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
014554 |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
British composers
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British composers.
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| Note |
Romantic ballad opera in two acts; words by Harold Child. |
| Performer |
Robert Tear, tenor (Hugh the drover) ; Sheila Armstrong, soprano (Mary) ; Michael Rippon, bass-baritone (John the butcher) ; Robert Lloyd, bass (The constable) ; Helen Watts, contralto (Aunt Jane) ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral Choir ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir Charles Groves, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1978 May 31 and June 1, 3, 4 and 7-9 Kingsway Hall, London. |
| Original Version |
Originally released: ℗1979. Angel Records SZBX-3879. |
| Note |
Digitally remastered analog recording. |
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Program notes and synopsis by Michael Kennedy and libretto (39 pages : illustrations) laid in container. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Child, Harold, 1869-1945, librettist.
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Tear, Robert, singer.
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Armstrong, Sheila, singer.
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Rippon, Michael, singer.
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Lloyd, Robert, 1940- singer.
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Watts, Helen, singer.
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Groves, Charles, 1915-1992, conductor.
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Kennedy, Michael, 1926-2014, writer of added commentary.
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Container of (work): Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
Hugh the drover.
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Container of (work): Child, Harold, 1869-1945.
Hugh the drover.
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Ambrosian Opera Chorus, singer.
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St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England). Choristers, singer.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
724356522428 |
| Music No. |
7243 5 65224 2 8 EMI Classics (set) |
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7243 5 65225 2 7 EMI Classics (disc 1) |
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7243 5 65226 2 6 EMI Classics (disc 2) |
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