| Description |
2 audio discs (141 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
022004 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Series |
English Orpheus ; v. 33
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English Orpheus ; v. 33.
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| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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The libretto an English translation by the composer of Metastasio's Artaserse. |
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Reconstructed and edited by Peter Holman. |
| Performer |
Catherine Bott, Philippa Hyde, sopranos ; Patricia Spence, mezzo soprano ; Christopher Robson, countertenor ; Ian Partridge, Richard Edgar-Wilson, tenors ; The Parley of Instruments ; Roy Goodman, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1995 March 25-30. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Program notes by Peter Holman in English with French and German translations and libretto with French and German translations (87 pages) laid in container. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Artaxerxes I, King of Persia, -425 B.C. or 424 B.C. -- Drama.
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Artaxerxes I, King of Persia, -425 B.C. or 424 B.C. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| 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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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Metastasio, Pietro, 1698-1782, librettist.
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Bott, Catherine, singer.
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Hyde, Philippa, singer.
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Robson, Christopher, 1953- singer.
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Partridge, Ian, 1938- singer.
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Edgar-Wilson, Richard, singer.
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Spence, Patricia, singer.
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Holman, Peter, 1946- editor.
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Goodman, Roy, conductor.
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Container of (work): Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778.
Artaxerxes.
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Container of (expression): Metastasio, Pietro, 1698-1782.
Artaserse. English.
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Parley of Instruments, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
3457117051 |
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034571170510 |
| Music No. |
CDA67051/2 Hyperion (set) |
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CDA67051 Hyperion (disc 1) |
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CDA67052 Hyperion (disc 2) |
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