| Description |
2 audio discs (2 hr., 8 min., 26 sec.) : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
020826 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Series |
Masterworks Heritage opera series
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Masterworks heritage opera series.
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| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on the story by John L. Long and the drama by David Belasco. |
| Performer |
Eleanor Steber (Butterfly) ; Jean Madeira (Suzuki) ; Richard Tucker (Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton) ; Giuseppe Valdengo (Sharpless) ; supporting soloists ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera ; Max Rudolf, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1949 May 26-28 Columbia Studios, 207 E. 30th St., New York. |
| Original Version |
Previously released: 1949. Columbia Masterworks SL-104. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Program notes by The Earl of Harewood in English with German and French translations (31 pages : illustrations) bound in container; libretto in Italian with English, German, and French translations (129 pages) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Opera adaptations.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Adaptations.
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Adaptations.
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Studio recordings.
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Studio recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906, librettist.
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Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, librettist.
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Steber, Eleanor, singer.
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Madeira, Jean, singer.
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Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975, singer.
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Valdengo, Giuseppe, 1914-2007, singer.
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Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995, conductor.
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Harewood, George Henry Hubert Lascelles, Earl of, 1923-2011, writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
Madame Butterfly.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Long, John Luther, 1861-1927.
Madame Butterfly.
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Container of (work): Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Madama Butterfly.
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Container of (work): Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
Madama Butterfly.
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Container of (expression): Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
Madama Butterfly. English.
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Container of (expression): Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
Madama Butterfly. French.
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Container of (expression): Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
Madama Butterfly. German.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus, singer.
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| Note |
Title on container: Madame Butterfly |
| Standard No. |
074646276525 |
| Music No. |
MH2K 62765 Sony Classical |
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