| Description |
2 audio discs (115 min., 59 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
015559 |
| 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 |
| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by Evelyn Sharp and Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on the short story by Richard Garnett, The poison maid, which was derived from Nathaniel Hawthorne's Rappaccini's daughter. |
| Performer |
Pamela Helen Stephen, Emer McGilloway, mezzo-sopranos ; Roderick Williams, Richard Suart, Neal Davies, baritones ; John Graham-Hall, James Gilchrist, tenors ; Mark Richardson, bass ; Janice Watson, Gail Pearson, Helen Williams, sopranos ; Anne Collins, contralto ; Adrian Partington Singers ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales ; Richard Hickox, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 2003 January 3-6 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Program notes and synopsis by Stephen Connock, performer biographies, and libretto in English with French and German translations (227 pages : illustrations) inserted 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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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 |
Sharp, Evelyn, 1869-1955, librettist.
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Stephen, Pamela Helen, singer.
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Williams, Roderick, singer.
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Graham-Hall, John, singer.
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Suart, Richard, singer.
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Richardson, Mark, 1966- singer.
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Davies, Neal, singer.
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Gilchrist, James, 1970- singer.
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Watson, Janice, 1964- singer.
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Pearson, Gail, 1970- singer.
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Williams, Helen (Soprano), singer.
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McGilloway, Emer, singer.
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Collins, Anne, 1943-2009, singer.
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Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008, conductor.
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Connock, Stephen, writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Garnett, Richard, 1835-1906.
Poison maid.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
Rappaccini's daughter.
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Container of (work): Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
Poisoned kiss.
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Container of (work): Sharp, Evelyn, 1869-1955.
Poisoned kiss.
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Container of (expression): Sharp, Evelyn, 1869-1955.
Poisoned kiss. French.
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Container of (expression): Sharp, Evelyn, 1869-1955.
Poisoned kiss. German.
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Adrian Partington Singers, singer.
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BBC National Orchestra of Wales, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
095115112021 |
| Music No. |
CHAN 10120(2) Chandos |
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