| Description |
2 audio discs (131 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
021024 |
| 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 2 acts; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, after Beaumarchais. |
| Performer |
Maria Callas, soprano (Rosina) ; Luigi Alva, tenor (Il conte di Almaviva) ; Tito Gobbi, baritone (Figaro) ; Fritz Ollendorff, bass (Bartolo) ; Nicola Zaccaria, bass (Don Basilio) ; supporting soloists ; Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus ; Alceo Galliera, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1957 February 7-14 Kingsway Hall, London. |
| Original Version |
Previously released: ℗1958. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Digitally remastered. |
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Program notes by John Steane and synopsis in English, and libretto with English translation (92 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 |
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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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831, librettist.
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Callas, Maria, 1923-1977, singer.
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Alva, Luigi, singer.
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Gobbi, Tito, singer.
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Ollendorff, Fritz, singer.
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Zaccaria, Nicola, singer.
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Galliera, Alceo, conductor.
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Steane, J. B., writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
Barbier de Séville.
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Container of (work): Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
Barbiere di Siviglia.
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Container of (work): Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831.
Barbiere di Siviglia.
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Container of (expression): Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831.
Barbiere di Siviglia. English.
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Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England), instrumentalist.
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Philharmonia Chorus (London, England), singer.
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| Music No. |
D211355 EMI Classics |
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