Description |
2 audio discs (149 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
Playing Time |
022845 |
Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
Note |
Opera in 4 acts. |
Credits |
Libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, after the story by Herman Melville. |
Performer |
Thomas Hampson (Billy Budd); Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Captain Vere); Eric Halfvarson (John Claggart); Russell Smythe (Mr. Redburn); Gidon Saks (Mr. Flint); Simon Wilding (Mr. Ratcliffe); Martyn Hill (Red Whiskers); Christopher Maltman (Donald); Andrew Burden (Novice); Willim Dazeley (Novice's Friend); Christopher Gillet (Squeak); Manchester Boys Choir; Hallé Orchestra & Choir; Kent Nagano, conductor. |
Event |
Recorded May 25-31, 1997, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England. |
Note |
"This is the first recording of the original version of 'Billy Budd' made expressly for commercial release. Specialists will be aware of the recording of the original broadcast premiere, issued in CD in 1993, which, although undeniably a document of a historic occasion, is both incomplete and technically outdated."--Notes, p. 7. |
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Ed. recorded: London : Boosey & Hawkes. |
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Compact discs. |
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Program notes and synopsis by Donald Mitchel and Philip Reed in English with French and German translations, and libretto with French and German translations (203 p. : ill.) laid in container. |
Language |
Sung in English. |
Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Added Author |
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970, librettist.
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Crozier, Eric, librettist.
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Hampson, Thomas, performer.
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Rolfe Johnson, Anthony, performer.
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Halfvarson, Eric, performer.
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Smythe, Russell, performer.
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Saks, Gidon, performer.
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Wilding, Simon, 1970- performer.
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Hill, Martyn, performer.
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Maltman, Christopher, performer.
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Burden, Andrew, performer.
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Dazeley, William, 1966- performer.
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Gillet, Christopher, performer.
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Nagano, Kent, 1951- conductor.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Billy Budd.
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Manchester Boys Choir, performer.
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Hallé Choir, performer.
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Hallé Orchestra, performer.
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Music No. |
3984-21631-2 Erato |
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