| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| 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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digital recording |
| Note |
Opera in 2 acts. |
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Libretto by the composer, adapted from Alberto Castelli's Italian translation of T.S. Eliot's Murder in the cathedral. |
| Performer |
Nicola Rossi Lemeni (Thomas à Becket); Aldo Bertocci (Herald); Leyla Gencer (First chorister); Gabriella Carturan (Second chorister); Mario Ortica (Second priest); Dino Dondi (Third priest); Adolfo Cormanni (First tempter); Antonio Cassinelli (Second tempter); Nicola Zaccaria (Third tempter); Lino Puglisi (Fourth tempter); Rinaldo Pelizzoni (First knight); Enrico Campi (Second knight); Silvio Majonica (Third knight); Marco Stefanoni (Fourth knight); La Scala Orchestra and Chorus; Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded live Mar. 1, 1958 in Milan. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Program notes by Bill Parker, and synopsis ([8] p.) in container. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170 -- Drama.
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Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Live sound recordings.
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Live sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Castelli, Alberto, 1907-1971, translator.
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Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola, 1920-1991, performer.
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Bertocci, Aldo, performer.
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Gencer, Leyla, performer.
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Carturan, Gabriella, performer.
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Ortica, Mario, performer.
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Dondi, Dino, performer.
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Cormanni, Adolfo, performer.
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Cassinelli, Antonio, performer.
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Zaccaria, Nicola, performer.
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Puglisi, Lino, performer.
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Pelizzoni, Rinaldo, performer.
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Campi, Enrico, performer.
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Maionica, Silvio, performer.
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Stefanoni, Marco, performer.
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Gavazzeni, Gianandrea, 1909-1996, conductor.
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Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.
Murder in the cathedral.
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Teatro alla Scala, performer.
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| Music No. |
OPD-1396 Opera d'Oro |
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