| Description |
2 audio discs (105 min., 9 sec.) : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
014509 |
| 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 |
| Note |
"An opera in a prologue and two acts"--Insert. |
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Libretto by Myfanwy Piper, based on the novel by Henry James. |
| Performer |
Peter Pears, tenor (The Prologue/Quint) ; Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano (The Governess) ; David Hemmings, treble (Miles) ; Olive Dyer, soprano (Flora) ; Joan Cross, soprano (Mrs. Grose) ; Arda Mandikian, soprano (Miss Jessel) ; English Opera Group Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1954. |
| Original Version |
Originally released: 1955. |
| Note |
Program notes by Christopher Palmer, synopsis, and libretto (50 pages : illustrations) laid in container. |
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Title from disc label. |
| 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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Opera adaptations.
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Chamber operas.
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Operas.
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Chamber operas.
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Adaptations.
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Adaptations.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Piper, Myfanwy, librettist.
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Vyvyan, Jennifer, 1925-1974, singer.
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Dyer, Olive (Soprano), singer.
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Cross, Joan, singer.
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Mandikian, Arda, singer.
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Hemmings, David, 1941-2003, singer.
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Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, singer.
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Palmer, Christopher, writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Turn of the screw.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Turn of the screw.
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Container of (work): Piper, Myfanwy.
Turn of the screw.
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English Opera Group. Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
028942567221 |
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2894256722 |
| Music No. |
425 672-2 London (set) |
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425 673-2 London (disc 1) |
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425 674-2 London (disc 2) |
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