| Description |
3 audio discs (161 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
024014 |
| 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 3 acts. |
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Acts 2 and 3 are preceded by performance of Handel's Harpsichord suites in A major and E major, respectively. |
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Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym, adapted from Carlo Sigismondo Capece's Tolomeo et Alessandro. |
| Performer |
Jennifer Lane (Tolomeo); Brenda Harris (Seleuce); Andrea Matthews (Elisa); Mary Ann Hart (Alessandro); Peter Castaldi (King Araspe); Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Richard Auldon Clark, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Mar. 1995, St. Jean Baptiste Church, New York, N.Y. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Program notes, synopsis, and English translation of the libretto by John Ostendorf and Peter Castaldi (23 p. : ports.) laid in container. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Ptolemy IX Soter II, King of Egypt, -81 B.C. -- Drama.
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Ptolemy IX Soter II, King of Egypt, -81 B.C. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Suites (Harpsichord)
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Suites (Harpsichord) |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Haym, Nicola Francesco, librettist.
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Lane, Jennifer, performer.
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Harris, Brenda (Soprano), performer.
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Matthews, Andrea, performer.
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Hart, Mary Ann, performer.
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Castaldi, Peter (Baritone), performer.
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Brookshire, Bradley, performer.
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Clark, Richard Auldon, conductor.
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Capece, Carlo Sigismondo, 1652-1728.
Tolomeo et Alessandro.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Tolomeo.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Suites, harpsichord, HWV 426, A major.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Suites, harpsichord, HWV 430, E major.
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Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85023994
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| Music No. |
VOX3 7530 Vox Classics |
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