| Description |
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
000342 000336 000306 000509 000631 000607 000606 000449 000410 000425 000535 000230 000555 |
| 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 excerpts. |
| Performer |
Kate Royal, soprano; Crouch End Festival Chorus; Orchestra of English National Opera; Edward Gardner, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Dec. 3-8, 2008 and Mar. 10, 2009, at Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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"OpenDisc. Insert this CD into your computer to access the EMI Classics Club: access to bonus material, exclusive pre-release listening sessions, and more"--Container. |
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Program notes by George Hall, in English with German and French translations, and texts with English, German, and French translations (43 p.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Miss Julie. Midsummer night / Alwyn (3:42) -- The nightingale. The nightingale's aria / Stravinsky (Andrew Staples, tenor) (3:36) -- Troilus & Cressida. At the haunted end of the day / Walton (3:06) -- Susannah. The trees on the mountains / Floyd (5:09) -- Rusalka. Song to the moon / Dvořák (6:31) -- Peter Grimes. Embroidery aria / Britten (Thomas Allen, baritone) (6:07) -- Die lustige Witwe. Vilja-Lied / Lehár (6:06) -- Vanessa. Do not utter a word / Barber (4:49) -- Paul Bunyan. Tiny's song / Britten (4:10) -- Monsieur Beaucaire. Rossignol / Messager (4:25) -- The turn of the screw. How beautiful it is / Britten (5:35) -- Wuthering Heights. I have dreamt / Herrmann (2:30) -- Die tote Stadt. Mariettas Lied / Korngold (5:55). |
| Language |
Sung in English, Russian, Czech, German, and French. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Gardner, Edward, 1974- conductor.
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Staples, Andrew, singer.
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Allen, Thomas, 1944- singer.
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Alwyn, William, 1905-1985.
Miss Julie. Midsummer night.
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Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Soloveĭ. Pi͡esni͡a solovʹi͡a.
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Walton, William, 1902-1983.
Troilus and Cressida. At the haunted end of the day.
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Floyd, Carlisle.
Susannah. Trees on the mountains.
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Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
Rusalka. Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Peter Grimes. Embroidery in childhood.
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Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.
Lustige Witwe. Es lebt' eine Vilja.
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Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
Vanessa. Do not utter a word.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Paul Bunyan (1941). Tiny's song.
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Messager, André, 1853-1929.
Monsieur Beaucaire. Philomel. French.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Turn of the screw. Tower.
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Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975.
Wuthering Heights. I have dreamt.
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Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957.
Tote Stadt. Glück, das mir verblieb.
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Crouch End Festival Chorus, performer.
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English National Opera. Orchestra, performer.
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| Standard No. |
5099926819228 |
| Music No. |
50999 2 68192 2 8 EMI Classics |
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2 68192 2 EMI Classics |
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