| Description |
2 audio discs (108 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
014750 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Note |
Opera; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, based on Sophocles' Electra. |
| Performer |
Birgit Nilsson (Elektra) ; Marie Collier (Chrysothemis) ; Regina Resnik (Klytämnestra) ; Gerhard Stolze (Aegisth) ; Tom Krause (Orest) ; supporting soloists ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Sofiensaal, Vienna. |
| Note |
Program notes by Michael Kennedy and Gerd Uekermann in English, French, and German; synopsis in English, French, German, and Italian; and libretto with English translation (113 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. Additional booklet entitled Sir George Solti and the operas of Richard Strauss by Michael Kennedy and James Lock (25 pages : illustrations) laid in container. |
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Title from disc label. |
| Language |
Sung in German. |
| Subject |
Electra (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama.
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Electra (Greek mythological figure) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| 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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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Adaptations.
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Adaptations.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929, librettist.
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Nilsson, Birgit, singer.
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Collier, Marie, singer.
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Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013, singer.
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Stolze, Gerhard, singer.
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Krause, Tom, singer.
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Solti, Georg, 1912-1997, conductor.
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Kennedy, Michael, 1926-2014, writer of added commentary.
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Uekermann, Gerd, writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Sophocles.
Electra.
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Container of (work): Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Elektra.
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Container of (work): Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
Elektra (Libretto)
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Container of (expression): Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
Elektra (Libretto). English.
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Wiener Philharmoniker, instrumentalist.
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| Added Title |
Elektra https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017828
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| Standard No. |
2894173452 |
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028941734525 |
| Music No. |
417 345-2 Decca |
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