| Description |
2 audio discs (1 hr., 59 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
015900 |
| 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 in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by the composer, based on James Agee's novel A death in the family, and Tad Mosel's play All the way home. |
| Performer |
Jennifer Goode, soprano (Mary Follet) ; Bert K. Johnson, bass (Jay Follet) ; supporting soloists ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater ; David Gilbert, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded live 1999 December Manhattan School of Music. |
| Note |
Performed in a condensed version. |
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"First recording"--Container. |
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Title from disc label. |
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Program notes by William Mayer, composer biography, synopsis, and libretto (31 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| 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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Live sound recordings.
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Live sound recordings.
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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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| Added Author |
Cooper, Jennifer Goode, singer.
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Johnson, Bert K., singer.
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Gilbert, David, 1936- conductor.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Agee, James, 1909-1955.
Death in the family.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Mosel, Tad.
All the way home.
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Container of (work): Mayer, William, 1925-2017.
Death in the family.
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Container of (work): Mayer, William, 1925-2017.
Death in the family (Libretto)
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Manhattan School of Music (New York, N.Y.). Opera Theater, performer.
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| Standard No. |
034061039525 |
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3406103952 |
| Music No. |
TROY 395 Albany |
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