| Description |
3 audio discs (3:33:51) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| 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 in 3 acts; includes bonus tracks. |
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Libretto by Eugène Scribe. |
| Performer |
Evelyn Mandac, soprano ; Gwendolyn Jones, Shirley Verrett, mezzo-sopranos ; Plácido Domingo, Erik Townsend, tenors ; Norman Mittelmann, baritone ; Simon Estes, bass ; supporting soloists ; chorus and orchestra of the San Francisco Opera ; Jean Périsson, conductor. Bonus tracks: Montserrat Caballè, soprano ; Plácido Domingo, tenor ; chorus and orchestra of the Teatro Liceu Barcelona ; Antonio de Almeida, conductor. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
| Event |
Complete opera recorded live 1973 November 3 San Francisco. |
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Bonus tracks recorded live 1977 November 27 Barcelona. |
| Note |
Program notes and performer biographies by Kendall Clark (17 pages : portraits) laid in container. |
| Contents |
Bonus tracks. Act 2. Toujours son sommeil agité... ; Sur mes genoux, fils du soleil -- Act 4. Et bien! Fuis loin de nous ; Toi, mon époux! Ah!... Ah!... Oh transports! Oh douce extase ; Oh ma Sélika -- Act 5. Adieu, mon doux rivage ; Oh, longue souffrance ; D'ici je vois la mer ; La haine m'abandonne ; Oh riante couleur... oh fleur vermeille. |
| Language |
Sung in French. |
| Subject |
Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524 -- Drama.
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Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Live sound recordings.
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Live sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861, librettist.
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Mandac, Evelyn, singer.
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Verrett, Shirley, singer.
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Jones, Gwendolyn, singer.
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Domingo, Plácido, 1941- singer.
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Townsend, Erik, singer.
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Estes, Simon, singer.
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Mittelmann, Norman, singer.
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Périsson, Jean, conductor.
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Caballé, Montserrat, singer.
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Almeida, Antonio de, 1928-1997, conductor.
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Clark, Kendall, writer of added commentary.
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Container of (work): Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
Africaine.
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San Francisco Opera, performer.
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Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona, Spain), performer.
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| Standard No. |
8712177027149 |
| Music No. |
GL 100.605 Gala |
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