| Description |
2 audio discs : 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 |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Jessica Rivera, soprano ; Russell Thomas, tenor ; Eric Owens, bass-baritone ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Schola Cantorum de Venezuela ; John Adams, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded in performance, Aug. 7-12, 2007, Barbican Centre, London. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Program notes, synopsis, and libretto in container. |
| Contents |
Act I scene I (3:52) -- One morning ... (8:41) -- Kumudha's prayer (6:40) -- Scene 2: Flores chorus (2:44) -- Kumudha and her sister ... (8:53) -- Scene 3: Audience with the king (2:25) -- Mamá mamá, ¿Por qué nos pegas? (4:43) -- Scene 4: The wedding (3:50) -- They brought her to me (5:38) -- Bride and groom (6:24) -- Bride sunk her face (5:45) -- Act II Scene I: Orchestral prelude (6:59) -- 'You are cruel' (3:50) -- 'Kumudha once more ...' (5:45) -- 'Days passed ...' (5:12) -- Scene 3: Before I laughed with him nightly (6:31) -- Scene 4: Kumudha and the beggar minstrels (10:03) -- We had all but forgotten you, Prince (5:43) -- Prince recognizes Kumudha (5:41) -- Kumudha's final transformation (3:15). |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Sellars, Peter, librettist.
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Ramanujan, A. K., 1929-1993, translator.
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Rivera, Jessica (Soprano), performer.
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Thomas, Russell (Tenor), performer.
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Owens, Eric, 1970- performer.
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London Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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Schola Cantorum de Caracas, performer.
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| Standard No. |
075597996517 |
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00075597996517 |
| Music No. |
327100-2 Nonesuch |
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