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Author/Creator:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976

Contributors:

Cross, Joan

Ritchie, Margaret, 1903-1969 , performer

Pollak, Anna , performer

Ferrier, Kathleen, 1912-1953

Pears, Peter, 1910-1986

Kraus, Otakar, 1909-1980

Donleavy, Edmund , performer

Brannigan, Owen , performer

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Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English
Librettos: English
Accompanying materials: English

Main Work:

Rape of Lucretia [by Britten, B.] (Selections)

Subjects:

Operas — Excerpts

Operas

Genres:

Excerpts

Operas

Performers:

Joan Cross, Margaret Ritchie, sopranos; Anna Pollak, mezzo-soprano; Kathleen Ferrier, contralto; Peter Pears, tenor; Otakar Kraus, Edmund Donleavy, baritones; Owen Brannigan, bass; English Opera Group Orchestra; Benjamin Britten, conductor.

Performance Medium:

8 performers and 1 ensemble: chamber orchestra; solo soprano voice (2); solo mezzo-soprano voice; solo alto voice; solo tenor voice; solo baritone voice (2); solo bass voice

General Notes:

(C.2) From the collection of Steve Smolian.
Opera excerpts; sung in English.
Recorded during a live performance in Holland, Oct. 5, 1946.
Notes by the Earl of Harewood on container; libretto (8 pages)--inserted.
Label and container include page references to accompanying libretto and to 1946 edition of score.
From the collection of Steve Smolian.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (61 min.) : 33 1/3 rpm, mono ; 12 in.

Physical Characteristics:

vinyl; 12 in.; 33 1/3 rpm

Audio Characteristics:

analog; 33 1/3 rpm; mono

Call Numbers:

LPZ

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Educational Media Associates: IGI-369

OCLC Numbers:

8029169