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Author/Creator:

Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643

Contributors:

Striggio, Alessandro

Rogers, Nigel

Petrescu, Emilia , performer

Jürgens, Jürgen

Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg

Camerata Accademica Hamburg , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Hamburger Bläserkreis für Alte Musik

Languages:

Italian
English
German

Language Notes:

Item content: Italian
Librettos: English, German, Italian
Accompanying materials: English, German, Italian
Accompanying materials translated from (original): German

Main Work:

L'Orfeo [by Monteverdi, C.]

Subjects:

Operas

Genres:

Operas

Performers:

Nigel Rogers, tenor ; Emilia Petrescu, soprano ; with supporting vocal and instrumental soloists ; Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg ; Camerata Accademica Hamburg ; Hamburger Bläserkreis für alte Musik ; Jürgen Jürgens, conductor.

Performance Medium:

3 performers and 2 ensembles: solo soprano voice; solo tenor voice; chorus; woodwind instrument; chamber orchestra

General Notes:

Opera in prologue and five acts.
Sung in Italian.
Subtitle: Favola in musica.
Libretto by Allessandro Striggio.
Performed from a revised edition by the conductor prepared from the original 1609 and 1616 editions.
Programme notes by the conductor in German, English and French, with translated excerpts from the composer's correspondences, and libretto with German, English and French translations ([25] pages : illustrations)--laid in container.
From the collection of Lipman-Dowis.

Physical Description:

3 audio discs (121 min.) : 33 1/3 rpm, stereo ; 12 in.

Physical Characteristics:

vinyl; 12 in.; 33 1/3 rpm

Audio Characteristics:

analog; 33 1/3 rpm; stereo

Call Numbers:

LPZ

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Archiv Produktion: 2710 015 (2565 030--2565 032)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

75760029

OCLC Numbers:

12352395