Description |
2 sound discs (126 min., 36 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Opera in five acts. |
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Sung in French. |
Performer |
Jussi Björling (Roméo) ; Bidú Saỹão (Juliette) ; Thomas Hayward (Tybalt) ; George Cehanovsky (Pâris) ; Kenneth Schon (Capulet) ; John Brownlee (Mercutio) ; Claramae Turner (Gertrude) ; Philip Kinsman (Grégorio) ; Nicola Moscona (Frère Laurent) ; Mimi Benzell (Stéphano) ; William Hargrave (Duke of Verona) ; Anthony Marlowe (Benvolio) ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Emil Cooper, conductor. |
Note |
Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 1, 1947. |
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Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on the play by Shakespeare. |
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Compact discs. |
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Synopsis in English (7 p.) in container. |
Contents |
Disc 1. Acts I & II -- Disc 2. Acts III, IV & V. |
Subject |
Operas.
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Genre |
Live sound recordings.
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Added Author |
Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist.
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Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Romeo and Juliet.
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Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960. Vocalist.
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Sayão, Bidú. Vocalist.
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Hayward, Thomas, 1917-1995. Vocalist.
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Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Vocalist.
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Schon, Kenneth. Vocalist.
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Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Vocalist.
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Turner, Claramae, 1920- Vocalist.
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Kinsman, Philip. Vocalist.
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Moscona, Nicola. Vocalist.
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Benzell, Mimi. Vocalist.
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Hargrave, William, bass. Vocalist.
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Marlowe, Anthony. Vocalist.
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Cooper, Emil. Conductor.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer.
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ISBN |
6314028698 |
Standard No. |
886978046529 : $15.98 |
Music # |
88697 80465 2 Sony Classical |
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