Descript |
2 compact discs (115 min., 59 sec.) + 1 booklet. |
Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by Evelyn Sharp and Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on The poison maid by Richard Garnett, which was derived from Rappaccini's daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. |
Performer |
Pamela Helen Stephen & Emer McGilloway, mezzo-sopranos ; Roderick Williams, Richard Suart, & Neal Davies, baritones ; John Graham-Hall & James Gilchrist, tenors ; Mark Richardson, bass ; Janice Watson, Gail Pearson, & Helen Williams, sopranos ; Anne Collins, contralto ; Adrian Partington Singers ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales ; James Clark, leader ; Richard Hickox, conductor ; Aidan Oliver, asst. conductor. |
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Recorded at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Jan. 3-6, 2003. |
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Sung in English. Spoken dialogue omitted. |
UPC |
095115112021 |
Other # |
CHAN 10120(2) Chandos |
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