A midsummer night's dream, Benjamin Britten

Type

Label

A midsummer night's dream, Benjamin Britten

Note

Opera in 3 actsLibretto by the composer and Peter Pears, after the play by ShakespeareCompact discsProgram and biographical notes by John Evans in English, with synopsis in English with French and German translations, and libretto (63 p. : ports., ill.) bound in container

Capture and storage technique

digital storage

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Issue number

GFOCD 013-06 -- Glyndebourne

Kind of cutting

not applicable

Kind of disc cylinder or tape

mass produced

Kind of material

plastic with metal

Lccn

2013620474

Participant note

Íride Martínez, Kate Royal, sopranos ; Tove Dahlberg, Louise Poole, mezzo-sopranos ; Bejun Mehta, countertenor ; Timothy Robinson, Michael Smallwood, Alasdair Elliott, tenors ; Jared Holt, Simon Kirkbride, baritones ; Iain Paterson, bass-baritone ; Henry Waddington, Geoffrey Moses, Matthew Rose, basses ; Jack Morlen, speaker ; Trinity Boys Choir ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Ilan Volkov, conductor

Physical Description

2 sound discs (148 min., 40 sec.), digital, 4 3/4 in. +, 1 libretto (66 p. ; 12 cm)

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

System control number

(OCoLC)758439773

Tape configuration

not applicable