The mask of Orpheus
- Title
- The mask of Orpheus [sound recording] / Harrison Birtwistle.
- Author
- Published by
- London : NMC Recordings, p1997.
- Format
- Music CD
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| Status | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available - Can be used onsite. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | AccessUse in library | Call number*LDC 19949 (F) | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional authors
- Description
- 3 sound discs (2 hrs. 43 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Call number
- *LDC 19949 (F)
- Language
- English
- Note
- "Lyric tragedy in three acts"--Program notes.
- Libretto by Peter Zinovieff.
- Employs extensive electronic music sections realized by Barry Anderson in association with IRCAM.
- Compact discs.
- Includes booklet of program notes in English with French and German translations (79 p. : ports.) and libretto (69 [i.e., 138] p.).
- Event (note)
- Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, London, Apr. 11-12, 1996.
- Language (note)
- Sung principally in English and, in part, an invented language.
- Author
- Birtwistle, Harrison.
- Playing time
- 024217
- Performer
- Marie Angel, soprano ; Jean Rigby, Anne-Marie Owens, mezzo-sopranos ; Jon Garrison, Peter Bronder, tenors ; Alan Opie, Omar Ebrahim, baritones ; supporting soloists ; BBC Singers ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors.
- Connect to:
- Other standard identifier
- 023363005029
- Publisher no.
- NMC D050 NMC Recordings
- Research call number
- *LDC 19949 (F) Program notes and libretto on file.