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A midsummer night's dream
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Title
A midsummer night's dream [sound recording] / Britten ; Shakespeare ; adapt. Britten, Pears.
Published
England : Decca, p1966.
Physical Description
3 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 12 in.
Notes
Decca: MET 338--MET 340.
Opera in 3 acts.
Libretto adapted from Shakespeare by Peter Pears and the composer.
Program notes by John Warrack, synopsis, and libretto (27 p. : ill.) laid in container.
Recorded in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London.
Format
Audio
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 03, 2012
Performers
Elizabeth Harwood, Heather Harper, sopranos; Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano; Alfred Deller, counter-tenor; Peter Pears, tenor; John Shirley-Quirk, Thomas Hemsley, baritones; Owen Brannigan, bass; Stephen Terry as Puck; supporting soloists; Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools; London Symphony Orchestra; Benjamin Britten, conductor.
Issue number
MET 338 Decca
MET 339 Decca
MET 340 Decca
MET 338-MET 340 Decca
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