A midsummer night's dream / Britten.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Contributor:

Watson, Lillian, performer.

Gomez, Jill, performer.

Jones, Della, performer.

Graham-Hall, John, performer.

Bowman, James, performer.

Fletcher, Dexter, 1966- performer.

Herford, Henry, performer.

Maxwell, Donald, performer.

Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008, conductor.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Trinity Boys Choir (Croydon, London, England), performer.

City of London Sinfonia, performer.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Operas.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs (155 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Virgin Classics, [2007]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Participant:

Lillian Watson, Jill Gomez, sopranos ; Della Jones, mezzo-soprano ; Dexter Fletcher, Puck ; John Graham-Hall, tenor ; James Bowman, counter-tenor ; Henry Herford, Donald Maxwell, baritones ; Trinity Boys Choir ; City of London Sinfonia ; Richard Hickox, conductor.

Notes:

Virgin Classics: 0946 3 81833 2 7 (CD1), 0946 3 81835 2 5 (CD 2), on container: 0946 3 81832 2 8 (set).

Opera in 3 acts.

Sung in English.

Libretto by the composer and Peter Pears, after Shakespeare's play.

Recorded Nov. 1990, at Studio 1, Abbey Road, London.

Compact discs.

Program notes and synopses in English, French, and German (35 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Related Work:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.

OCLC:

180190030

Publisher Number:

0946 3 81832 2 8 Virgin Classics

0946 3 81833 2 7 Virgin Classics

0946 3 81835 2 5 Virgin Classics