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Antony and Cleopatra / Samuel Barber.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981, composer, composer.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Live sound recordings--New York (State)--New York.
- Live sound recordings.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Sound recordings.
- Operas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 59 min., 17 sec.))
- Other Title:
- Met Opera on Demand.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [1966]
- Language Note:
- Sung in English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- audio file streaming audio file
- Summary:
- This broadcast captures the gala performance that opened the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's last opera. Based on Shakespeare's play, adapted as a libretto by director Franco Zeffirelli, it stars the great Leontyne Price as the legendary Queen of Egypt, opposite Justino Díaz as her lover, the Roman general Antony, and Jess Thomas as Caesar, who defeats him. Rosalind Elias is Cleopatra's servant, Charmian, and Ezio Flagello sings Enobarbus, Antony's lieutenant. Thomas Schippers conducts the Met's vast musical forces.
- Contents:
- From Alexandria This is the news
- These strong Egyptian fetters I must break
- I am sick and sullen
- Ah! Hail, Marcus Antonius!
- Give me some music
- My man of men!
- May I never To this good purpose
- The most infectious pestilence upon you!
- Orchestral interlude
- Stick dance
- This is not yet an Alexandrian feast
- Come, thou monarch of the vine
- What would you more?
- When first she met Mark Antony
- Contemning Rome he has done all this
- Lord Alexas, sweet Alexas
- If it be love indeed, tell me how much
- The night Is shiny
- Eros! Mine armor, Eros!
- On to our ships
- Hark! The land bids me tread no more upon it
- Most kind ambassador
- Oh, bear me witness, night
- The last she spoke Was "Antony, most noble Antony!"
- O Charmian, I will never go from hence
- O sun, Burn the great sphere thou movest in
- My lord, my lord! Noblest of men
- The breaking of so great a thing
- He words me, girls, he words me
- Give me my robe
- So, fare thee well.
- Participant:
- Leontyne Price ; Jess Thomas ; Justino Díaz ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor.
- Notes:
- Recorded live 1966 Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
- Duration: 1 hr., 59 min., 17 sec.
- Description based on vendor-supplied metadata.
- OCLC:
- 880924889
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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