The fairy queen / Henry Purcell.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.

Contributor:

Harrhy, Eiddwen, performer.

Smith, Jennifer (Soprano), performer.

Nelson, Judith, performer.

Priday, Elisabeth, performer.

Penrose, Timothy, performer.

Stafford, Ashley, performer.

Evans, Wynford, performer.

Hill, Martyn, performer.

Varcoe, Stephen, performer.

Thomas, David, 1943- performer.

Gardiner, John Eliot, performer.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Monteverdi Choir, performer.

English Baroque Soloists, performer.

Standardized Title:

Fairy queen

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Operas.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg : Archiv Produktion, [1982]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Participant:

Eiddwen Harrhy, Jennifer Smith, Judith Nelson, Elisabeth Priday, sopranos ; Timothy Penrose, Ashley Stafford, countertenors ; Wynford Evans, Martyn Hill, tenors ; Stephan Varcoe, David Thomas, basses ; Monteverdi Choir ; English Baroque Soloists ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor.

Notes:

Archiv Produktion: 419 221-2 (419 222-2--419 223-2).

Opera.

Anonymous adaptation of: A midsummer night's dream / William Shakespeare.

"On authentic instruments"-- Container.

Compact discs.

Digital recording.

Program notes and synopsis in English, French, and German by Peter Holman, the conductor, Hans Walter Gabler, and Leopold Silke, and English libretto with French and German translations (87 p.) inserted in outer container.

Recorded June 1981, Stadthalle Göttingen.

Related Work:

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

OCLC:

26432677

Publisher Number:

2894192212

Archiv 419 221-2

Archiv 419 222-2

Archiv 419 223-2