A midsummer night's dream / [music by] Britten ; [libretto by] Shakespeare adapt. [by] Britten, Pears.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Contributor:

Harwood, Elizabeth, 1938-1990, performer.

Harper, Heather, performer.

Veasey, Josephine, performer.

Deller, Alfred, performer.

Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, performer, librettist.

Hemsley, Thomas, performer.

Brannigan, Owen, performer.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, conductor, librettist.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Downside School. Choir, performer.

Emanuel School (Wandsworth, London, England). Choir, performer.

London Symphony Orchestra, performer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Operas.

Physical Description:

3 audio discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo ; 12 in.

12 in.

Place of Publication:

London : Decca, [1966]

System Details:

analog

33 1/3 rpm

microgroove

stereo

Participant:

Elizabeth Harwood, Heather Harper, sopranos ; Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano ; Alfred Deller, countertenor ; Peter Pears, tenor ; Thomas Hemsley, baritone ; Owen Brannigan, bass ; supporting soloists ; Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor.

Notes:

Decca: SET 338 -- SET 340 (on container: SET 338-40).

Opera in 3 acts.

Sung in English.

Manual sequence.

Program notes by John Warrack, synopsis by Peggie Cochran, and libretto (27 p. : ill.) laid in container.

Recorded in Walthamstow Assembly Hall.

Related Work:

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

OCLC:

123233737

Publisher Number:

SET 338 Decca

SET 339 Decca

SET 340 Decca

SET 338-40 Decca