| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Series |
Great recordings of the century |
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Great recordings of the century.
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| Notes |
Opera in three acts |
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Libretto by Arrigo Boito, after Shakespeare's plays, The merry wives of Windsor and King Henry IV |
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Originally released in 1957 as 78 rpm discs on Angel Records |
| Performer |
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anna Moffo, sopranos ; Nan Merriman, Fedora Barbieri, mezzo-sopranos ; Luigi Alva, Tomaso Spataro, Renato Ercolani, tenors ; Tito Gobbi, Rolando Panerai, baritones ; Nicola Zaccaria, bass ; Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor |
| Event |
Recorded 1956 June Kingsway Hall, London |
| Notes |
Sung in Italian |
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Hard copy version record |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas
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| Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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| Form |
Streaming audio
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| Author |
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918, librettist.
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Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth, singer
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Moffo, Anna, singer
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Merriman, Nan, singer
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Barbieri, Fedora, singer
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Alva, Luigi, singer
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Spataro, Tomaso, singer
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Ercolani, Renato, singer
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Gobbi, Tito, singer
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Panerai, Rolando, singer
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Zaccaria, Nicola, singer
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Karajan, Herbert von, conductor
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Libretto based on (work):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merry wives of Windsor
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Libretto based on (work):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV
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Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England), instrumentalist.
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Philharmonia Chorus (London, England), singer.
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