Billy Budd, Britten ; [libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Herman Melville]

Type

Label

Billy Budd, Britten ; [libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Herman Melville]

Note

Virgin Classics: 50999 5 19039 2 3 (50999 5 19040 2 9, 50999 5 19042 2 7, 50999 2 12611 2 1)Opera in 2 acts, op. 50Ed. recorded: rev. version, 1961; Boosey & HawkesCompact discProgram notes by Philip Reed, in English with German translation, and by Xavier de Gaulle in French, synopsis in the same languages, and libretto with French translation (123 p. : ports.) inserted in container

Acquisition source address

Midwest Tape

Capture and storage technique

unknown

Configuration of playback channels

unknown

Control number

05099951903923

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Ian

5099951903923

Issue number

50999 5 19039 2 3 -- Virgin Classics50999 5 19040 2 9 -- Virgin Classics50999 5 19042 2 7 -- Virgin Classics50999 2 12611 2 1 -- Virgin Classics5 19039 2 -- Virgin Classics

Participant note

Ian Bostridge, tenor ; Nathan Gunn, Neal Davies, baritones ; Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone ; Gidon Saks, Matthew Rose, basses ; supporting soloists ; Gentlemen of the London Sympony Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Daniel Harding, conductor

Physical Description

3 sound discs (165 min., 47 sec.), digital, 4 3/4 in.

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

System control number

(OCoLC)ocn261225279(OCoLC)261225279

Tape configuration

not applicable