| Description |
3 sound discs (2 hr., 57 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
025700 |
| Note |
Opera in three acts. |
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Libretto adapted anonymously from Silvio Stampiglia's Il Xerse (Rome, 1649) after Nicolà Minato. |
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"Göttingen Handel Festival"--Container. |
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Compact discs. |
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Program notes by Anthony Hicks, biographical notes on the performers, and synopsis in English, French, and German with libretto in Italian, English, French, and German (159 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Jennifer Smith, Lisa Milne, sopranos ; Judith Malafronte, Susan Bickley, mezzo-sopranos ; Brian Asawa, counter-tenor ; Dean Ely, bass-baritone ; David Thomas, bass ; The Hanover Band & Chorus ; Nicholas McGegan, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded June 4-7, 9, 1997 at Watford Colloseum. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian. |
| Subject |
Xerxes I, King of Persia, 519-465 or 4 B.C. -- Drama.
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Operas.
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| Added Author |
Minato, Niccolò. Librettist.
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Stampiglia, Silvio, 1664-1725. Librettist.
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Smith, Jennifer, (Soprano. Performer.
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Milne, Lisa. Performer.
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Malafronte, Judith. Performer.
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Bickley, Susan. Performer.
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Asawa, Brian. Performer.
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Ely, Dean. Performer.
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Thomas, David, 1943- Performer.
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McGegan, Nicholas. Conductor.
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Hanover Band. Performer.
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Hanover Band. Chorus. Performer.
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| Standard No. |
756055131229 |
| Music No. |
75605 51312 2 Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
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