| Description |
2 sound discs (1 hr., 57 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
015610 |
| Note |
Wergo: WER 6170-2 (on disc 2: WER 6171-2); also on containers and booklets: 286 170-2. |
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Opera in two acts, sung in German. |
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Libretto, by Michael Meschke and György Ligeti, a free rendition of Michel de Ghelderode's La balade du grand macabre. |
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Compact discs. |
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Program notes in two pamphlets include libretto in German and English (91 p.), and notes about the opera by Ulrich Dibelius in German with English and French translations (28 p.). |
| Performer |
Dieter Weller, baritone ; Penelope Walmsley-Clark, soprano ; Olive Fredricks, mezzosoprano ; Peter Haage, tenor ; other supporting soloists ; Der ORF-Chor ; Der Arnold Schönberg-Chor ; Erwin Ortner, director ; Die Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen ; Elisabeth Ziegler, director ; Das ORF-Symphonie-Orchester ; Elgar Howarth, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Oct. 16, 1987 in the Grossen Konzerthaussaal, Vienna. |
| Subject |
Ghelderode, Michel de, 1898-1962 -- Musical settings.
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Operas.
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| Added Author |
Meschke, Michael. Librettist.
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Weller, Dieter. Performer.
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Walmsley-Clark, Penelope. Performer.
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Fredricks, Olive. Performer.
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Haage, Peter, 1935- Performer.
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Ortner, Erwin, 1947- Director.
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Ziegler, Elisabeth. Director.
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Howarth, Elgar. Conductor.
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Österreichischer Rundfunk. Chor. Performer.
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Arnold-Schönberg-Chor. Performer.
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Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen (Musical group) Performer.
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Österreichischer Rundfunk. Symphonie-Orchester. Performer.
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| Added Title |
Grand macabre
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| Music No. |
WER 6170-2 Wergo |
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WER 6171-2 Wergo |
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286 170-2 Wergo |
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