The mask of Orpheus / Harrison Birtwistle.



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Compact discs. "Lyric tragedy in three acts"--Program notes. Libretto by Peter Zinovieff. Employs extensive electronic music sections realized by Barry Anderson in association with IRCAM. Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, Apr. 11-12, 1996. Jon Garrison, Peter Bronder, tenors; Jean Rigby, Anne-Marie Owens, mezzo sopranos; Alan Opie, Omar Ebrahim, baritones; Marie Angel, soprano; other soloists; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor; Martyn Brabbins, assistant conductor. Sung in English; program notes and synopses in English with French and German translations (79 p. : ports.) and libretto with stage directions (69 [i.e., 138] p. : ill.) in container.

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The mask of Orpheus / Harrison Birtwistle.
Artist
Anderson, Barry, 1935-1987, composer.
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Year
1997
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