| Description |
3 audio discs (189 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
030900 |
| Note |
Opera in 5 acts. |
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Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on: L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut / Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles. |
| Performer |
Beverly Sills, soprano; Nicolai Gedda, tenor; Gérard Souzay, Gabriel Bacquier, baritones; supporting soloists; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Julius Rudel, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded July 1970, All Saints' Church, Tooting, London. |
| Note |
"Previously released by ABC Records, Inc."--Label. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Roger Pines, synopsis, and libretto with English translation (127 p. : ill.) laid in container. |
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GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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| Added Author |
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist.
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Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901. Librettist.
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Sills, Beverly. Performer.
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Gedda, Nicolai. Performer.
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Souzay, Gérard, 1918-2004. Performer.
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Bacquier, Gabriel. Performer.
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Rudel, Julius. Conductor.
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Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
Manon Lescaut.
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Ambrosian Opera Chorus. Performer.
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New Philharmonia Orchestra. Performer.
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| Standard No. |
028947495024 |
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00028947495024 gtin-14 |
| Music No. |
B0002470-02 Deutsche Grammophon |
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