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An all-star cast delivers a stunningly dramatic performance of Strauss's landmark opera: Inge Borkh sings the title role of the royal daughter obsessed with avenging her father's murder. Leonie Rysanek is her sister, Chrysothemis, who longs for peace of mind and a normal life. The great Je...

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Online Access: Streaming Audio (via Met Opera)
Corporate Author: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Other Authors: Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949 (Composer), Borkh, Inge (Performer), Rysanek, Leonie (Performer), Madeira, Jean (Performer), Vinay, Ramon (Performer), Uhde, Hermann, 1914-1965 (Performer), Rosenstock, Joseph, 1895-1985 (Conductor)
Format: Audio
Language:German
Published: [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [1961]
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Operas.
Live sound recordings > New York (State) > New York.
Live sound recordings.
New York (State) > New York.
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Summary:An all-star cast delivers a stunningly dramatic performance of Strauss's landmark opera: Inge Borkh sings the title role of the royal daughter obsessed with avenging her father's murder. Leonie Rysanek is her sister, Chrysothemis, who longs for peace of mind and a normal life. The great Jean Madeira is their guilt-ridden mother, Klytämnestra, and Hermann Uhde sings Orest, the long-lost brother who finally brings about revenge. Ramon Vinay co-stars as Aegisth and Joseph Rosenstock conducts.
Item Description:Duration: 1 hr., 37 min., 28 sec.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 37 min., 28 sec.))
Playing Time:01:37:28
Participant or Performer:Inge Borkh ; Leonie Rysanek ; Jean Madeira ; Ramón Vinay ; Hermann Uhde ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Joseph Rosenstock, conductor.
Language:Sung in German.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Vendor-supplied metadata.

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