Il crociato in Egitto / Giacomo Meyerbeer ; Gaetano Rossi (Yvonne Kenny, soprano ; Della Jones, mezzo-soprano ; Diana Montague, mezzo-soprano ; Bruce Ford, tenor ; Ian Platt, baritone ; Ugo Benelli, tenor ; Linda Kitchen, soprano ; David Parry, conductor ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir).
Note
Libretto by Gaetano Rossi.
"Meyerbeer bicentenary issue"--Container.
"The present recording has been prepared from the copyist manuscript held in the archives of the Teatra la Fenice, Venice, the only surviving copy of the work as it was performed on March 7, 1824; the first time the opera has been presented in its original form since that date"--Insert.
Includes nearly all the alterations, revisions, and additional music sanctioned by Meyerbeer.
Event (note)
Recorded at CTS Studio, Wembley, London, Dec. 1990, and Feb., Mar., and June 1991.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
Title
Il crociato in Egitto [electronic resource] / Meyerbeer.
Imprint
London : Opera Rara, 1991.
Playing time
006624
Performer
Ian Platt ; Yvonne Kenny ; Diana Montague ; Della Jones ; Bruce Ford ; Linda Kitchen ; Ugo Benelli ; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir ; Geoffrey Mitchell, chorus master ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; David Parry, conductor.
Event
Recorded at CTS Studio, Wembley, London, Dec. 1990, and Feb., Mar., and June 1991.