The importance of being earnest : opera in three acts / Gerald Barry ; libretto by Gerald Barry based on the text by Oscar Wilde.
| Author/creator | Barry, Gerald, 1952- composer. |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication | London : NMC, 2014. |
| Copyright Date | ℗2012, ©2014 |
| Description | 1 audio disc (1:19:49) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Hannigan, Barbara singer. |
| Other author/creator | Károlyi, Katalin singer. |
| Other author/creator | Summers, Hilary, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Tantsits, Peter, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Bloom, Joshua (Bass), singer. |
| Other author/creator | Ewing, Alan, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Bevan, Benjamin, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Hart, Joshua, speaker. |
| Other author/creator | Adès, Thomas conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Opera adaptation of (work): Importance of being earnest. |
| Other author/creator | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, performer. |
| General note | Title from disc label. |
| General note | Synopsis by Christopher Cook, program notes by Paul Griffiths, libretto, and composer biography (31 pages : portrait) inserted in container. |
| Performer | Barbara Hannigan, soprano (Cecily Cardew) ; Katalin Károlyi, mezzo-soprano (Gwendolen Fairfax) ; Hilary Summers, contralto (Miss Prism) ; Peter Tantsits, tenor (Jack Worthing) ; Joshua Bloom, baritone (Algernon Moncrieff) ; Alan Ewing (Lady Bracknell), Benjamin Bevan (Lane/Merriman), basses ; Joshua Hart, speaker (Dr. Chasuble) ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group ; Thomas Adès, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded live 2012 April 26 Barbican Hall, London. |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Genre/form | Live sound recordings. |
| Genre/form | Live sound recordings. |
| Genre/form | Operas. |
| Standard identifier# | 5023363019729 |
| Publisher number | NMC D197 NMC |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-22090 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |