Notes: | EMI Classics: 7243 5 73842 2 3; in bold: 5 73842 2 (on discs: 7243 5 73843 2 2--7243 5 73844 2 1; in bold: 5 73843 2--5 73844 2). The 1st work is an abridged version of an opera, realized by Raymond Leppard. Libretto to the 1st work by Giovanni Francesco Busenello. Previously released recordings (p1964-p1967). In the opera: Magda László, Frances Bible, soprano ; Richard Lewis, tenor ; Carlo Cava, bass ; Oralia Dominguez, Lydia Marimpietri, Walter Alberti, Duncan RObertson, Soo-Bee Lee, John Shirley-Quirk, Hugues Cuénod, Dennis Wicks, Dennis Brandt, Gerald English, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Annon Lee Silver, supporting soloists ; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; John Pritchard, conductor. In the madrigals: April Cantelo, Eileen Poulter, soprano ; Helen Watts, contralto ; Gerald English, Robert Tear, tenor ; Christopher Keyte, bass ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Raymond Leppard, conductor. Recorded in No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England, July-Aug., 1963 (opera) and 1967 (madrigals). Sung in Italian. Description based on hard copy version record.
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