Notes: | Opera in 3 acts. Libretto by the composer after the drama "Le Roi Candaule" by André Gide in the German adaption by Franz Blei. "The score reconstructed and the instrumentation completed by Antony Beaumont for the Hamburg State Opera"--Container. "World premiere recording"--Container. Compact discs. Booklet includes program notes by Peter Ruzicka, Antony Beaumont, and Klaus Angermann in German with English translation by Lionel Salter; includes libretto in German with English translation. Günter Krämer, producer ; Gottfried Pilz, designer ; co-produced by Staatsoper Hamburg, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, and Capriccio. James O'Neal, König Kandaules ; Monte Pederson, Gyges ; Nina Warren, Nyssia ; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg ; Gerd Albrecht, conductor. Recorded live Oct. 18 and 25, 1996 at Staatsoper Hamburg. German words.
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