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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Francisco Araiza

Francisco Araiza

Tenor

Peter Menzel

Tenor

MDR-Rundfunkchor

MDR-Rundfunkchor

Chor

Staatskapelle Dresden

Staatskapelle Dresden

Symphonieorchester

Jeffrey Tate

Dirigent:in

André Previn

Dirigent:in

Anne Sofie von Otter

Anne Sofie von Otter

Stimme und Gesang

Boris Martinovich

Boris Martinovich

Stimme und Gesang

Cheryl Studer

Stimme und Gesang

Dresden State Opera Orchestra

Dresden State Opera Orchestra

Orchester

Eva Lind

Sopran

Felicity Palmer

Felicity Palmer

Stimme und Gesang

Georges Gautier

Georges Gautier

Stimme und Gesang

Jean-Luc Chaignaud

Jean-Luc Chaignaud

Stimme und Gesang

Jessye Norman

Sopran

Jörg-Peter Weigle

Jörg-Peter Weigle

Chorleiter:in

Jürgen Hartfiel

Jürgen Hartfiel

Stimme und Gesang

London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchester

MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Chorus

MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Chorus

Chor

Riccardo Cassinelli

Riccardo Cassinelli

Stimme und Gesang

Rolf Tomaszewski

Rolf Tomaszewski

Stimme und Gesang

Samuel Ramey

Stimme und Gesang

Staatskapelle Berlin

Staatskapelle Berlin

Orchester

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Klavier

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Charles Gounod

Komponist:in

Jules Barbier

Texte

Michel Carre

Librettist:in

Birgid Schlichting

Birgid Schlichting

Übersetzung

Lionel Salter

Übersetzung

Olimpio Cescatti

Olimpio Cescatti

Übersetzung

PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK

Erik Smith

Produzent:in

Hans Lauterslager

Hans Lauterslager

Mischtechniker:in

Hein Dekker

Aufnahmeingenieur:in

Willem van Leeuwen

Willem van Leeuwen

Aufnahmeingenieur:in

Erdo Groot

Aufnahmeingenieur:in

Roger de Schot

Aufnahmeingenieur:in

Kees de Visser

Schnitttechniker:in

Philip Wade

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