3 CDs, booklet jewel box in Mint condition; slipcase in Like New condition (photos 1-2: slipcase, 2-4: booklet, 5-6: jewel case). 3 CD Box Set: 2001 Telarc CD-80570. Booklet includes track listing, notes, translations, libretto, biographies and technical information. Professionally shipped 7 days a week - same day or within 24 business hours. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Strauss - Die Liebe Der Danae / Libretto By Joseph Gregor after a scenario by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Lauren Flanigan, Peter Coleman-Wright, Hugh Smith, William Lewis, Lisa Saffer, Leon Botstein - conductor / Telarc 3x Audio CD 2001 / CD-80570 UPC 089408057021 /// Die Liebe der Danae (The Love of Danae) is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to a February 1937 German libretto by Joseph Gregor, based on an outline written in 1920, "Danae, or The Marriage of Convenience", by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Strauss worked on the score in 1937, 1938 and into 1939, although he was pre-occupied with completing Daphne, developing ideas with Gregor and finally replacing him as librettist for Capriccio, and then succumbed to illness, which caused postponement for several months into 1940. The opera was finally finished on 28 June 1940. However, for a variety of reasons including Strauss' perception that the failure of Die Frau ohne Schatten, as he put it, was caused by having been "put on in German theatres too soon after the last war", the composer refused to allow Clemens Krauss, to whom he had guaranteed the right to conduct the first performances, to stage it until two years after the war. The opera is an ingenious mixture of comedy and Greek mythology and the final act "contains the opera's finest music, a fact recognized by Strauss." /// Label: Telarc ? CD-80570 Format: 3 x CD, Album, Box Set Country: Europe Released: 2001 Genre: Classical Style: Opera // Tracklist: Act One A1 Der Konig, Wo? Chorus ? The Concert Chorale Of New York Tenor Vocals ? William Lewis (2) 4:53 A2 Interlude - Der Goldregen 2:44 A3 O Gold! O Süßes Gold Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan Soprano Clarinet ? Lisa Saffer 10:14 A4 Interlude - Was Bringen Die Fürsten? Chorus ? The Concert Chorale Of New York Tenor Vocals ? William Lewis (2), Rodne Brown, James Archie Worley Baritone Vocals ? William Berges Bass Vocals ? Richard Crist Soprano Vocals ? Tamara Mesie, Jane Jennings, Lauren Flanigan Mezzo-soprano Vocals ? Mary Phillips (3), Elisabeth Canis 9:14 A5 Leuchtet Mein Traum? Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan Tenor Vocals ? Hugh Smith Chorus ? The Concert Chorale Of New York 11:30 A6 Auf Goldnen Fluten Kommst Du Gezogen Chorus ? The Concert Chorale Of New York Soprano Vocals ? Tamara Mesie, Jane Jennings Mezzo-soprano Vocals ? Mary Phillips (3), Elisabeth Canis 6:16 Act Two B1 Kranze Winden Wir Fremder Hochzeit! Soprano Vocals ? Tamara Mesie, Jane Jennings Mezzo-soprano Vocals ? Mary Phillips (3), Elisabeth Canis Baritone Vocals ? Peter Coleman-Wright 11:57 B2 Der Helm Drückt Mich Baritone Vocals ? Peter Coleman-Wright Tenor Vocals ? Hugh Smith 8:33 B3 Interlude - Hochzeitszug! Soprano Vocals ? Tamara Mesie, Jane Jennings Mezzo-soprano Vocals ? Mary Phillips (3), Elisabeth Canis 2:27 B4 Niemand Rief Mich Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan Tenor Vocals ? Hugh Smith 11:20 B5 Was Tat Ich? Tenor Vocals ? Hugh Smith Baritone Vocals ? Peter Coleman-Wright 5:28 B6 Midas - Geliebter - Bleibe Mir Hold Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan 1:45 B7 Treulose Danae! Du Hast Gewahlt! Baritone Vocals ? Peter Coleman-Wright 4:22 Act Three C1 Prelude 2:18 C2 Geliebter! Freund! Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan Tenor Vocals ? Hugh Smith 3:45 C3 In Syriens Glut Tenor Vocals ? Hugh Smith 3:39 C4 Als Mit Des Kleides Glanz Du Gekommen Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan Tenor Vocals ? Hugh Smith 4:59 C5 Du Schon Hier? Tenor Vocals ? Michael Hendrick Baritone Vocals ? Peter Coleman-Wright Soprano Vocals ? Tamara Mesie, Jane Jennings Mezzo-soprano Vocals ? Mary Phillips (3), Elisabeth Canis 12:29 C6 Halt! Halt! Da Ist Er! Tenor Vocals ? William Lewis (2), Rodne Brown, James Archie Worley, Michael Hendrick Baritone Vocals ? William Berges, Peter Coleman-Wright Bass Vocals ? Richard Crist Chorus ? The Concert Chorale Of New York 3:19 C7 Blüht Doch Die Welt Tenor Vocals ? Michael Hendrick 1:36 C8 Interlude 4:22 C9 Wie Umgibst Du Mich Mit Frieden Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan 4:49 C10 Wer Bist Du, Fremder? Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan Baritone Vocals ? Peter Coleman-Wright 10:48 C11 Ew'ge Pfade Trennen Sich Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan Baritone Vocals ? Peter Coleman-Wright 5:01 C12 Nimm Denn Gold Von Mir, Von Danae Soprano Vocals ? Lauren Flanigan 1:46 C13 Auch Dich Schuf Der Gott Baritone Vocals ? Peter Coleman-Wright 7:50 Art Direction, Design [Cover] ? Anilda Carrasquillo Baritone Vocals ? Peter Coleman-Wright, William Berges Bass Vocals ? Richard Crist Chorus ? The Concert Chorale Of New York Chorus Master ? Gary Wedow Editor ? Thomas C. Moore Engineer ? Jack Renner, Larry Rock Executive-Producer ? Robert Woods (2) Illustration [Cover] ? Rene Milot Libretto By ? Joseph Gregor Liner Notes ? Bryan Gilliam, Judyth Schaubhut Smith, Leon Botstein Liner Notes [Translated By] ? Daniel Biaggi, Dorothea Brinkmann Mezzo-soprano Vocals ? Elisabeth Canis, Mary Phillips (3) Producer ? James Mallinson Soprano Vocals ? Jane Jennings, Lauren Flanigan, Lisa Saffer, Tamara Mesie Technician ? Leszek M. Wojick Tenor Vocals ? Hugh Smith, James Archie Worley, Michael Hendrick, Rodne Brown, William Lewis (2) Typography ? Peggy DeRosa, Susan Azzarello Format: box_set