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Audio Recording An evening with Queen Victoria a portrait in her own words

An evening with Queen Victoria a portrait in her own words
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Title

  • An evening with Queen Victoria a portrait in her own words

Summary

  • Features a dramatic recitation from the writings of Queen Victoria interspersed with mostly Victorian-era musical selections.

Names

  • Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
  • Hendrey, Katrina
  • Scales, Prunella. prf
  • Partridge, Ian, 1938- prf
  • Burnett, Richard. prf
  • Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund
  • Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1983.

Headings

  • -  Victoria,--Queen of Great Britain,--1819-1901
  • -  Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Sources

Notes

  • -  Starring Prunella Scales as Queen Victoria ; tenor, Ian Partridge ; pianist, Richard Burnett.
  • -  Recorded Apr. 5, 1983, in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
  • -  Sponsored by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., by arrangements with Byers, Schwalbe, and Associates.
  • -  Recorded for the Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.

Medium

  • 2 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in. + program information ([7] p.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWA 5359-5360

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91740532

Online Format

  • audio

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Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Victoria, Queen Of Great Britain, Katrina Hendrey, Prunella. Prf Scales, Ian Partridge, Richard. Prf Burnett, Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund, and Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. An evening with Queen Victoria a portrait in her own words. 1983. Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91740532/.

APA citation style:

Victoria, Q. O. G. B., Hendrey, K., Scales, P. P., Partridge, I., Burnett, R. P., Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry And Literature Fund & Archive Of Recorded Poetry And Literature. (1983) An evening with Queen Victoria a portrait in her own words. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91740532/.

MLA citation style:

Victoria, Queen Of Great Britain, et al. An evening with Queen Victoria a portrait in her own words. 1983. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91740532/>.