Research Catalog

Title

Carmen : radio broadcast, 1957-01-12 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.

Author

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
• Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
• Merimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
• Stevens, Risë, 1913-
• Del Monaco, Mario, 1915-
• Amara, Lucine.
• Guarrera, Frank.
• Scott, Norman, 1921-1968
• Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
• Krall, Heidi.
• Roggero, Margaret.
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Gutman, John.
• Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
• Moscona, Nicola.
• Brown, Roger, W.
• Carelli, Gabor.
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• De Schauensee, Max.
• Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
• Kolodin, Irving, 1908-
• Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs (173 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 12, 1957
• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 12, 1957\570112\]

Uniform Title

• Carmen
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

• Carmen
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Ritchard, Cyril > Interviews
• Operas

Note

• Sung in French.
• Durations: 1:15:04 (synopses and features) ; 2:37:57 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 70 (F).
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 12, 1957.

Reproduction (note)

• Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 70 (F).

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and Synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: John Gutman, Regina Resnik, Nicola Moscona, Gabor Carelli and Prof. Roger W. Brown discuss vocal characterizations ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning: Robert Lawrence, Max de Schauensee, Deems Taylor and Irving Kolodin ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Clifton Fadiman interviews Cyril Ritchard ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).

Call Number

*LDC 34061

OCLC

NYPG84-R1074

Author

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Title

Carmen : radio broadcast, 1957-01-12 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.

Playing Time

011504 023757

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 12, 1957

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 12, 1957\570112\]

Performer

Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Mario Del Monaco (Don José) ; Lucine Amara (Micaela) ; Frank Guarrera (Escamillo) ; Norman Scott (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Heidi Krall (Frasquita) ; Margaret Roggero (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Paul Franke (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 21, no. 9 (Jan. 7, 1957).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 12, 1957.

Original Version

Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Aug., 1984, from borrowed copies (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.

Reproduction

Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 70 (F).

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist

Merimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.

Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer

Del Monaco, Mario, 1915- Performer

Amara, Lucine. Performer

Guarrera, Frank. Performer

Scott, Norman, 1921-1968 Performer

Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer

Krall, Heidi. Performer

Roggero, Margaret. Performer

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Gutman, John. Commentator

Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Commentator

Moscona, Nicola. Commentator

Brown, Roger, W. Commentator

Carelli, Gabor. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator

De Schauensee, Max. Commentator

Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator

Kolodin, Irving, 1908- Commentator

Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999, interviewer.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 34061 Service copy.

*LTCM 70 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34061.