Title

Norma [sound recording] ; opera in four acts / Vincenzo Bellini ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Author

Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Caballé, Montserrat.
• Chapin, Schuyler.
• Cillario, Carlo Felice.
• Cossotto, Fiorenza.
• Cossutta, Carlo.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
• Moss, Lloyd.
• Ordassy, Carlotta.
• Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981.
• Romani, Felice, 1788-1865.
• Tozzi, Giorgio.

Description

4 sound discs (220 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Feb. 17, 1973\730217\]

Uniform Title

• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
• Norma
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Norma

Subjects

• Operas
• Ponselle, Rosa > Interviews

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Durations: 2:36:01 (opera) ; 0:53:43 (synopses and features).
• Compact discs.
• Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file under classmark: *LTCM 26(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, Feb. 17, 1973.

Reproduction (note)

• Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 26(F).

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Lloyd Moss) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 -- CD 3. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Moss) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Re-broadcast of Rosa Ponselle discussing the opera Norma with Boris Goldovsky (1954) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Moss) ; Intermission feature: Schyler G. Chapin previews the Metropolitan's Opera at the Forum, with guests ; Synopsis of act 4 (Moss).

Call Number

*LDC 35320

Author

Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.

Title

Norma [sound recording] ; opera in four acts / Vincenzo Bellini ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Playing Time

023601 005343

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Feb. 17, 1973\730217\]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Feb. 17, 1973\730217\]

Performer

Montserrat Caballé (Norma) ; Fiorenzo Cosotto (Adalgisa) ; Carlo Cossutta (Pollione) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Oroveso) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Clotilda) ; Charles Anthony (Flavio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Carlo Felice Cillario, conductor ; Lloyd Moss, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 37, no. 15 (Feb. 17, 1973).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 17, 1973.

Original Version

Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Dec. 1983, from borrowed copies (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.

Reproduction

Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 26(F).

Added Author

Romani, Felice, 1788-1865. Librettist

Caballé, Montserrat. Performer

Cossotto, Fiorenza. Performer

Cossutta, Carlo. Performer

Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer

Ordassy, Carlotta. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Cillario, Carlo Felice. Conductor

Moss, Lloyd. Commentator

Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Chapin, Schuyler. Commentator

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

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 35320 Service copy.

*LTCM 26 (F) Cassette copy; use service copy in *LDC 35320.