Macbeth opera in four acts
- Title
- Macbeth [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei, after the play by Shakespeare.
- Author
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Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound. | FormatAudio | AccessUse in library | Call number*LDC 27340 [CD. Service copy] | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional authors
- Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
- Maffei, Andrea, 1798-1885.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Burchinal, Frederick
- Ramey, Samuel
- Connell, Elizabeth
- Harper, Talmage
- Murphy, Andrew
- Booth, Thomas
- Polozov, Vyacheslav M.
- Zseller, Eva
- Lenis, John
- Courtney, James, 1946-
- Peck, Donald
- Cokorinos, Philip
- Ross, Cheryllynn
- Christopher, Russell
- Meyers, Mary
- Mays, Linda
- Kord, Kazimierz
- Norman, Jessye
- Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
- McNally, Terrence
- Downes, Edward, 1911-
- Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017.
- Wrong, Henry
- Mohr, Richard
- Albanese, Licia
- Steber, Eleanor
- Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
- Description
- 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
- Series statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 23, 1988]
- Uniform title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Contents
- CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (Terrence McNally) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Terrence McNally, Charles Osborne and Henry Wrong) ; Singer's round table [rebroadcast, originally aired Mar. 6, 1982] (Richard Mohr, host, with Licia Albanese, Dorothy Kirsten and Eleanor Steber) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Part 2) ; Concluding statements (Peter Allen)
- Call number
- *LDC 27340
- Note
- Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
- Durations: 2:04:33 (synopses and features) ; 1:25:07 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- An emergency in the opera house causes the cancellation of Act 3. There are extended intermission features instead.
- Compact discs.
- House program on file in Music Division.
- Indexed in (note)
- Opera news
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 23, 1988.
- Reproduction (note)
- Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 522 (F)
- Source (note)
- Metropolitan Opera;
- Language (note)
- Sung in Italian.
- Author
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
- Title
- Macbeth [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei, after the play by Shakespeare.
- Playing time
- 020433 012507
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 23, 1988]
- Performer
- Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Ballet (Witches) ; Frederick Burchinal (Macbeth) ; Samuel Ramey (Banquo) ; Elizabeth Connell (Lady Macbeth) ; Talmage Harper (A sevant of Macbeth) ; Andrew Murphy (Duncan) ; Thomas Booth (Malcolm) ; Vyacheslav M. Polozov (Macduff) ; Eva Zseller (Lady-in-waiting to Lady Macbeth) ; John Lenis (Fleance) ; James Courtney (A murderer) ; Donald Peck (A herald) ; Philip Cokorinos (A doctor) ; Cheryllynn Ross (Hecate) ; Russell Christopher (A warrior) ; Mary Meyers (A bloody child) ; Linda Mays (A crowned child) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Kazimierz Kord, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Original version
- Preservation cassettes re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Indexed in:
- Opera news, v. 52, no. 9 (Jan. 16, 1988).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 23, 1988.
- Reproduction
- Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 522 (F)
- Language
- Sung in Italian.
- Connect to:
- Added author
- Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
- Maffei, Andrea, 1798-1885. Librettist
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
- Burchinal, Frederick. Performer
- Ramey, Samuel. Performer
- Connell, Elizabeth. Performer
- Harper, Talmage. Performer
- Murphy, Andrew. Performer
- Booth, Thomas. Performer
- Polozov, Vyacheslav M. Performer
- Zseller, Eva. Performer
- Lenis, John. Performer
- Courtney, James, 1946- prf.
- Peck, Donald. Performer
- Cokorinos, Philip. Performer
- Ross, Cheryllynn. Performer
- Christopher, Russell. Performer
- Meyers, Mary. Performer
- Mays, Linda. Performer
- Kord, Kazimierz. Conductor
- Norman, Jessye. Commentator
- Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
- McNally, Terrence. Commentator
- Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
- Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017. Commentator
- Wrong, Henry. Commentator
- Mohr, Richard. Commentator
- Albanese, Licia. Commentator
- Steber, Eleanor. Commentator
- Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. Commentator
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
- Added title
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research call number
- *LDC 27340 Service copy.
- *LTCM 522 (F) Preservation copy (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 27340.