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Macbeth opera in four acts

Title
  1. 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
  1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional authors
  1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  2. Maffei, Andrea, 1798-1885.
  3. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  4. Burchinal, Frederick
  5. Ramey, Samuel
  6. Connell, Elizabeth
  7. Harper, Talmage
  8. Murphy, Andrew
  9. Booth, Thomas
  10. Polozov, Vyacheslav M.
  11. Zseller, Eva
  12. Lenis, John
  13. Courtney, James, 1946-
  14. Peck, Donald
  15. Cokorinos, Philip
  16. Ross, Cheryllynn
  17. Christopher, Russell
  18. Meyers, Mary
  19. Mays, Linda
  20. Kord, Kazimierz
  21. Norman, Jessye
  22. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  23. McNally, Terrence
  24. Downes, Edward, 1911-
  25. Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017.
  26. Wrong, Henry
  27. Mohr, Richard
  28. Albanese, Licia
  29. Steber, Eleanor
  30. Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
  31. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  32. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 23, 1988]
Uniform title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Live sound recordings
  2. Operas
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. 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
  1. *LDC 27340
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 2:04:33 (synopses and features) ; 1:25:07 (opera).
  3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  4. An emergency in the opera house causes the cancellation of Act 3. There are extended intermission features instead.
  5. Compact discs.
  6. House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 23, 1988.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 522 (F)
Source (note)
  1. Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian.
Author
  1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
  1. 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
  1. 020433 012507
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 23, 1988]
Performer
  1. 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
  1. 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:
  1. Opera news, v. 52, no. 9 (Jan. 16, 1988).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 23, 1988.
Reproduction
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 522 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in Italian.
Connect to:
  1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added author
  1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
  2. Maffei, Andrea, 1798-1885. Librettist
  3. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
  4. Burchinal, Frederick. Performer
  5. Ramey, Samuel. Performer
  6. Connell, Elizabeth. Performer
  7. Harper, Talmage. Performer
  8. Murphy, Andrew. Performer
  9. Booth, Thomas. Performer
  10. Polozov, Vyacheslav M. Performer
  11. Zseller, Eva. Performer
  12. Lenis, John. Performer
  13. Courtney, James, 1946- prf.
  14. Peck, Donald. Performer
  15. Cokorinos, Philip. Performer
  16. Ross, Cheryllynn. Performer
  17. Christopher, Russell. Performer
  18. Meyers, Mary. Performer
  19. Mays, Linda. Performer
  20. Kord, Kazimierz. Conductor
  21. Norman, Jessye. Commentator
  22. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
  23. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
  24. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
  25. Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017. Commentator
  26. Wrong, Henry. Commentator
  27. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
  28. Albanese, Licia. Commentator
  29. Steber, Eleanor. Commentator
  30. Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. Commentator
  31. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
Added title
  1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LDC 27340 Service copy.
  2. *LTCM 522 (F) Preservation copy (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 27340.
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