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Additional authors

1. Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954
2. Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946
3. Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952
4. Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806
5. Dimitrova, Gena Macheva, 1941-2005
6. Mitchell, Leona
7. Martinucci, Nicola
8. De Grandis, Franco
9. Cuénod, Hugues
10. Schexnayder, Brian
11. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012
12. Laciura, Anthony
13. Cordial, Gary
14. Fritz, Joseph
15. Stocker, Christopher
16. Courtney, James, 1946-
17. Koch, Roger
18. Forrest, Scott
19. Der Derian, Suzanne
20. Hulse, Beverly
21. Andrey, Pauline
22. Graves, Kimberly
23. Laurence, Suzanne
24. Lay, Deanne
25. Santi, Nello
26. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016
27. Bonelli, Peter
28. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
29. Purdy, Christopher
30. Woitach, Richard
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 Feb. 13, 1988]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. 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. Act 3 ; Closing announcements (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Peter Bonelli) ; Synpsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peter Bonelli, Christopher Purdy and Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen)

Call number

1. *LDC 27337

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:59:59 (synopses and features) ; 2:08:08 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
4. Compact discs.
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Ghena Dimitrova (Turandot) ; Leona Mitchell (Liù) ; Nicola Martinucci (Calàf) ; Franco De Grandis (Timur) ; Hugues Cuénod (Emperor Altoum) ; Brian Schexnayder (Ping) ; Charles Anthony (Pang) ; Anthony Laciura (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Joseph Fritz, Christopher Stocker (Three Masks) ; James Courtney (Mandarin) ; Roger Koch (Executioner) ; Scott Forrest (Prince of Persia) ; Suzanne Der Derian, Beverly Hulse (Handmaidens) ; Pauline Andrey, Kimberly Graves, Suzanne Laurence, Deanne Lay (Temptresses) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 13, 1988.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 525 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.

Playing time

1. 005959 020808

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 13, 1988]

Cast

1. Ghena Dimitrova (Turandot) ; Leona Mitchell (Liù) ; Nicola Martinucci (Calàf) ; Franco De Grandis (Timur) ; Hugues Cuénod (Emperor Altoum) ; Brian Schexnayder (Ping) ; Charles Anthony (Pang) ; Anthony Laciura (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Joseph Fritz, Christopher Stocker (Three Masks) ; James Courtney (Mandarin) ; Roger Koch (Executioner) ; Scott Forrest (Prince of Persia) ; Suzanne Der Derian, Beverly Hulse (Handmaidens) ; Pauline Andrey, Kimberly Graves, Suzanne Laurence, Deanne Lay (Temptresses) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in Sept. 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. 11 (Feb. 13, 1988).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 13, 1988.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 525 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954. Composer
2. Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist
3. Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist
4. Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806. Turandot.
5. Dimitrova, Gena Macheva, 1941-2005. Performer
6. Mitchell, Leona. Performer
7. Martinucci, Nicola. Performer
8. De Grandis, Franco. Performer
9. Cuénod, Hugues. Performer
10. Schexnayder, Brian. Performer
11. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
12. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
13. Cordial, Gary. Performer
14. Fritz, Joseph. Performer
15. Stocker, Christopher. Performer
16. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
17. Koch, Roger. Performer
18. Forrest, Scott. Performer
19. Der Derian, Suzanne. Performer
20. Hulse, Beverly. Performer
21. Andrey, Pauline. Performer
22. Graves, Kimberly. Performer
23. Laurence, Suzanne. Performer
24. Lay, Deanne. Performer
25. Santi, Nello. Conductor
26. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016, commentator.
27. Bonelli, Peter. Commentator
28. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.
29. Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
30. Woitach, Richard. 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)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 27337 Service copy.
2. *LTCM 525 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 27337.