Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
3. Glassman, Allan.
4. Bernard, David.
5. Kavrakos, Dimitri.
6. Gasdia, Cecilia.
7. Schexnayder, Brian.
8. Kraus, Alfredo.
9. Johnsson, Hillary.
10. Booth, Philip, 1942-
11. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
12. Harris, Hilda, 1930-
13. Redmann, Kirk.
14. Wentzel, Andrew.
15. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-
17. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013.
18. Mohr, Richard.
19. Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010.
20. Downes, Edward, 1911-
21. Bonelli, Peter.
22. McNally, Terrence.
23. Pfeiffer, John, 1920-
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
25. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (224 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 6, 1986]

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. Live sound recordings
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Richard Mohr, host, with Joan Sutherland) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peter Bonelli, Terrence McNally and John Pfeiffer) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Overture ; Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 through "Depuis hier je cherche en vain mon maître" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded ; Act 3 through "Mon père! Tout m'accable!" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 496 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:51:01 (synopses and features) ; 2:53:01 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 6, 1986.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 496 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.

Title

1. Roméo et Juliette [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré.

Playing time

1. 005101 025301

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 6, 1986]

Performer

1. Allan Glassman (Tybalt) ; David Bernard (Paris) ; Dimitri Kavrakos (Capulet) ; Cecilia Gasdia (Juliette) ; Brian Schexnayder (Mercutio) ; Alfredo Kraus (Roméo) ; Hillary Johnsson (Gertrude) ; Philip Booth (Gregorio) ; Paul Plishka (Friar Laurent) ; Hilda Harris (Stephano) ; Kirk Redmann (Benvolio) ; Andrew Wentzel (The Duke of Verona) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Plácido Domingo, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 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. 51, no. 6 (Dec. 6, 1986).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 6, 1986.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 496 (F)

Language

1. Sung in French.

Added author

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
3. Glassman, Allan. Performer
4. Bernard, David. Performer
5. Kavrakos, Dimitri. Performer
6. Gasdia, Cecilia. Performer
7. Schexnayder, Brian. Performer
8. Kraus, Alfredo. Performer
9. Johnsson, Hillary. Performer
10. Booth, Philip, 1942- Performer
11. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
12. Harris, Hilda, 1930- Performer
13. Redmann, Kirk. Performer
14. Wentzel, Andrew. Performer
15. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Conductor
16. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
17. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013. Commentator
18. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
19. Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010. Commentator
20. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
21. Bonelli, Peter. Commentator
22. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
23. Pfeiffer, John, 1920- Commentator
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Research call number

1. *LTCM 496 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)