Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Dobriansky, Andrij
2. Courtney, James, 1946-
3. Clark, Richard J.
4. Nagy, Robert, 1929-2008
5. Talvela, Martti
6. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
7. Popov, Vladimir
8. Castle, Joyce
9. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012
10. Kopčák, Sergej
11. Booth, Philip, 1942-
12. Blackwell, Harolyn
13. Fish, Matt
14. Decker, Geraldine
15. Baker, Mark (Tenor)
16. Mineva, Stefka
17. Mazura, Franz
18. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994
19. Bachlund, Gary
20. Bernard, David
21. Conlon, James, 1950-
22. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016
23. Ramey, Samuel
24. Goldovsky, Boris
25. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
26. Hubay, Alfred
27. Masiello, Alberta
28. Bonelli, Peter
29. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
30. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 5 sound discs (247 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 14, 1987]

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 I (Peter Allen) ; Act I, part 1 -- CD 2. Act I, part 2 -- CD 3. Act II -- CD 4. Act III ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 5. Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alfred Hubay, Alberta Masiello and Peter Bonelli) ; Synopsis of Act III (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 510 (F)

Language

1. Russian

Note

1. Sung in Russian.
2. Durations: 0:47:28 (synopses and features) ; 3:20:19 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. In two containers.
5. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark: *LTCM 510 (F)).
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, Mar. 14, 1987.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 510 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Author

1. Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.

Playing time

1. 004728 032019

Performer

1. Andrij Dobriansky (Nikitich) ; James Courtney, (Mitiukha) ; Richard J. Clark (Shchelkalov) ; Robert Nagy (Prince Shuisky) ; Martti Talvela (Boris Godunov) ; Paul Plishka (Pimen) ; Vladimir Popov (Grigory) ; Joyce Castle (Hostess) ; Charles Anthony (Missail) ; Sergei Koptchak (Varlaam) ; Philip Booth (Police Officer) ; Harolyn Blackwell (Xenia) ; Matthew Fish (Feodor) ; Geraldine Decker (Their nurse) ; Mark Baker (Boyar) ; Stefka Mineva (Marina) ; Franz Mazura (Rangoni) ; Andrea Velis (Simpleton) ; Gary Bachlund (Chernikovsky) ; David Bernard (Lavitsky) ; Meteopolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 51, no. 13 (Mar. 14, 1987).

Original version

1. Cassette tapes 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.

Connect to:

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

Research call number

1. *LTCM 510 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 32755.
2. *LDC 32755 Service copy.