Research Catalog

Title

Cavalleria rusticana : radio broadcast, 1988-12-10 : opera in one act / music by Pietro Mascagni ; libretto by Giavanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci. Pagliacci : opera in two acts / music and libretto by Ruggiero Leoncavallo [sound recording].

Author

Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934.
• Menasci, Guido.
• Verga, Giovanni, 1840-1922.
• Mauro, Ermanno.
• Dimitrova, Ghena.
• Kraft, Jean.
• Bybee, Ariel.
• Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
• Pons, Juan.
• Giacomini, Giuseppe.
• Steff, Dennis.
• Harper, Talmage.
• Soviero, Diana.
• Laciura, Anthony.
• Schexnayder, Brian.
• Siciliani, Alessandro.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Pavarotti, Luciano.
• McKinley, John K.
• Crawford, Bruce.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Bonelli, Peter.
• McNally, Terrence.
• Hubay, Alfred.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound discs (201 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 10, 1988]

Uniform Title

• Cavalleria rusticana
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Cavalleria rusticana

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Durations: 0:32:33 (synopses and features) ; 1:25:06 (Cavalleria) ; 1:23:20 (Pagliacci).
• Compact disc.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 10, 1988.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Contents

• side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Cavalleria Rusticana (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peter Bonelli, Terrence McNally and Alfred Hubay) ; Synopsis of Pagliacci (Allen) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Prelude through "Voi lo sapete" -- side 4. Cavalleria concluded -- side 5. Prologue ; Act 1 through "Cammina adagio" -- side 6. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
• CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Cavalleria Rusticana (Peter Allen) ; Cavalleria Rusticana, Part 1 -- CD 2. Cavalleria Rusticana, Part 2 ; I Pagliacci, Part 1 -- CD 3. I Pagliacci, Part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peter Bonelli, Terrence McNally and Alfred Hubay) ; Synopsis of Pagliacci (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 536 (F)

OCLC

NYPG92-R51

Author

Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.

Title

Cavalleria rusticana : radio broadcast, 1988-12-10 : opera in one act / music by Pietro Mascagni ; libretto by Giavanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci. Pagliacci : opera in two acts / music and libretto by Ruggiero Leoncavallo [sound recording].

Playing Time

003233 012506 012320

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 10, 1988]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 10, 1988]

Performer

In first work: Ermanno Mauro (Turiddu) ; Ghena Dimitrova (Santuzza) ; Jean Kraft (Lucia) ; Alain Fondary (Alfio) ; Ariel Bybee (Lola).

In second work: Juan Pons (Tonio) ; Giuseppe Giacomini (Canio) ; Dennis Steff, Talmage Harper (Villagers) ; Diana Soviero (Nedda) ; Anthony Laciura (Beppe) ; Brian Schexnayder (Silvio).

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Alessandro Siciliani, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 53, no. 6 (Dec. 10, 1988).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 10, 1988.

Original Version

Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Nov. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934. Librettist

Menasci, Guido. Librettist

Verga, Giovanni, 1840-1922. Cavalleria Rusticana.

Mauro, Ermanno. Performer

Dimitrova, Ghena. Performer

Kraft, Jean. Performer

Bybee, Ariel. Performer

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci.

Pons, Juan. Performer

Giacomini, Giuseppe. Performer

Steff, Dennis. Performer

Harper, Talmage. Performer

Soviero, Diana. Performer

Laciura, Anthony. Performer

Schexnayder, Brian. Performer

Siciliani, Alessandro. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Pavarotti, Luciano. Commentator

McKinley, John K. Commentator

Crawford, Bruce. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Bonelli, Peter. Commentator

McNally, Terrence. Commentator

Hubay, Alfred. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 536 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 31952.

*LDC 31952 Service copy.