Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1804-1893.
2. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
3. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
4. Toczyska, Stefania.
5. Millo, Aprile.
6. Kavrakos, Dimitri.
7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
8. Reese, Sarah Carolyn.
9. Milnes, Sherrill.
10. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
11. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
12. Battle, Kathleen.
13. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
15. Allison, Aimes.
16. McNally, Terrence.
17. Hubay, Alfred.
18. Bampton, Rose.
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
20. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound discs (236 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 7, 1989]

Uniform title

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

Alternative title

1. 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 I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III -- CD 4. Act IV ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 5. Opera news on the air (M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with M. Owen Lee, Allison Aimes and Terrence McNally) ; Synopsis of Act III ; Third intermission feature (Richard Mohr, host, with Rose Bampton ; Synopsis of Act IV.

Call number

1. *LDC 31956

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Durations: 1:14:49 (synopses and features) ; 2:40:34 (opera).
3. Compact disc.
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark : *LTCM 540 (F)).
5. 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. 7, 1989.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 540 (F)

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Aïda : radio broadcast, 1989-01-07 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.

Playing time

1. 011449 024034

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 7, 1989]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 7, 1989]

Performer

1. Paul Plishka (Ramfis) ; Plácido Domingo (Radames) ; Stefania Toczyska (Amneris) ; Aprile Millo (Aida) ; Dimitri Kavrakos (The King) ; Charles Anthony (A messenger) ; Sarah Reese (A priestess) ; Sherrill Milnes (Amonasro) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 53, no. 8 (Jan. 7, 1989).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1989.

Original version

1. Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Dec. 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 540 (F)

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1804-1893. Librettist
2. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
3. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
4. Toczyska, Stefania. Performer
5. Millo, Aprile. Performer
6. Kavrakos, Dimitri. rf.
7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
8. Reese, Sarah Carolyn. Performer
9. Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
10. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
11. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
12. Battle, Kathleen. Commentator
13. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
15. Allison, Aimes. Commentator
16. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
17. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
18. Bampton, Rose. Commentator
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 31956 Service copy.
2. *LTCM 540 (F) Cassette copy. Use service copy in *LDC 31956.