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Il barbiere di Siviglia : opera in two acts

Title
Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 1989-02-04 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on the play by Beaumarchais.
Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

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Additional Authors
  • Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831.
  • Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
  • Lopardo, Frank.
  • Trakas, Chris Pedro.
  • Hampson, Thomas.
  • Capecchi, Renato.
  • Ghazal, Edward.
  • Murray, Ann, 1949-
  • Lloyd, Robert, 1940-
  • Di Franco, Loretta.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Weikert, Ralf.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Gainsley, Philip.
  • Hubay, Alfred.
  • Livingstone, William.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs (176 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 4, 1989]
Uniform Title
  • Barbiere di Siviglia
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Barbiere di Siviglia
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Durations: 0:31:12 (synopses and features) ; 2:25:12 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (under classmark: *LTCM 544 (F)).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 4, 1989.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 544 (F)
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act I, part 1 -- CD 2. Act I, part 2 ; Act II, part 1 -- CD 3. Act II, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Philip Gainsley, Alfred Hubay and William Livingstone) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 544 (F)
OCLC
NYPG92-R68
Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
Title
Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 1989-02-04 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on the play by Beaumarchais.
Playing Time
003112 022512
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 4, 1989]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 4, 1989]
Performer
Frank Lopardo (Count Almaviva) ; Christopher Trakas (Fiorello) ; Thomas Hampson (Figaro) ; Renato Capecchi (Dr. Bartolo) ; Edward Ghazal (Ambrogio) ; Ann Murray (Rosina) ; Robert Lloyd (Don Basilio) ; Loretta Di Franco (Berta) ; Charles Anthony (An officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ralf Weikert, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 53, no. 10 (Feb. 4, 1989).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 4, 1989.
Original Version
Cassettes re-recorded at NYPL in Nov. 1991, from borrowed masters (2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 544 (F)
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Added Author
Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831. Librettist
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Barbier de Séville.
Lopardo, Frank. Performer
Trakas, Chris Pedro. Performer
Hampson, Thomas. Performer
Capecchi, Renato. Performer
Ghazal, Edward. Performer
Murray, Ann, 1949- Performer
Lloyd, Robert, 1940- Performer
Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Weikert, Ralf. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Gainsley, Philip. Commentator
Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
Livingstone, William. 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 544 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in: *LDC 31960.
*LDC 31960 Service copy.
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