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Faust opera in three acts

Title
  1. Faust [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré.
Author
  1. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.

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Additional authors
  1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
  2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
  3. Leech, Richard (Tenor)
  4. Morris, James, 1947-
  5. Courtney, James, 1946-
  6. Quilico, Gino.
  7. Quittmeyer, Susan.
  8. Soviero, Diana.
  9. Christin, Judith.
  10. Fulton, Thomas.
  11. Allen, Peter, 1920-
  12. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  13. Mohr, Richard.
  14. Milnes, Sherrill.
  15. Weaver, William, 1923-2013.
  16. Callas, Maria, 1923-1977.
  17. Downes, Edward, 1911-
  18. Eckert, Thor, Jr.
  19. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
  20. McNally, Terrence.
  21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  22. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
  1. 4 sound discs (213 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 5, 1991]
Uniform title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Met moments (Radio program)
  3. Record collectors' roundtable (Radio program)
  4. 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 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Richard Mohr, host, with Sherrill Milnes) ; Met Moments (William Weaver, host, with Maria Callas) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Record collectors' roundtable (Edward Downes, host, with Thor Eckert Jr., Albert Innaurato and Terrence McNally) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
Call number
  1. *LDC 29118
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:50:56 (synopses and features) ; 2:42:12 (opera).
  3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  4. Compact discs.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Performer (note)
  1. Richard Leech (Faust) ; James Morris (Méphistophélès) ; James Courtney (Wagner) ; Gino Quilico (Valentin) ; Susan Quittmeyer (Siébel) ; Diana Soviero (Marguerite) ; Judith Christin (Marthe) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Fulton, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 5, 1991.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 581 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in French.
Author
  1. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Composer
Title
  1. Faust [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré.
Playing time
  1. 005056 024212
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 5, 1991]
Cast
  1. Richard Leech (Faust) ; James Morris (Méphistophélès) ; James Courtney (Wagner) ; Gino Quilico (Valentin) ; Susan Quittmeyer (Siébel) ; Diana Soviero (Marguerite) ; Judith Christin (Marthe) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Fulton, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1992, 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. 55, no. 8 (Jan. 5, 1991).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 5, 1991.
Reproduction
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 581 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in French.
Connect to:
  1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added author
  1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
  2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
  3. Leech, Richard (Tenor) Performer
  4. Morris, James, 1947- Performer
  5. Courtney, James, 1946- Performer
  6. Quilico, Gino. Performer
  7. Quittmeyer, Susan. Performer
  8. Soviero, Diana. Performer
  9. Christin, Judith. Performer
  10. Fulton, Thomas. Conductor
  11. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
  12. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Commentator
  13. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
  14. Milnes, Sherrill. Commentator
  15. Weaver, William, 1923-2013. Commentator
  16. Callas, Maria, 1923-1977. Commentator
  17. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
  18. Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator
  19. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
  20. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
  21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Met moments (Radio program)
  3. Record collectors' roundtable (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LDC 29118 Service copy.
  2. *LTCM 581 (f) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) User service copy in *LDC 29118.
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