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Un ballo in maschera : opera in three acts

Title
Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1991-01-26 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 29106 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
1 of 3AudioRestricted use *LTCM 584 1 of 3Offsite
2 of 3AudioRestricted use *LTCM 584 2 of 3Offsite
3 of 3AudioRestricted use *LTCM 584 3 of 3Offsite

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Additional Authors
  • Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864.
  • Cook, Terry.
  • Wells, Jeffrey.
  • Blackwell, Harolyn.
  • Pavarotti, Luciano.
  • Nucci, Leo.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Quivar, Florence.
  • Hawkins, Gordon.
  • Fracker, Richard.
  • Millo, Aprile.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013.
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Bernheimer, Martin.
  • Ames, Alison, 1945-
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Traubel, Helen.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs (207 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1991]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Met moments (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:02:50 (synopses and features) ; 2:24:12 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  • Compact discs.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Terry Cook (Samuel) ; Jeffrey Wells (Tom) ; Harolyn Blackwell (Oscar) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Riccardo) ; Leo Nucci (Renato) ; Charles Anthony (The Chief Justice) ; Florence Quivar (Ulrica) ; Gordon Hawkins (Silvano) ; Richard Fracker (Amelia's servant) ; Aprile Millo (Amelia) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 26, 1991.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 584 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
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 (M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Martin Bernheimer, Alison Ames and M. Owen Lee) ; Met Moments (Milton Cross, host, with Helen Traubel) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 29106
OCLC
NYPG92-R924
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1991-01-26 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma.
Playing Time
010250 022412
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1991]
Cast
Terry Cook (Samuel) ; Jeffrey Wells (Tom) ; Harolyn Blackwell (Oscar) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Riccardo) ; Leo Nucci (Renato) ; Charles Anthony (The Chief Justice) ; Florence Quivar (Ulrica) ; Gordon Hawkins (Silvano) ; Richard Fracker (Amelia's servant) ; Aprile Millo (Amelia) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
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:
Opera news, v. 55, no. 9 (Jan. 19, 1991).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 26, 1991.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 584 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864. Librettist
Cook, Terry. Performer
Wells, Jeffrey. Performer
Blackwell, Harolyn. Performer
Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer
Nucci, Leo. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Quivar, Florence. Performer
Hawkins, Gordon. Performer
Fracker, Richard. Performer
Millo, Aprile. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013. Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator
Ames, Alison, 1945- Commentator
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Traubel, Helen. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Met moments (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 29106 Service copy.
*LTCM 584 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 584.
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