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Ernani [sound recording] : opera in four acts

Title
Ernani [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play by Victor Hugo.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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AudioUse in library *LTCM 438 (F)Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Edgerton, William.
  • Habachy, Nimet.
  • Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885.
  • Jacobson, Robert M.
  • Kraft, Jean.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • McClosky, William.
  • McNally, Terrence.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
  • Milnes, Sherrill.
  • Mitchell, Leona.
  • Pavarotti, Luciano.
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Raimondi, Ruggero.
  • Vernon, Richard, 1950-
Description
3 sound cassettes (214 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 17, 1983]
Uniform Title
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Third intermission feature (Radio program)
Subject
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:20:02 (synopses and features) ; 2:13:43 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news,
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 17, 1983.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 438 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Robert Jacobson, William McClosky and Terrence McNally) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Peter Allen) ; Third Intermission (William Edgerton) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Peter Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 through "Infelice" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 438 (F)
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Ernani [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play by Victor Hugo.
Playing Time
012002 021343
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 17, 1983]
Performer
Luciano Pavarotti (Ernani) ; Leona Mitchell (Elvira) ; Sherrill Milnes (Don Carlo) ; Jean Kraft (Giovanna) ; Ruggero Raimondi (Don Ruy Gomez de Silva) ; Richard Vernon (Jago) ; Charles Anthony (Don Riccardo) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Jan. 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 48, no. 6 (Dec. 10, 1983).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 17, 1983.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 438 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Hernani.
Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer
Mitchell, Leona. Performer
Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
Kraft, Jean. Performer
Raimondi, Ruggero. Performer
Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Commentator
Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
McClosky, William. Commentator
McNally, Terrence. Commentator
Edgerton, William. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Third intermission feature (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 438 (F) (Production notes on file.)
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