Research Catalog

Title

Gala performance : in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversaries of the Metropolitan Opera debuts of Plʹacido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. Die Walküre. Act 1 / music and libretto by Richard Wagner. Otello. Act 1 / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito. Il Trovatore. Act 3 / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano [sound recording].

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
• Meier, Waltraud.
• Sotin, Hans.
• Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
• Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
• Josephson, Kim.
• Baker, Mark (Tenor)
• Milnes, Sherrill.
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Pavarotti, Luciano.
• Esperian, Kallen.
• Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852.
• Plishka, Paul, 1941-
• Chernov, Vladimir, 1953-
• Zajick, Dolora.
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Bronson, Michael.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs (216 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Sept. 27, 1993]

Uniform Title

• Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. 1. Aufzug
• Singer's roundtable (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

• Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. 1. Aufzug
• Walküre.
• Otello.
• Trovatore.

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 1:13:33 (synopses and features) ; 1:08:49 (Walküre) ; 0:37:43 (Otello) ; 0:36:27 (Trovatore).
• Compact discs.
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 726 (F).
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• In 2nd work: Kim Josephson (Montano) ; Mark Baker (Cassio) ; Sherrill Milnes (Iago) ; Charles Anthony (Roderigo) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Otello) ; Kallen Esperian (Desdemona).
• In 3rd work: Paul Plishka (Ferrando) ; Vladimir Chernov (Count di Luna) ; Dolora Zajick (Azucena) ; Kallen Esperian (Leonora) ; Plʹacido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti (Manrico) ; Charles Anthony (Ruiz).
• In all works: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Sept. 27, 1993.

Reproduction (note)

• Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 726 (F).

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in German (1st work) and Italian (2nd-3rd works).

Contents

CD 1. Die Walküre, Act 1 -- CD 2. Otello, Act 1 ; Il trovatore, Act 3 ; Presentation by Joseph Volpe to Plʹacido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 of Die Walküre (Allen) ; Singer's roundtable (Michael Bronson, host, with Plʹacido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti) ; Synopsis of Act 1 of Otello (Allen) -- CD 4. Roundtable concluded ; Synopsis of Act 3 of Il Trovatore (Allen).

Call Number

*LDC 33901

OCLC

NYPG95-R578

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

Gala performance : in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversaries of the Metropolitan Opera debuts of Plʹacido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. Die Walküre. Act 1 / music and libretto by Richard Wagner. Otello. Act 1 / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito. Il Trovatore. Act 3 / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano [sound recording].

Playing Time

011333 010849 003743 003627

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Sept. 27, 1993]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Sept. 27, 1993]

Performer

In 1st work: Plʹacido Domingo (Siegmund) ; Waltraud Meier (Sieglinde) ; Hans Sotin (Hunding).

In 2nd work: Kim Josephson (Montano) ; Mark Baker (Cassio) ; Sherrill Milnes (Iago) ; Charles Anthony (Roderigo) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Otello) ; Kallen Esperian (Desdemona).

In 3rd work: Paul Plishka (Ferrando) ; Vladimir Chernov (Count di Luna) ; Dolora Zajick (Azucena) ; Kallen Esperian (Leonora) ; Plʹacido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti (Manrico) ; Charles Anthony (Ruiz).

In all works: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 58, no. 3 (Sept. 27, 1993).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Sept. 27, 1993.

Original Version

Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (3 tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 726 (F).

Language

Sung in German (1st work) and Italian (2nd-3rd works).

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer

Meier, Waltraud. Performer

Sotin, Hans. Performer

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello Atto 1o.

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore Atto 3o.

Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist

Josephson, Kim. Performer

Baker, Mark (Tenor), performer.

Milnes, Sherrill. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer

Esperian, Kallen. Performer

Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist

Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer

Chernov, Vladimir, 1953- Performer

Zajick, Dolora. Performer

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Bronson, Michael. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Singer's roundtable (Radio program)

Walküre.

Otello.

Trovatore.

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 33901 Service copy.

*LT-10-A 1579 Master tape. Request service copy in *LDC 33901.

*LTCM 726 F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 33901.