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Death in Venice : opera in two acts

Title
  1. Death in Venice : radio broadcast, 1994-02-26 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Myfanwy Piper after the novella by Thomas Mann.
Author
  1. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
Published by
  1. Feb. 26, 1994.
Format
  1. Music CD

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Additional authors
  1. Piper, Myfanwy
  2. Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955
  3. Rolfe Johnson, Anthony
  4. Allen, Thomas, 1944-
  5. Gall, Jeffrey
  6. Aroldingen, Karin von, 1941-2018
  7. Edwards, Jeffrey
  8. Mendell, Sarah Elizabeth
  9. Skidmore Daines, Katherine
  10. Laurence, Suzanne
  11. Pankevich, Anton
  12. Byrne, Richard (Singer)
  13. Cokorinos, Philip
  14. Groves, Paul (Tenor)
  15. Mercer, Gregory
  16. Schaldenbrand, Christopher
  17. Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor)
  18. Combs, Steven
  19. Fitch, Bernard
  20. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
  21. Gonzales, Yvonne
  22. Peloso, Antoinette
  23. Dufford, Dean
  24. Stocker, Christopher
  25. Garvin, Bradley
  26. Reuter-Foss, Kitt
  27. De Young, Michelle
  28. Belliston, Seth
  29. Best, Michael
  30. Stevenson, Tony (Tenor)
  31. Pessolano, Jonathan
  32. Collins, Buck
  33. Gormley, Clare
  34. Pulley, Emily Ann
  35. Litherland, Victoria
  36. Warren, Nina
  37. Fiorito, John
  38. D'Avella, Lauren Jean
  39. Bramaz, Didier
  40. Conner, Jeremy
  41. Köppel, Johann Daniel
  42. Cornetti, Marianne
  43. Hoffman, Wendy (Mezzo-soprano)
  44. Forest, Michael
  45. Bybee, Ariel
  46. Hanna, Stephen
  47. Cincione, Theresa
  48. Di Franco, Loretta
  49. Bender, Howard (Baritone)
  50. Piper, David (Singer)
  51. Creech, Philip
  52. Jepson, Kristine
  53. Bishop, Elizabeth (Mezzo-soprano)
  54. Skok, Heidi
  55. Anguish, Elizabeth
  56. Bush, Sandra
  57. Green, Constance
  58. Olson, Joyce
  59. Steiner, Patricia
  60. Alpert, Glenn
  61. Asch, David (Singer)
  62. Crolius, Ross
  63. Pariso, Joseph
  64. Reese, Irwin
  65. Atherton, David, 1944-
  66. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016
  67. Burton, Humphrey, 1931-
  68. Graham, Colin, 1931-
  69. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
  70. Eckert, Thor, Jr.
  71. McNally, Terrence
  72. Purdy, Christopher
  73. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  74. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 4 sound discs (215 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 26, 1994
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 26, 1994.
Uniform title
  1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Operas.
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. CD 1. Act 1, Part 1 -- CD 2. Act 1, Part 2 -- CD 3. Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 4. Introduction (Peter Allen) ; Pre-curtain feature: Humphrey Burton discusses Death in Venice with Colin Graham, David Atherton, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, and Thomas Allen; Linda Hall, pianist ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Thor Eckert Jr., Terrence McNally and Christopher Purdy) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen).
Call number
  1. *LDC 33913
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Durations: 1:03:25 (synopses and features) ; 2:31:20 (opera).
  2. Compact discs.
  3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 739 (F).
  4. House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Performer (note)
  1. Wendy Hoffman (Lace seller) ; Michael Forest (Glass maker) ; Ariel Bybee (Beggar woman) ; Stephen Hanna (Her son) ; Steven Combs (Restaurant waiter) ; Theresa Cincione (Newspaper seller) ; Loretta Di Franco (Flower seller) ; Howard Bender (Postcard seller) ; Bradley Garvin (Photographer) ; David Piper (Pickpocket) ; Philip Creech, Gregory Mercer, Eduardo Valdes and Richard Vernon (Gondoliers) ; Kristine Jepson, Elizabeth Bishop (Venetians) ; Richard Vernon (Priest in St. Mark's) ; Theresa Cincione, Yvonne Gonzales, Heidi Skok, Elizabeth Anguish, Sandra Bush, Constance Green, Joyce Olson, Patricia Steiner, Glenn Alpert, David Asch, Ross Crolius, Joseph Pariso and Irwin Reese (Tourists) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Ballet and Chorus ; David Atherton, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 26, 1994.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 739 (F)
Source (note)
  1. Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  1. Sung in English.
Author
  1. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Playing time
  1. 010325 023120
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 58, no. 11 (Feb. 19, 1994).
Original version
  1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (4 tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
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Research call number
  1. *LDC 33913 Service copy.
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