Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Virgil
2. Josephson, Kim
3. Pollet, Françoise
4. Croft, Dwayne
5. Wells, Jeffrey
6. Shaulis, Jane
7. Murray, John Horton
8. White, Jane
9. Ostrovski, Ilya
10. Lakes, Gary
11. Graham, Susan (Singer)
12. Robbins, Julien
13. Cook, Terry
14. Ewing, Maria
15. White, Wendy
16. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
17. Kaasch, Donald
18. Yannissis, Yanni
19. Groves, Paul (Tenor)
20. Courtney, James, 1946-
21. Schaldenbrand, Christopher
22. Lay, Deanne
23. Bugler, Marcus
24. Fritz, Joseph
25. Schuette, Rachel
26. Costa, Ricardo L.
27. Stocker, Christopher
28. Gelinas, Linda
29. Peloso, Antoinette
30. Dufford, Dean
31. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
32. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
33. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
34. Eckert, Thor, Jr.
35. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
36. Livingstone, William
37. Tommasini, Antony
38. Downes, Edward, 1911-
39. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
40. Verrett, Shirley
41. Corena, Franco
42. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
43. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 6 sound discs (312 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 Jan. 1, 1994]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
4. Met moments (Radio program)
5. 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, part 1 -- CD 2. Act 1, part 2 -- CD 3. Act 2, part 1 -- CD 4. Act 2, part 2 -- CD 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 6. Opera news on the air: Albert Innaurato discusses "Les Troyens" ; Met Moments, 1973 roundtable (Edward Downes, host, with Plʹacido Domingo, Shirley Verrett and Franco Corena) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Thor Eckert Jr., host, with M. Owen Lee, William Livingstone and Antony Tommasini) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 33905

Note

1. Durations: 0:59:48 (synopses and features) ; 4:13:22 (opera).
2. Compact discs.
3. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 731 (F).
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 1, 1994.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 731 (F).

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Composer. Librettist

Title

1. Les Troyens [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Hector Berlioz ; libretto by the composer, after Virgil.

Playing time

1. 005948 041322

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 1, 1994]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 1, 1994]

Performer

1. Kim Josephson (A Trojan soldier) ; Fran̨coise Pollet (Cassandra) ; Dwayne Croft (Coroebus) ; Jeffrey Wells (Priam, Ghost of Priam) ; Jane Shaulis (Hecuba, Ghost of Cassandra) ; John Horton Murray (Helenus) ; Jane White (Andromache) ; Ilya Ostrovski (Astyanax) ; Gary Lakes (Aeneas) ; Susan Graham (Ascanius) ; Julien Robbins (Panthus) ; Terry Cook (Ghost of Hector) ; Maria Ewing (Dido) ; Wendy White (Anna) ; Paul Plishka (Narbal) ; Donald Kaasch (Iopas) ; Yanni Yannissis (The god Mercury, First Trojan soldier) ; Paul Groves (Hylas) ; James Courtney (Second Trojan soldier) ; Christopher Schaldenbrand (Ghost of Coroebus) ; Deanne Lay, Marcus Bugler, Joseph Fritz (Builders) ; Rachel Schuette, Ricardo Costa, Christopher Stocker (Sailors) ; Linda Gelinas, Antoinette Peloso, Dean Dufford (Farmers) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 58, no. 7 (Dec. 25, 1993).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 1, 1994.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (5 tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 731 (F).

Language

1. Sung in French.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Adaptation of (work): Virgil. Aeneis.
2. Josephson, Kim. Performer
3. Pollet, Françoise. Performer
4. Croft, Dwayne. Performer
5. Wells, Jeffrey. Performer
6. Shaulis, Jane. Performer
7. Murray, John Horton. Performer
8. White, Jane. Performer
9. Ostrovski, Ilya. Performer
10. Lakes, Gary. Performer
11. Graham, Susan (Singer) Performer
12. Robbins, Julien. Performer
13. Cook, Terry. Performer
14. Ewing, Maria. Performer
15. White, Wendy. Performer
16. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
17. Kaasch, Donald. Performer
18. Yannissis, Yanni. Performer
19. Groves, Paul (Tenor), performer.
20. Courtney, James, 1946- Performer
21. Schaldenbrand, Christopher. Performer
22. Lay, Deanne. Performer
23. Bugler, Marcus. Performer
24. Fritz, Joseph. Performer
25. Schuette, Rachel. Performer
26. Costa, Ricardo L. Performer
27. Stocker, Christopher. Performer
28. Gelinas, Linda. Performer
29. Peloso, Antoinette. Performer
30. Dufford, Dean. Performer
31. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
32. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
33. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
34. Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator
35. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
36. Livingstone, William. Commentator
37. Tommasini, Antony. Commentator
38. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
39. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Commentator
40. Verrett, Shirley. Commentator
41. Corena, Franco. Commentator
42. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
4. Met moments (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 33905 Service copy.
2. *LT-10-A 1584 Master tape. Request service copy in *LDC 33905
3. *LTCM 731 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 33905.