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Idomeneo drama for music in three acts

Title
Idomeneo [sound recording] : drama for music in three acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Giambattista Varesco.
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

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Additional Authors
  • Varesco, Giambattista.
  • Upshaw, Dawn.
  • Mentzer, Susanne.
  • Cincione, Theresa.
  • Shaulis, Jane.
  • Forest, Michael.
  • Wilkinson, Howard.
  • Vaness, Carol.
  • Kazaras, Peter.
  • Heppner, Ben.
  • Murray, John Horton.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
  • Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs (223 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 21, 1991]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Durations: 0:49:37 (synopses and features) ; 2:54:00 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Dawn Upshaw (Ilia) ; Susanne Mentzer (Idamante) ; Theresa Cincione and Jane Shaulis (Women of Crete) ; Michael Forest and Howard Wilkinson (Trojan Soldiers) ; Carol Vaness (Elettra) ; Peter Kazaras (Arbace) ; Ben Heppner (Idomeneo) ; John Horton Murray (High Priest) ; James Courtney (Voice of Neptune) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 21, 1991.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 599 (F)
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Overture ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (M. Owen Lee discusses Idomeneo) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Albert Innaurato, Charles Osborne and M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 30394
OCLC
NYPG92-R1386
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Composer
Title
Idomeneo [sound recording] : drama for music in three acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Giambattista Varesco.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 21, 1991]
Cast
Dawn Upshaw (Ilia) ; Susanne Mentzer (Idamante) ; Theresa Cincione and Jane Shaulis (Women of Crete) ; Michael Forest and Howard Wilkinson (Trojan Soldiers) ; Carol Vaness (Elettra) ; Peter Kazaras (Arbace) ; Ben Heppner (Idomeneo) ; John Horton Murray (High Priest) ; James Courtney (Voice of Neptune) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in June, 1992, from borrowed masteres (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 56, no. 7 (Dec. 21, 1991).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 21, 1991.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 599 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Varesco, Giambattista. Librettist
Upshaw, Dawn. Performer
Mentzer, Susanne. Performer
Cincione, Theresa. Performer
Shaulis, Jane. Performer
Forest, Michael. Performer
Wilkinson, Howard. Performer
Vaness, Carol. Performer
Kazaras, Peter. Performer
Heppner, Ben. Performer
Murray, John Horton. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 30394 Service copy.
*LTCM 599 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 30394.
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