Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Civinini, G. (Guelfo), 1873-1954.
2. Zangarini, Carlo
3. Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
4. Daniels, Barbara, 1946-
5. Milnes, Sherrill
6. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
7. Laciura, Anthony
8. Robbins, Julien
9. Josephson, Kim
10. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
11. Courtney, James, 1946-
12. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
13. Fitch, Bernard
14. Forest, Michael
15. Short, Kevin
16. Croft, Dwayne
17. Tian, Haojiang, 1955-
18. Kelly, Sondra
19. Yannissis, Yanni
20. Hartman, Vernon
21. Best, Michael
22. Slatkin, Leonard
23. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
24. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
25. Downes, Edward, 1911-
26. Bernheimer, Martin
27. Franzen, Don
28. Hamilton, Stuart
29. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
30. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs (197 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 11, 1992]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. 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 I (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Albert Innaurato) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Martin Bernheimer, Donald Franzen and Stuart Hamilton) ; Synopsis of act III (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 30395

Note

1. Compact discs.
2. House program on file in Music Division.
3. Durations: 0:55:43 (synopses and features) ; 2:21:27 (opera).
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 11, 1992.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 615 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Composer

Title

1. La fanciulla del West [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini, after the play by David Belasco.

Playing time

1. 005543 022127

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 11, 1992]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 11, 1992]

Performer

1. Barbara Daniels (Minnie) ; Sherrill Milnes (Jack Rance) ; Plácido Domingo (Dick Johnson) ; Anthony Laciura (Nick) ; Julien Robbins (Ashby) ; Kim Josephson (Sonora) ; Charles Anthony (Trin) ; James Courtney (Sid) ; Richard Vernon (Bello) ; Bernard Fitch (Harry) ; Michael Forest (Joe) ; Kevin Short (Happy) ; Dwayne Croft (Jim Larkens) ; Hao Jiang Tian (Billy Jackrabbit) ; Sondra Kelly (Wowkle) ; Yanni Yannissis (Jake Wallace) ; Vernon Hartman (José Castro) ; Michael Best (A Pony Express Rider) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Leonard Slatkin, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 56, no. 15 (Apr. 11, 1992).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 11, 1992.

Original version

1. Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in July, 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 615 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Civinini, G. (Guelfo), 1873-1954. Librettist
2. Zangarini, Carlo. Librettist
3. Adaption of (work): Belasco, David, 1853-1931. Girl of the golden West.
4. Daniels, Barbara, 1946- Performer
5. Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
6. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
7. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
8. Robbins, Julien. Performer
9. Josephson, Kim. Performer
10. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
11. Courtney, James, 1946- prf
12. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
13. Fitch, Bernard. Performer
14. Forest, Michael. Performer
15. Short, Kevin. Performer
16. Croft, Dwayne. Performer
17. Tian, Haojiang, 1955- Performer
18. Kelly, Sondra. Performer
19. Yannissis, Yanni. Performer
20. Hartman, Vernon. Performer
21. Best, Michael. Performer
22. Slatkin, Leonard. Conductor
23. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
24. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
25. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
26. Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator
27. Franzen, Don. Commentator
28. Hamilton, Stuart. Commentator
29. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 30395 Service Copy.
2. *LTCM 615 (F) Preservation copy. (Program notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 30395.