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Manon Lescaut lyric drama in four acts

Title
  1. Manon Lescaut [sound recording] : lyric drama in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva, Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa and Giulio Ricordi, based on the novel by Abbé Prévost.
Author
  1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

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Additional authors
  1. Praga, Marco, 1862-1929
  2. Oliva, Domenico
  3. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919
  4. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906
  5. Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912
  6. Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763
  7. Drews, Richard (Singer)
  8. Dvorský, Peter, 1951-
  9. Schexnayder, Brian
  10. Malas, Spiro
  11. Tajo, Italo
  12. Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020
  13. Kesling, Diane
  14. Withers, Beverly
  15. McSorley, Juli
  16. Olson, Joyce
  17. Wright, Carole
  18. Laciura, Anthony
  19. Darrenkamp, John
  20. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012
  21. Christopher, Russell
  22. Santi, Nello
  23. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016
  24. Mohr, Richard
  25. Allen, Betty, 1927-2009
  26. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
  27. Bernheimer, Martin
  28. Scott, Iain
  29. Woitach, Richard
  30. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969
  31. Burrows, Bruce
  32. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  33. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 4 sound discs (201 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 1990]
Uniform title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Met moments (Radio program)
  4. Third intermission feature (Radio program)
  5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Operas
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Richard Mohr, host, with Betty Allen) ; Met moments (Edward Downes, host, with Giovanni Martinelli) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Martin Bernheimer, Iain Scott and Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Third intermission feature (Bruce Burrows) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Allen).
Call number
  1. *LDC 28824
Language
  1. Italian
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 1:12:07 (synopses and features) ; 2:09:16 (opera).
  3. 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, Mar. 17, 1990.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 571 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian.
Author
  1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
  1. Manon Lescaut [sound recording] : lyric drama in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva, Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa and Giulio Ricordi, based on the novel by Abbé Prévost.
Playing time
  1. 011207 020916
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 1990]
Performer
  1. Richard Drews (Edmondo) ; Peter Dvorský (The Chevalier) ; Brian Schexnayder (Lescaut) ; Spiro Malas (An innkeeper) ; Italo Tajo (Geronte) ; Mirella Freni (Manon Lescaut) ; Diane Kesling (A musician) ; Beverly Withers, Juli McSorley, Joyce Olson, Carole Wright (Madrigal singers) ; Anthony Laciura (Dancing master) ; John Darrenkamp (A sergeant) ; Charles Anthony (A lamplighter) ; Russell Christopher (A sea captain) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Feb. 1992, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 54, no. 13 (Mar. 17, 1990).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 17, 1990.
Reproduction
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 571 (F)
Connect to:
  1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added author
  1. Praga, Marco, 1862-1929. Librettist
  2. Oliva, Domenico. Librettist
  3. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
  4. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
  5. Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912. Librettist
  6. Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Manon Lescaut.
  7. Drews, Richard (Singer) Performer
  8. Dvorský, Peter, 1951- Performer
  9. Schexnayder, Brian. Performer
  10. Malas, Spiro. Performer
  11. Tajo, Italo. Performer
  12. Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020. Performer
  13. Kesling, Diane. Performer
  14. Withers, Beverly. Performer
  15. McSorley, Juli. Performer
  16. Olson, Joyce. Performer
  17. Wright, Carole. Performer
  18. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
  19. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
  20. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
  21. Christopher, Russell. Performer
  22. Santi, Nello. Conductor
  23. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016, commentator.
  24. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
  25. Allen, Betty, 1927-2009, commentator.
  26. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.
  27. Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator
  28. Scott, Iain. Commentator
  29. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
  30. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Commentator
  31. Burrows, Bruce. Commentator
  32. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Met moments (Radio program)
  4. Third intermission feature (Radio program)
Added title
  1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LDC 28824 Service copy.
  2. *LTCM 571 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 28824.
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