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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.