Research Catalog

Un ballo in maschera : opera in three acts

Title
Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1968-04-06 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma after Scribe's play, "Gustave III , or Le bal masqué".
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

4 Items

StatusVol/DateFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request Scan
Not available - Please for assistance.
AudioRequest in advance *LTCM 284 (F)Offsite
Request Appointment
Not available - Please for assistance.
1 of 3AudioRequest in advance *LTCM 284 1 of 3Offsite
Request Appointment
Not available - Please for assistance.
2 of 3AudioRequest in advance *LTCM 284 2 of 3Offsite
Request Appointment
Not available - Please for assistance.
3 of 3AudioRequest in advance *LTCM 284 3 of 3Offsite

Details

Additional Authors
  • Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864.
  • Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861.
  • Prevedi, Bruno.
  • Price, Leontyne.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Rankin, Nell.
  • Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  • Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
  • Goodloe, Robert.
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Schmorr, Robert.
  • Schippers, Thomas.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Weaver, William, 1923-2013
  • Moore, Gerald, 1899-1987.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Bernheimer, Martin.
  • Hume, Paul, 1915-
  • Kolodin, Irving, 1908-
  • Salzman, Eric.
  • Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (203 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 6, 1968]
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
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:05:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:18:00 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 6, 1968.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1, scene 1 (Milton Cross) ; Rudolf Bing addresses the audience ; Synopsis of act 1, scene 2 ; Opera news on the air (William Weaver interviews Gerald Moore) Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Martin Bernheimer, Paul Hume, Irving Kolodin and Eric Salzman) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Prelude ; Act 1 through scene 2: "É scherzo of é follia" -- side 4. Act 1, finale ; Act 2, scene 1 -- side 5. Act 2, scene 2 -- side. 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 284 (F)
OCLC
NYPG87-R286
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1968-04-06 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma after Scribe's play, "Gustave III , or Le bal masqué".
Playing Time
010500 021800
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 6, 1968]
Performer
Bruno Prevedi (Gustaf III) ; Leontyne Price (Amelia) ; Robert Merrill (Captain Anckarström) ; Roberta Peters (Oscar) ; Nell Rankin (Ulrica Arfvidsson) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Count de Horn) ; Louis Sgarro (Count Warting) ; Robert Goodloe (Christiano) ; Andrea Velis (Chief justice) ; Robert Schmorr (Amelia's servant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 32, no. 23 (Apr. 6, 1968).
Event
Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 6, 1968.
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864. Librettist
Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Gustave III.
Prevedi, Bruno. Performer
Price, Leontyne. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
Rankin, Nell. Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
Goodloe, Robert. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Schmorr, Robert. Performer
Schippers, Thomas. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
Moore, Gerald, 1899-1987. Interviewee
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator
Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator
Kolodin, Irving, 1908- Commentator
Salzman, Eric. Commentator
Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 284 (F) Production notes in listening room.
View in Legacy Catalog