Madama Butterfly [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, founded on Madama Butterfly, novella by John Luther Long and play by David Belasco.
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Rudolf Bing talks to the radio audience) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with John Coveney, Walter Ducloux, Osie Hawkins and Alfred Hubay) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 to "or son contenta" -- side 4. Act 1, conclusion ; Act 2 to "Il Cannone del porto!" -- side 5. Act 2, conclusion -- side 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call number
*LTCM 262 (F)
Note
Titles from Opera news.
Durations: 0:56:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:14:00 (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 from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 18, 1967.
Language (note)
Sung in Italian.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Composer
Title
Madama Butterfly [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, founded on Madama Butterfly, novella by John Luther Long and play by David Belasco.
Playing time
005600 021400
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1967-03-18 (Mar. 18, 1967)]
Performer
Renata Scotto (Cio-Cio-San) ; George Shirley (B.F. Pinkerton) ; Ron Bottcher (U.S. Consul Sharpless) ; Nedda Casei (Suzuki) ; Shirley Love (Kate Pinkerton) ; Andrea Velis (Goro) ; Russell Christopher (Yamadori) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Uncle-priest) ; Gene Boucher (Imperial Commissary) ; William Stanz (Registrar) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Indexed in:
Opera news, v. 31, no. 21 (Mar. 18, 1967).
Event
Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 18, 1967.