Research Catalog

Title

Manon Lescaut [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Messrs. Praga, Oliva, Leoncavallo, Illica, Giacosa and Ricordi, after the novel by the Abbé Prévost.

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Adler, Kurt, 1907-1977.
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Baldwin, Marcia.
• Boucher, Gene.
• Christopher, Russell.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• De Salvo, Dina.
• De Schauensee, Max.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Ducloux, Walter.
• Esparza, Elfego.
• Fercana, Mary.
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Gniewek, Raymond, 1931-
• Goodloe, Robert.
• Hawkins, Osie.
• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Kabaivanska, Raina.
• Lansche, Ruth.
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
• Marek, Dan.
• Merkling, Frank.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
• Munson, Pamela.
• Oliva, Domenico.
• Praga, Marco, 1862-1929.
• Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
• Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912.
• Robinson, Francis, 1910-
• Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
• Walker, William, 1931-

Description

on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (209 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-03-12 (Mar. 12, 1966)]

Uniform Title

• Biographies in music (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Titles from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:25:20 (synopses and features) ; 2:03:40 (opera).
• Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news,

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 12, 1966.

Reproduction (note)

• Service copy (3 sound cassettes : mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 240 (F)

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Re-broadcast of Jan. 4, 1964, with Robert Lawrence and Raymond Gniewek) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, Max de Schauensee, Walter Ducloux, Osie Hawkins and Frank Merkling) -- Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson recalls artists of the Metropolitan) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) ; Closing remarks -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Act 4.

Call Number

*LTCM 240 (F)

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

Manon Lescaut [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Messrs. Praga, Oliva, Leoncavallo, Illica, Giacosa and Ricordi, after the novel by the Abbé Prévost.

Playing Time

012520 020340

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-03-12 (Mar. 12, 1966)]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-03-12 (Mar. 12, 1966)]

Performer

Raina Kabaivanska (Manon) ; Richard Tucker (Des Grieux) ; William Walker (Lescaut) ; Elfego Esparza (Geronte) ; Charles Anthony (Edmondo) ; Marcia Baldwin (Singer) ; Mary Fercana, Ruth Lansche, Dina De Salvo, Pamela Munson (Madrigal musicians) ; Gene Boucher (Ship's captain) ; Russell Christopher (Innkeeper) ; Dan Marek (Lamplighter) ; Robert Goodloe (Sergeant of archers) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Kurt Adler, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Sep. 1986, from masters lent by the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 30, no. 19 (Mar. 12, 1966).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 12, 1966.

Reproduction

Service copy (3 sound cassettes : mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 240 (F)

Language

Sung in Italian.

Added Author

Praga, Marco, 1862-1929. Librettist

Oliva, Domenico. Librettist

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Librettist

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912. Librettist

Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Manon Lescaut.

Kabaivanska, Raina. Performer

Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer

Walker, William, 1931- Performer

Esparza, Elfego. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Baldwin, Marcia. Performer

Fercana, Mary. Performer

Lansche, Ruth. Performer

De Salvo, Dina. Performer

Munson, Pamela. Performer

Boucher, Gene. Performer

Christopher, Russell. Performer

Marek, Dan. Performer

Goodloe, Robert. Performer

Adler, Kurt, 1907-1977. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator

Gniewek, Raymond, 1931- Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

De Schauensee, Max. Commentator

Ducloux, Walter. Commentator

Hawkins, Osie. Commentator

Merkling, Frank. Commentator

Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Biographies in music (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 240 (F) \(Production notes filed in listening room.)