Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Ricordi, Tito
2. D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 1863-1938.
3. Schexnayder, Brian
4. Robinson, Gail, 1946-
5. Rom, Natalia
6. Dubinbaum, Gail
7. Catania, Claudia
8. Jones, Isola
9. Fredricks, Richard
10. Laciura, Anthony
11. Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
12. Lorange, Nicole
13. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
14. Darrenkamp, John
15. Gilmore, John
16. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
17. Yuscarán, Guillermo
18. Bills, John
19. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
20. Allen, Peter, 1920-
21. Goldovsky, Boris
22. Downes, Edward, 1911-
23. Bonelli, Peter
24. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
25. Movshon, George
26. Mohr, Richard
27. Bradley, Gwendolyn
28. Verrett, Shirley
29. Flagello, Ezio
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
31. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (225 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 7, 1984]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peter Bonelli, M. Owen Lee and George Movshon) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) ; Singers' roundtable (Richard Mohr, host, with Gwendolyn Bradley, Shirley Verrett and Ezio Flagello) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 453 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:14:06 (synopses and features) ; 2:31:19 (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

Performer (note)

1. Brian Schexnayder (Simonetto) ; Gail Robinson (Garsenda) ; Natalia Rom (Biancofiore) ; Gail Dubinbaum (Altichiara) ; Claudia Catania (Adonella) ; Isola Jones (Smaragdi) ; Richard Fredricks (Ostasio) ; Anthony Laciura (Ser Toldo Berardengo) ; Renata Scotto (Francesca) ; Nicole Lorange (Samaritana) ; John Darrenkamp (Berlingerio) ; Plácido Domingo (Paolo) ; John Gilmore (An archer) ; Cornell MacNeil (Gianciotto) ; William Lewis (Malatestino) ; John Bills (A prisoner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conducting ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 7, 1984.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 453 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Zandonai, Riccardo, 1883-1944.

Title

1. Francesca da Rimini [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Riccardo Zandonai ; libretto by Tito Ricordi, based on the play by Gabriele d'Annunzio.

Playing time

1. 011406 023119

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 7, 1984]

Cast

1. Brian Schexnayder (Simonetto) ; Gail Robinson (Garsenda) ; Natalia Rom (Biancofiore) ; Gail Dubinbaum (Altichiara) ; Claudia Catania (Adonella) ; Isola Jones (Smaragdi) ; Richard Fredricks (Ostasio) ; Anthony Laciura (Ser Toldo Berardengo) ; Renata Scotto (Francesca) ; Nicole Lorange (Samaritana) ; John Darrenkamp (Berlingerio) ; Plácido Domingo (Paolo) ; John Gilmore (An archer) ; Cornell MacNeil (Gianciotto) ; William Lewis (Malatestino) ; John Bills (A prisoner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conducting ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1990, 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. 48, no. 14 (Mar. 31, 1984).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 7, 1984.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 453 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Ricordi, Tito. Librettist
2. D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 1863-1938. Francesca da Rimini.
3. Schexnayder, Brian. Performer
4. Robinson, Gail, 1946- Performer
5. Rom, Natalia. Performer
6. Dubinbaum, Gail. Performer
7. Catania, Claudia. Performer
8. Jones, Isola. Performer
9. Fredricks, Richard. Performer
10. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
11. Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Performer
12. Lorange, Nicole. Performer
13. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
14. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
15. Gilmore, John. Performer
16. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
17. Yuscarán, Guillermo. Performer
18. Bills, John. Performer
19. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
20. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
21. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
22. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
23. Bonelli, Peter. Commentator
24. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
25. Movshon, George. Commentator
26. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
27. Bradley, Gwendolyn. Commentator
28. Verrett, Shirley. Commentator
29. Flagello, Ezio. Commentator
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 453 (F) \(Production notes on file.)