Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
2. Crozier, Eric
3. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
4. Cassilly, Richard, 1927-1998
5. Courtney, James, 1946-
6. Nimnicht, Darren
7. Clark, Richard J
8. Brewer, James
9. Meredith, Morley
10. Byars, Christopher
11. McDonnell, Douglas
12. Owen, Richard
13. Watkins, Dana
14. Darrenkamp, John
15. Laciura, Anthony
16. Best, Michael
17. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994
18. Glossop, Peter, 1928-2008
19. Robbins, Julien
20. Morris, James, 1947-
21. Nagy, Robert, 1929-2008
22. Castel, Nico
23. Duesing, Dale
24. Glassman, Allan
25. Flagello, Ezio
26. Rigby, Mark
27. Simeone, Domenico
28. Atherton, David, 1944-
29. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016
30. Blegen, Judith
31. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
32. Jacobson, Robert M
33. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019
34. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
35. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
36. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (194 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 14, 1984]

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas.

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Robert Jacobson, M. Owen Lee and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Act 1 through "Don't like the French" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through "Trial of Billy Budd" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 454 (F)

Language

1. English

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:34:38 (synopses and features) ; 2:39:33 (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. Richard Cassilly (Captain Fairfax) ; James Courtney (First mate) ; Darren Nimnicht (Second mate) ; Richard J. Clark (Mr. Flint) ; James Brewer (A sailor) ; Morley Meredith (Bosun) ; Christopher Byars, Douglas McDonnell, Richard Owen and Dana Watkins (Midshipmen) ; John Darrenkamp (Donald) ; Anthony Laciura (Maintop) ; Michael Best (The novice) ; Andrea Velis (Squeak) ; Peter Glossop (Mr. Redburn) ; Julien Robbins (Lieutenant Ratcliffe) ; James Morris (John Claggart) ; Robert Nagy (Red Whiskers) ; Nico Castel (Arthur Jones) ; Dale Duesing (Billy Budd) ; Allan Glassman (The novice's friend) ; Ezio Flagello (Dansker) ; Mark Rigby (Cabin boy) ; Domenico Simeone (Gunner's mate) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; David Atherton, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 14, 1984.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 454 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Playing time

1. 003438 023933

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1990, from borrowed masters (3 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. 15 (Apr. 14, 1984).

Research call number

1. *LTCM 454 (F) \(Production notes on file.)