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Lucia di Lammermoor opera in three acts

Title
  1. Lucia di Lammermoor [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, based on Walter Scott's novel "The Bride of Lammermoor".
Author
  1. Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852.
  2. Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
  3. Pons, Lily, 1898-1976
  4. Valentino, Frank
  5. Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984.
  6. Votipka, Thelma
  7. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
  8. Hayward, Thomas, 1917-1995
  9. McCracken, James, 1926-1988
  10. Cleva, Fausto
  11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  12. Goldovsky, Boris
  13. Yurka, Blanche
  14. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981
  15. Bagar, Robert C.
  16. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  17. Ducloux, Walter
  18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  19. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 3 sound tape reels (168 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 30, 1954]
Uniform title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. 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 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Blanche Yurka) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Robert Bagar, Deems Taylor, and Walter Ducloux) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. Act 1 -- side 3. Act 2 ; Act 3 through "Dalle stanze, ove Lucia" -- side 4. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call number
  1. *LT-10 5546
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:41:32 (synopses and features) ; 2:07:06 (opera).
  3. Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Performer (note)
  1. Lily Pons (Lucia) ; Frank Valentino (Enrico) ; Jan Peerce (Edgardo) ; Thelma Votipka (Alisa) ; Norman Scott (Raimondo) ; Thomas Hayward (Arturo) ; James McCracken (Normanno) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 30, 1954.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 396 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian.
Author
  1. Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.
Title
  1. Lucia di Lammermoor [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, based on Walter Scott's novel "The Bride of Lammermoor".
Playing time
  1. 004132 020706
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 30, 1954]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 30, 1954]
Cast
  1. Lily Pons (Lucia) ; Frank Valentino (Enrico) ; Jan Peerce (Edgardo) ; Thelma Votipka (Alisa) ; Norman Scott (Raimondo) ; Thomas Hayward (Arturo) ; James McCracken (Normanno) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Dec. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (6 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 18, no. 12 (Jan. 25, 1954).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 30, 1954.
Reproduction
  1. Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 396 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in Italian.
Added author
  1. Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist
  2. Scott, Walter, 1771-1832. Bride of Lammermoor.
  3. Pons, Lily, 1898-1976, singer.
  4. Valentino, Frank. Performer
  5. Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984. Performer
  6. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
  7. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer
  8. Hayward, Thomas, 1917-1995, singer.
  9. McCracken, James, 1926-1988, singer.
  10. Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
  11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  12. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
  13. Yurka, Blanche. Commentator
  14. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981, commentator.
  15. Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
  16. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
  17. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
  18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LT-10 5546 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 396 (F)
  2. *LTCM 396 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 5546.
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