Peter Grimes opera in three acts and a prologue
- Title
- Peter Grimes [sound recording] : opera in three acts and a prologue / Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Montagu Slater, after the poem by George Crabbe.
- Author
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Details
- Additional authors
- Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956
- Crabbe, George, 1754-1832
- Vickers, Jon
- Amara, Lucine
- Evans, Geraint, Sir
- Chookasian, Lili
- Pracht, Mary Ellen
- Sukis, Lilian
- Franke, Paul, 1917-2011
- Michalski, Raymond
- Madeira, Jean
- Schmorr, Robert
- Boucher, Gene
- Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985
- Mellow, William
- Shawn, Dorothy
- Ghazal, Edward
- Davis, Colin, 1927-2013
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
- Goldovsky, Boris
- Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
- Hume, Paul, 1915-2001
- Kolodin, Irving, 1908-
- Kastendieck, Miles
- Swarthout, Gladys, 1900-1969
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
- Description
- 3 sound cassettes (221 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
- Series statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1967-02-11 (Feb. 11, 1967)]
- Uniform title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subject
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis of prologue and act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky discusses Peter Grimes) ; synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Paul Hume, Miles Kastendieck, Irving Kolodin and Gladys Swarthout) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Broadcast closing remarks -- side 3. Prologue ; Act 1, scene 1 -- side 4. Act 1, scene 2 ; Act 2, scene 1 to "Speak out!" -- side 5. Act 2, scene 1, conclusion ; Act 2, scene 2 -- side 6. Act 3.
- Call number
- *LTCM 257 (F)
- Note
- Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
- Durations: 1:03:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:38:00 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Indexed in (note)
- Opera news
- Performer (note)
- Jon Vickers (Peter Grimes) ; Lucine Amara (Ellen Orford) ; Geraint Evans (Captain Balstrode) ; Lili Chookasian (Auntie) ; Mary Ellen Pracht, Lilian Sukis (Two nieces) ; Paul Franke (Bob Boles) ; Raymond Michalski (Swallow) ; Jean Madeira (Mrs. Sedley) ; Robert Schmorr (Rev. Adams) ; Gene Boucher (Ned Keene) ; Louis Sgarro (Hobson) ; William Mellow (Lawyer) ; Dorothy Shawn (Fisherwoman) ; Edward Ghazal (Fisherman) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Colin Davis, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 11, 1967.
- Language (note)
- Sung in English.
- Author
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Title
- Peter Grimes [sound recording] : opera in three acts and a prologue / Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Montagu Slater, after the poem by George Crabbe.
- Playing time
- 010300 023800
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1967-02-11 (Feb. 11, 1967)]
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1967-02-11 (Feb. 11, 1967)]
- Cast
- Jon Vickers (Peter Grimes) ; Lucine Amara (Ellen Orford) ; Geraint Evans (Captain Balstrode) ; Lili Chookasian (Auntie) ; Mary Ellen Pracht, Lilian Sukis (Two nieces) ; Paul Franke (Bob Boles) ; Raymond Michalski (Swallow) ; Jean Madeira (Mrs. Sedley) ; Robert Schmorr (Rev. Adams) ; Gene Boucher (Ned Keene) ; Louis Sgarro (Hobson) ; William Mellow (Lawyer) ; Dorothy Shawn (Fisherwoman) ; Edward Ghazal (Fisherman) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Colin Davis, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Original version
- Re-recorded at NYPL in Feb. 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. 16 (Feb. 11, 1967).
- Event
- Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 11, 1967.
- Language
- Sung in English.
- Added author
- Slater, Montagu, 1902-1956, librettist.
- Crabbe, George, 1754-1832. Borough.
- Vickers, Jon. Performer
- Amara, Lucine. Performer
- Evans, Geraint, Sir. Performer
- Chookasian, Lili. Performer
- Pracht, Mary Ellen. Performer
- Sukis, Lilian. Performer
- Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
- Michalski, Raymond. Performer
- Madeira, Jean. Performer
- Schmorr, Robert. Performer
- Boucher, Gene. Performer
- Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
- Mellow, William. Performer
- Shawn, Dorothy. Performer
- Ghazal, Edward. Performer
- Davis, Colin, 1927-2013, conductor.
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
- Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
- Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.
- Hume, Paul, 1915-2001, commentator.
- Kolodin, Irving, 1908- Commentator
- Kastendieck, Miles. Commentator
- Swarthout, Gladys, 1900-1969, commentator.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research call number
- *LTCM 257 (F) \(Production notes in listening room.)