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Così fan tutte opera in two acts

Title
  1. Così fan tutte [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte ; new English version by Ruth and Thomas P. Martin.
Author
  1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

Details

Additional authors
  1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838
  2. Martin, Ruth Berenice Kelley, 1914-
  3. Martin, Thomas Philipp, 1909-
  4. Steber, Eleanor
  5. Thebom, Blanche
  6. Munsel, Patrice, 1925-
  7. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975
  8. Guarrera, Frank, 1923-
  9. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969
  10. Stiedry, Fritz
  11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
  12. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981
  13. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981
  14. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966
  15. Ducloux, Walter
  16. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996
  17. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  18. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 4 sound tape reels (196 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 4, 1954]
Uniform title
  1. Così fan tutte. English
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Così fan tutte.
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) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, Deems Taylor, Walter Ducloux and Lorenzo Alvary) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Overture ; Act 1 through "Smanie implacabili" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through "Donne mie, la fate a tanti" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call number
  1. *LT-10 5556
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:33:59 (synopses and features) ; 2:42:01 (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. Eleanor Steber (Fiordiligi) ; Blanche Thebom (Dorabella) ; Patrice Munsel (Despina) ; Richard Tucker (Ferrando) ; Frank Guarrera (Guglielmo) ; John Brownlee (Don Alfonso) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 4, 1954.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 406 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in English.
Author
  1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Title
  1. Così fan tutte [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte ; new English version by Ruth and Thomas P. Martin.
Playing time
  1. 003359 024201
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 4, 1954]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 4, 1954]
Cast
  1. Eleanor Steber (Fiordiligi) ; Blanche Thebom (Dorabella) ; Patrice Munsel (Despina) ; Richard Tucker (Ferrando) ; Frank Guarrera (Guglielmo) ; John Brownlee (Don Alfonso) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Feb. 1990, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 18, no. 21 (Mar. 29, 1954).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 4, 1954.
Reproduction
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 406 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in English.
Added author
  1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
  2. Martin, Ruth Berenice Kelley, 1914- Librettist
  3. Martin, Thomas Philipp, 1909- Librettist
  4. Steber, Eleanor. Performer
  5. Thebom, Blanche. Performer
  6. Munsel, Patrice, 1925- Performer
  7. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
  8. Guarrera, Frank, 1923- Performer
  9. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
  10. Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor
  11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  12. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981, commentator.
  13. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
  14. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
  15. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
  16. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996, commentator.
  17. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LT-10 5556 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 406 (F)
  2. *LTCM 406 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 5556.
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