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Faust : opera in four acts

Title
  1. Faust : radio broadcast, 1950-12-23 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carrʹe, after part I of Goethe's drama.
Author
  1. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
  2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
  3. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
  4. Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960.
  5. Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
  6. Siepi, Cesare
  7. Guarrera, Frank, 1923-
  8. Bollinger, Anne, 1919-1963.
  9. Votipka, Thelma
  10. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
  11. Cleva, Fausto
  12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  13. Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
  14. Gutman, John
  15. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995.
  16. Erede, Alberto
  17. Busch, Hans, 1914-
  18. Armistead, Horace
  19. Lloyd, John Robert
  20. Levit, Max
  21. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  22. Bagar, Robert C.
  23. Ducloux, Walter
  24. Goldovsky, Boris
  25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  26. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 4 sound tape reels (228 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1950]
Uniform title
  1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Live sound recordings
  2. Operas
  3. Radio programs, Musical > United States
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; First intermission feature (Rudolf Bing and John Gutman) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Second intermission feature (John Gutman, host, with Max Rudolf, Alberto Erede, Hans Busch, Horace Armstead, John Robert Lloyd and Max Levit) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Deems Taylor, host, Robert Bagar, Walter Ducloux and Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Introduction ; Act 1 through "Ainsi que la brise lʹegère" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through "Il se fait tard" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded ; Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call number
  1. *LTCM 375 (F)
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:56:48 (synopses and features) ; 2:51:52 (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. Jussi Bjoerling (Dr. Faust) ; Dorothy Kirsten (Marguerite) ; Cesare Siepi (Mephistophele) ; Frank Guarrera (Valentin) ; Anne Bollinger (Siebel) ; Thelma Votipka (Marthe) ; Lawrence Davidson (Wagner) ; 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, Dec. 23, 1950.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 375 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in French.
Author
  1. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Title
  1. Faust : radio broadcast, 1950-12-23 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carrʹe, after part I of Goethe's drama.
Playing time
  1. 005648 025152
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1950]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1950]
Cast
  1. Jussi Bjoerling (Dr. Faust) ; Dorothy Kirsten (Marguerite) ; Cesare Siepi (Mephistophele) ; Frank Guarrera (Valentin) ; Anne Bollinger (Siebel) ; Thelma Votipka (Marthe) ; Lawrence Davidson (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 15, no. 9 (Dec. 18, 1950).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 23, 1950.
Original version
  1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 375 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in French.
Added author
  1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
  2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
  3. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.
  4. Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960. Performer
  5. Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. Performer
  6. Siepi, Cesare. Performer
  7. Guarrera, Frank, 1923- Performer
  8. Bollinger, Anne, 1919-1963. Performer
  9. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
  10. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone) Performer
  11. Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
  12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  13. Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
  14. Gutman, John. Commentator
  15. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Commentator
  16. Erede, Alberto. Commentator
  17. Busch, Hans, 1914- Commentator
  18. Armistead, Horace. Commentator
  19. Lloyd, John Robert. Commentator
  20. Levit, Max. Commentator
  21. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
  22. Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
  23. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
  24. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
  25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LTCM 375 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file.
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