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Un ballo in maschera : opera in three acts

Title
  1. Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1955-01-22 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma after the play by Scribe.
Author
  1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864.
  2. Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861.
  3. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  4. Metternich, Josef
  5. Milanov, Zinka
  6. Madeira, Jean
  7. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  8. Marsh, Calvin
  9. Moscona, Nicola
  10. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
  11. McCracken, James, 1926-
  12. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  13. Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960.
  14. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  15. Goldovsky, Boris
  16. Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
  17. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
  18. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  19. Ducloux, Walter
  20. Harrison, Jay
  21. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995.
  22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 4 sound tape reels (202 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 22, 1955]
Uniform title
  1. Ballo in maschera
  2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Ballo in maschera
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 Dorothy Kirsten and Giovanni Martinelli) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Walter Ducloux, Jay Harrison and Max Rudolf) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Prelude ; Act 1 through "Di' tu se fedele" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 scene 1 -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call number
  1. *LT-10 6081
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:52:43 (synopses and features) ; 2:29:30 (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 Tucker (Riccardo) ; Josef Metternich (Renato) ; Zinka Milanov (Amelia) ; Jean Madeira (Ulrica) ; Roberta Peters (Oscar) ; Calvin Marsh (Silvano) ; Nicola Moscona (Samuel) ; Norman Scott (Tom) ; James McCracken (A judge) ; Charles Anthony (Amelia's servant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 22, 1955.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 415 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian.
Author
  1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
  1. Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1955-01-22 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma after the play by Scribe.
Playing time
  1. 005243 022930
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 22, 1955]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 22, 1955]
Cast
  1. Richard Tucker (Riccardo) ; Josef Metternich (Renato) ; Zinka Milanov (Amelia) ; Jean Madeira (Ulrica) ; Roberta Peters (Oscar) ; Calvin Marsh (Silvano) ; Nicola Moscona (Samuel) ; Norman Scott (Tom) ; James McCracken (A judge) ; Charles Anthony (Amelia's servant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 19, no. 11 (Jan. 17, 1955).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 22, 1955.
Original version
  1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1990, 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 415 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in Italian.
Added author
  1. Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864. Librettist
  2. Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Gustave III.
  3. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
  4. Metternich, Josef. Performer
  5. Milanov, Zinka. Performer
  6. Madeira, Jean. Performer
  7. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
  8. Marsh, Calvin. Performer
  9. Moscona, Nicola. Performer
  10. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer
  11. McCracken, James, 1926- Performer
  12. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
  13. Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960. Conductor
  14. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  15. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
  16. Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. Commentator
  17. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Commentator
  18. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
  19. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
  20. Harrison, Jay. Commentator
  21. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Commentator
  22. 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 6081 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 415 (F)
  2. *LTCM 415 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 6081.
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