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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
  1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1955-02-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Mérimée's story.
Author
  1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  2. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  4. Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  5. Del Monaco, Mario, 1915-
  6. Amara, Lucine
  7. Guarrera, Frank, 1923-
  8. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
  9. Marsh, Calvin
  10. Krall, Heidi
  11. Roggero, Margaret
  12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  13. De Paolis, Alessio
  14. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995.
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  16. Witherspoon, Herbert, Mrs
  17. Goldovsky, Boris
  18. Thebom, Blanche
  19. Yannopoulos, Dino
  20. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  21. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  22. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  23. De Schauensee, Max
  24. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  25. Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
  26. Siepi, Cesare
  27. Fenn, Jean
  28. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  29. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 4 sound tape reels (213 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 5, 1955]
Uniform title
  1. Carmen
  2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  4. Opera anecdotes (Radio program)
  5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Carmen
  2. 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 Thebom and Dino Yannopoulos) ; Mrs. Herbert Witherspoon ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Sigmund Spaeth, Mary Ellis Peltz and Max de Schauensee) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. Opera anecdotes (Clifton Fadiman, host, with Regina Resnik, Jean Fenn and Cesare Siepi) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Prelude ; Act 1 through "Seguidilla" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call number
  1. *LT-10 6083
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 1:02:02 (synopses and features) ; 2:31:37 (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. Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Mario Del Monaco (Don José) ; Lucine Amara (Micaela) ; Frank Guarrera (Escamillo) ; Norman Scott (Zuniga) ; Calvin Marsh (Morales) ; Heidi Krall (Frasquita) ; Margaret Roggero (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Max Rudolf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 5, 1955.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 417 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in French.
Author
  1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
  1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1955-02-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Mérimée's story.
Playing time
  1. 010202 023137
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 5, 1955]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 5, 1955]
Cast
  1. Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Mario Del Monaco (Don José) ; Lucine Amara (Micaela) ; Frank Guarrera (Escamillo) ; Norman Scott (Zuniga) ; Calvin Marsh (Morales) ; Heidi Krall (Frasquita) ; Margaret Roggero (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Max Rudolf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 19, no. 13 (Jan. 31, 1955).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 5, 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 417 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in French.
Added author
  1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
  2. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
  3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
  4. Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
  5. Del Monaco, Mario, 1915- Performer
  6. Amara, Lucine. Performer
  7. Guarrera, Frank, 1923- Performer
  8. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer
  9. Marsh, Calvin. Performer
  10. Krall, Heidi. Performer
  11. Roggero, Margaret. Performer
  12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
  13. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
  14. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Conductor
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  16. Witherspoon, Herbert, Mrs. Commentator
  17. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
  18. Thebom, Blanche. Commentator
  19. Yannopoulos, Dino. Commentator
  20. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
  21. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
  22. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
  23. De Schauensee, Max. Commentator
  24. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Commentator
  25. Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Commentator
  26. Siepi, Cesare. Commentator
  27. Fenn, Jean. Commentator
  28. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Opera anecdotes (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LT-10 6083 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 417 (F)
  2. *LTCM 417 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes in file. Master tape in *LT-10 6083.
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