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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1954-04-03 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by George Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halʹevy, based on Merimʹee's story.
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

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Additional Authors
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  • Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  • Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  • Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  • Angeles, Victoria de los.
  • Guarrera, Frank, 1923-
  • Hawkins, Osie.
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Krall, Heidi.
  • Roggero, Margaret.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Kozma, Tibor.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Swarthout, Gladys, 1904-
  • Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Biancolli, Louis.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Gutman, John.
  • Garden, Mary, 1874-1967.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound tape reels (221 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 3, 1954]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Third intermission feature (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:03:46 (synopses and features) ; 2:37:08 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Richard Tucker (Don Josʹe) ; Victoria de los Angeles (Micaela) ; Frank Guarrera (Escamillo) ; Osie Hawkins (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Heidi Krall (Frasquita) ; Margaret Roggero (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Tibor Kozma, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 3, 1954.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 405 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Jay S. Harrison, host, with Gladys Swarthout and Norman Dello Joio) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Sigmund Spaeth, Walter Ducloux and Louis Biancolli) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Third intermission feature (John Gutman, host, with Mary Garden) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Prelude ; Act 1 through "Seguidilla and Duet" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LT-10 5555
OCLC
NYPG90-R271
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1954-04-03 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by George Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halʹevy, based on Merimʹee's story.
Playing Time
010346 023708
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 3, 1954]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 3, 1954]
Cast
Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Richard Tucker (Don Josʹe) ; Victoria de los Angeles (Micaela) ; Frank Guarrera (Escamillo) ; Osie Hawkins (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Heidi Krall (Frasquita) ; Margaret Roggero (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Tibor Kozma, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 18, no. 21 (Mar. 29, 1954).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 3, 1954.
Original Version
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.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 405 (F)
Language
Sung in French.
Added Author
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
Angeles, Victoria de los. Performer
Guarrera, Frank, 1923- Performer
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Krall, Heidi. Performer
Roggero, Margaret. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Kozma, Tibor. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Swarthout, Gladys, 1904- Commentator
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Biancolli, Louis. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Gutman, John. Commentator
Garden, Mary, 1874-1967. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Third intermission feature (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 5555 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 405 (F)
*LTCM 405 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 5555.
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