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Aïda : opera in four acts

Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1963-12-07 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893.
  • Price, Leontyne.
  • Bergonzi, Carlo.
  • Gorr, Rita.
  • Sereni, Mario.
  • Siepi, Cesare.
  • Macurdy, John.
  • Pracht, Mary Ellen.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Solti, Georg, 1912-1997.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Slezak, Walter, 1902-
  • McEwen, Terry.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (230 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 7, 1963\631207\]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Biographies in music (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:29:30 (synopses and features) ; 2:20:55 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Leontyne Price (Aïda) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Radames) ; Rita Gorr (Amneris) ; Mario Sereni (Amonasro) ; Cesare Siepi (Ramfis) ; John Macurdy (King of Egypt) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Georg Solti, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 7, 1963.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and seasons greetings (Milton Cross, Mrs. August Belmont and Rudolf Bing) ; Synopsis of act 1 (Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Robert Lawrence discusses Verdi's instrumentation) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning (Edward Downes, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, Jay Harrison, Walter Slezak and Terry McEwen) -- side 2. Opera quiz, conclusion ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson recalls Maria Jeritza) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 186 (F)
OCLC
NYPG86-R0
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1963-12-07 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.
Playing Time
012930 022055
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 7, 1963\631207\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 7, 1963\631207\]
Cast
Leontyne Price (Aïda) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Radames) ; Rita Gorr (Amneris) ; Mario Sereni (Amonasro) ; Cesare Siepi (Ramfis) ; John Macurdy (King of Egypt) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Georg Solti, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 28, no. 4 (Dec. 7, 1963).
Event
Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 7, 1963.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1985, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893. Librettist
Price, Leontyne. Performer
Bergonzi, Carlo. Performer
Gorr, Rita. Performer
Sereni, Mario. Performer
Siepi, Cesare. Performer
Macurdy, John. Performer
Pracht, Mary Ellen. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Solti, Georg, 1912-1997. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Slezak, Walter, 1902- Commentator
McEwen, Terry. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Biographies in music (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 186 (F) Production notes on file.
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