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Additional authors

1. Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837
2. Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975
3. Hines, Jerome, 1921-2003
4. Gedda, Nicolai
5. Elias, Rosalind
6. Blair, Lynn
7. Vanni, Helen
8. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994
10. Martin, Janis
11. Tozzi, Giorgio
12. Cassel, Walter
13. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011
14. Chookasian, Lili
15. Shirley, George
16. Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985
17. Chist︠i︡akov, Vladimir
18. Harper, Elinor
19. Marsh, Calvin
20. Macurdy, John
21. Nagy, Robert, 1929-2008
22. Stanz, William
23. Ghazal, Edward
24. Zakariasen, William
25. Solti, Georg, 1912-1997
26. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
27. Gutman, John
28. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
29. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981
30. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987
31. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965
32. Wallace Sol
33. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
34. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (226 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 6, 1963\630406\]

Uniform title

1. Boris Godunov (Shostakovich). English
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Boris Godunov (Shostakovich).

Subject

1. Operas
2. Solti, Georg, 1912-1997 > Interviews

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (John Gutman interviews Georg Solti) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Sol Wallace, Mary Ellis Peltz, George Marek and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross)-- side 3. Act 1, scenes 1-3 -- side 4. Act 1, scene 4 ; Act 2, scene 1 -- side 5. Act 2, scene 2 -- side 6. Act 3.

Call number

1. *LTCM 184 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:08:40 (synopses and features) ; 1:37:35 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Jerome Hines (Boris) ; Nicolai Gedda (False Dimitri) ; Rosalind Elias (Marina) ; Lynn Blair (Xenia) ; Helen Vanni (Fyodor) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Varlaam) ; Andrea Velis (Missail) ; Janis Martin (Innkeeper) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Brother Pimen) ; Walter Cassel (Rangoni) ; Paul Franke (Shuiski) ; Lili Chookasian (Xenia's nurse) ; George Shirley (Simpleton) ; Louis Sgarro (Nikitich) ; Vladimir Chistiakov (Mityukh) ; Elinor Harper (Peasant woman) ; Calvin Marsh (Shchelkalov) ; John Macurdy (Frontier guard) ; Robert Nagy (Boyar) ; William Stanz (Khrushchov) ; Edward Ghazal (Lavitski) ; William Zakariasen (Chernikovski) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Georg Solti, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 6, 1963.

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.

Title

1. Boris Godunov : radio broadcast, 1963-04-06 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / M.P. Mussorgsky, based on Pushkin; orchestration by Dmitri Shostakovich; English text by John Gutman.

Playing time

1. 010840 013735

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 6, 1963\630406\]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 6, 1963\630406\]

Cast

1. Jerome Hines (Boris) ; Nicolai Gedda (False Dimitri) ; Rosalind Elias (Marina) ; Lynn Blair (Xenia) ; Helen Vanni (Fyodor) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Varlaam) ; Andrea Velis (Missail) ; Janis Martin (Innkeeper) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Brother Pimen) ; Walter Cassel (Rangoni) ; Paul Franke (Shuiski) ; Lili Chookasian (Xenia's nurse) ; George Shirley (Simpleton) ; Louis Sgarro (Nikitich) ; Vladimir Chistiakov (Mityukh) ; Elinor Harper (Peasant woman) ; Calvin Marsh (Shchelkalov) ; John Macurdy (Frontier guard) ; Robert Nagy (Boyar) ; William Stanz (Khrushchov) ; Edward Ghazal (Lavitski) ; William Zakariasen (Chernikovski) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Georg Solti, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 27, no. 22 (Apr. 6, 1963).

Event

1. Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 6, 1963.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1985, from borrowed masters (5 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Language

1. Sung in English.

Added author

1. Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. Boris Godunov.
2. Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Arranger
3. Hines, Jerome, 1921-2003, singer.
4. Gedda, Nicolai. Performer
5. Elias, Rosalind. Performer
6. Blair, Lynn. Performer
7. Vanni, Helen. Performer
8. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996, singer.
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
10. Martin, Janis. Performer
11. Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
12. Cassel, Walter. Performer
13. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
14. Chookasian, Lili. Performer
15. Shirley, George. Performer
16. Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
17. Chist︠i︡akov, Vladimir. Performer
18. Harper, Elinor. Performer
19. Marsh, Calvin. Performer
20. Macurdy, John. Performer
21. Nagy, Robert, 1929-2008, singer.
22. Stanz, William. Performer
23. Ghazal, Edward. Performer
24. Zakariasen, William. Performer
25. Solti, Georg, 1912-1997, conductor.
26. Solti, Georg, 1912-1997, interviewee.
27. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
28. Gutman, John. Commentator. Translator
29. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.
30. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
31. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
32. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
33. Wallace Sol. Commentator
34. 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. *LTCM 184 (F) \(Production notes in listening room.)