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Aïda : opera in four acts
- Title
- Aïda : radio broadcast, 1962-12-15 [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.
- Amara, Lucine.
- Bergonzi, Carlo.
- Gorr, Rita.
- Sereni, Mario.
- Siepi, Cesare.
- Macurdy, John.
- Vanni, Helen.
- Nagy, Robert, 1929-
- Santi, Nello.
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
- Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
- Bennett, Harold.
- Broiles, Mel.
- Horowitz, Richard, 1924-
- Downes, Edward, 1911-
- Cleva, Fausto.
- De Schauensee, Max.
- Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981.
- Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-
- Robinson, Francis, 1910-
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 3 sound cassettes (237 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 15, 1962\621215\]
- 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: 1:21:05 (synopses and features) ; 2:35:45 (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)
- Lucine Amara (Aïda) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Radames) ; Rita Gorr (Amneris) ; Mario Sereni (Amonasro) ; Cesare Siepi (Ramfis) ; John Macurdy (King of Egypt) ; Helen Vanni (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1962.
- Language (note)
- Sung in Italian.
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Robert Lawrence discusses marches, assisted by Harold Bennett, Melvyn Broiles, and Richard Horowitz, members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning (Edward Downes, Fausto Cleva, Max de Schauensee, Alfred Frankenstein and Luigi Lucioni) -- side 2. Opera quiz, conclusion ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson presents Tito Schipa) ; 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 168 (F)
- OCLC
- NYPG85-R455
- Author
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
- Title
- Aïda : radio broadcast, 1962-12-15 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.
- Playing Time
- 012105 023545
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 15, 1962\621215\]Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 15, 1962\621215\]
- Cast
- Lucine Amara (Aïda) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Radames) ; Rita Gorr (Amneris) ; Mario Sereni (Amonasro) ; Cesare Siepi (Ramfis) ; John Macurdy (King of Egypt) ; Helen Vanni (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 27, no. 6 (Dec. 15, 1962).
- Event
- Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1962.
- Original Version
- Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 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. LibrettistAmara, Lucine. PerformerBergonzi, Carlo. PerformerGorr, Rita. PerformerSereni, Mario. PerformerSiepi, Cesare. PerformerMacurdy, John. PerformerVanni, Helen. PerformerNagy, Robert, 1929- PerformerSanti, Nello. ConductorCross, Milton, 1897-1975. CommentatorLawrence, Robert, 1912- CommentatorBennett, Harold. CommentatorBroiles, Mel. CommentatorHorowitz, Richard, 1924- CommentatorDownes, Edward, 1911- CommentatorCleva, Fausto. CommentatorDe Schauensee, Max. CommentatorFrankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981. CommentatorLucioni, Luigi, 1900- CommentatorRobinson, Francis, 1910- CommentatorMetropolitan 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 168 (F) \(Production notes in listening room.)