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Simon Boccanegra opera in a prologue and three acts

Title
Simon Boccanegra [sound recording] : opera in a prologue and three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • Clark, Richard J.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Milnes, Sherrill.
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Tomowa-Sintow, Anna, 1941-
  • Moldoveanu, Vasile.
  • Upshaw, Dawn.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Price, Leontyne.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Jellinek, George, 1919-
  • Livingstone, William.
  • Reuben, David.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (211 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 29, 1984]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:55:24 (synopses and features) ; 2:35:56 (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)
  • Richard J. Clark (Paolo Albiani) ; James Courtney (Pietro) ; Sherrill Milnes (Simon Boccanegra) ; Paul Plishka (Fiesco) ; Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Amelia) ; Vasile Moldoveanu (Gabriele Adorno) ; Dawn Upshaw (Amelia's lady-in-waiting) ; Robert Nagy (A captain) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 29, 1984.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 459 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Leontyne Price ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with George Jellinek, William Livingstone and David Reuben) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Prologue ; Act 1 through "Vieni a mirar" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 -- side 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 459 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R193
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Simon Boccanegra [sound recording] : opera in a prologue and three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito.
Playing Time
005524 023556
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 29, 1984]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 29, 1984]
Cast
Richard J. Clark (Paolo Albiani) ; James Courtney (Pietro) ; Sherrill Milnes (Simon Boccanegra) ; Paul Plishka (Fiesco) ; Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Amelia) ; Vasile Moldoveanu (Gabriele Adorno) ; Dawn Upshaw (Amelia's lady-in-waiting) ; Robert Nagy (A captain) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 49, no. 7 (Dec. 22, 1984).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 29, 1984.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 459 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
Clark, Richard J. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Tomowa-Sintow, Anna, 1941- Performer
Moldoveanu, Vasile. Performer
Upshaw, Dawn. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Price, Leontyne. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
Livingstone, William. Commentator
Reuben, David. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 459 (F) Production notes on file.
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