Research Catalog

Title

Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in four acts... / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo's play, Le roi s'amuse.

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
• Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885.
• MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
• Bergonzi, Carlo.
• D'Angelo, Gianna.
• Díaz, Justino.
• Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020.
• Macurdy, John.
• Ordassy, Carlotta.
• Marsh, Calvin.
• Carelli, Gabor.
• Blair, Lynn.
• Patterson, Robert (Baritone)
• Jones, Junetta.
• Paola, Paul de.
• Santi, Nello.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
• Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013.
• Manuel, Michael.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• McEwen, Terry.
• Jaretzki, Paul.
• Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-
• Weibel, William.
• Robinson, Francis, 1910-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound cassettes (193 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 12, 1964]

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

• Operas
• Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967

Note

• Title from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:09:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:04:00 (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)

• Cornell MacNeil (Rigoletto) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Duke) ; Gianna d'Angelo (Gilda) ; Justino Díaz (Sparafucile) ; Nedda Casei (Maddalena) ; John Macurdy (Monterone) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Giovanna) ; Calvin Marsh (Marullo) ; Gabor Carelli (Borsa) ; Lynn Blair (Countess Ceprano) ; Robert Patterson (Count Ceprano) ; Junetta Jones (Page) ; Paul De Paola (Chief Guard) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 12, 1964.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Marcia Davenport, Risë Stevens and Michael Manuel discuss the Metropolitan Opera National Company) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Terry McEwen, Paul Jaretzki, Luigi Lucioni and William Weibel) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson discusses Geraldine Farrar) ; 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 207 (F)

OCLC

NYPG86-R132

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Composer

Title

Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in four acts... / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo's play, Le roi s'amuse.

Playing Time

010900 020400

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 12, 1964]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 12, 1964]

Cast

Cornell MacNeil (Rigoletto) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Duke) ; Gianna d'Angelo (Gilda) ; Justino Díaz (Sparafucile) ; Nedda Casei (Maddalena) ; John Macurdy (Monterone) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Giovanna) ; Calvin Marsh (Marullo) ; Gabor Carelli (Borsa) ; Lynn Blair (Countess Ceprano) ; Robert Patterson (Count Ceprano) ; Junetta Jones (Page) ; Paul De Paola (Chief Guard) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 29, no. 5 (Dec. 12, 1964).

Event

Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 12, 1964.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Feb. 1986, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Language

Sung in Italian.

Added Author

Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist

Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Roi s'amuse.

MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer

Bergonzi, Carlo. Performer

D'Angelo, Gianna. Performer

Díaz, Justino. Performer

Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020. Performer

Macurdy, John. Performer

Ordassy, Carlotta. Performer

Marsh, Calvin. Performer

Carelli, Gabor. Performer

Blair, Lynn. Performer

Patterson, Robert (Baritone) Performer

Jones, Junetta. Performer

Paola, Paul de. Performer

Santi, Nello. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator

Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013. Commentator

Manuel, Michael. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

McEwen, Terry. Commentator

Jaretzki, Paul. Commentator

Lucioni, Luigi, 1900- Commentator

Weibel, William. Commentator

Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

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 207 (F) Production notes on file.