Research Catalog

Title

Orfeo ed Euridice [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Christoph Willibald von Gluck ; libretto by Raniero di Calzabigi.

Author

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795.
• Meyer, Kerstin.
• Amara, Lucine.
• Rothenberger, Anneliese.
• Morel, Jean, 1903-1975.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Zeffirelli, Franco.
• Ducloux, Walter.
• Manuel, Michael.
• Haas, Karl.
• Gerald, Peter.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (179 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 10, 1962\620310\]

Uniform Title

• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Operas
• Zeffirelli, Franco > Interviews

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:00:00 (synopses and features) ; 1:58:15 (opera).
• Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 10, 1962.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Edward Downes interviews Franco Zeffirelli) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Walter Ducloux, Michael Manuel, Peter Gerald and Karl Haas) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call Number

*LTCM 159 (F)

OCLC

NYPG85-R402

Author

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.

Title

Orfeo ed Euridice [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Christoph Willibald von Gluck ; libretto by Raniero di Calzabigi.

Playing Time

010020 015815

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 10, 1962\620310\]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 10, 1962\620310\]

Performer

Kerstin Meyer (Orfeo) ; Lucine Amara (Euridice) ; Anneliese Rothenberger (Amore) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Morel, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 26, no. 17 (Mar. 10, 1962).

Event

Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 10, 1962.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in July 1985, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Language

Sung in Italian.

Added Author

Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795. Librettist

Meyer, Kerstin. Performer

Amara, Lucine. Performer

Rothenberger, Anneliese. Performer

Morel, Jean, 1903-1975. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Zeffirelli, Franco. Commentator

Ducloux, Walter. Commentator

Manuel, Michael. Commentator

Haas, Karl. Commentator

Gerald, Peter. 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 159 (F) Production notes on file.