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Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts...

Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts... / Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, after Gozzi and Schiller.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Publication
Feb. 24, 1962.

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Additional Authors
  • Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
  • Adler, Kurt, 1907-1977.
  • Albanese, Licia.
  • Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Behr, Jan.
  • Corelli, Franco.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Ferraro, Edilio.
  • Flagello, Ezio.
  • Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806.
  • Guarrera, Frank, 1923-
  • Gutman, John.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Longone, Carol.
  • Marsh, Calvin.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Nilsson, Birgit.
  • Raisa, Rosa, 1893-1963.
  • Schumer, Harry G.
  • Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
Description
on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (179 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 24, 1962
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 24, 1962.
Uniform Title
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Titles from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:59:20 (synopses and features) ; 2:00:00 (opera).
  • With production notes and official cast list (6 p.).
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news,
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 24, 1962.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: John Gutman interviews Rosa Raisa ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz: Edward Downes, Jay Harrison, Jan Behr, Harry G. Schumer and Carol Longone ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 157 (F)
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts... / Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, after Gozzi and Schiller.
Imprint
Feb. 24, 1962.
Playing Time
005920 020000
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 24, 1962
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 24, 1962.
Performer
Birgit Nilsson (Turandot) ; Franco Corelli (Calaf) ; Licia Albanese (Liu) ; Frank Guarrera (Ping) ; Robert Nagy (Pang) ; Charles Anthony (Pong) ; Ezio Flagello (Timur) ; Alessio de Paolis (Emperor Altoum) ; Calvin Marsh (Mandarin) ; Edilio Ferraro (Prince of Persia) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Kurt Adler, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast annoncer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 26, no. 15 (Feb. 24, 1962).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 24, 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.).
Added Author
Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954. Composer
Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist
Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist
Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806. Turandot.
Nilsson, Birgit. Performer
Corelli, Franco. Performer
Albanese, Licia. Performer
Guarrera, Frank, 1923- Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Flagello, Ezio. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Ferraro, Edilio. Performer
Adler, Kurt, 1907-1977. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Gutman, John. Commentator
Raisa, Rosa, 1893-1963. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Longone, Carol. Commentator
Behr, Jan. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Schumer, Harry G. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. 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)
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Research Call Number
*LTCM 157 (F) \(Production notes in listening room.)
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