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Otello opera in four acts

Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's tragedy.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Ralf, Torsten, 1901-1954.
  • Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Marlowe, Anthony.
  • Moscona, Nicola.
  • Schon, Kenneth.
  • Ezekiel, Wellington.
  • Roman, Stella.
  • Lipton, Martha, 1920-
  • Szell, George, 1897-1970.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
2 sound tape reels (130 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 23, 1946]
Uniform Title
  • Otello
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Otello
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 2:10:53.
  • Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 23, 1946.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 430 (F)
Contents
side 1. Act 1 -- side 2. Act 2 -- side 3. Act 3 -- side 4. Act 4.
Call Number
*LT-10 6100
OCLC
NYPG90-R1270
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's tragedy.
Playing Time
21053
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 23, 1946]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 23, 1946]
Performer
Torsten Ralf (Otello) ; Leonard Warren (Iago) ; Alessio De Paolis (Cassio) ; Anthony Marlowe (Roderigo) ; Nicola Moscona (Lodovico) ; Kenneth Schon (Montano) ; Wellington Ezekiel (A Herald) ; Stella Roman (Desdemona) ; Martha Lipton (Emilia) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; George Szell, conductor.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 10, no. 16 (Feb. 18, 1946).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 23, 1946.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in June 1990, from aluminum-based acetates (6 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 430 (F)
Added Author
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Ralf, Torsten, 1901-1954. Performer
Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Marlowe, Anthony. Performer
Moscona, Nicola. Performer
Schon, Kenneth. Performer
Ezekiel, Wellington. Performer
Roman, Stella. Performer
Lipton, Martha, 1920- Performer
Szell, George, 1897-1970. Conductor
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 6100 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 430 (F).
*LTCM 430 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 6100.
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