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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
  1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1952-02-16 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Marimée's story.
Author
  1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  2. Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  4. Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  5. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  6. Conner, Nadine
  7. Silveri, Paolo
  8. Hawkins, Osie
  9. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  10. Amara, Lucine
  11. Roggero, Margaret
  12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  13. De Paolis, Alessio
  14. Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963.
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  16. Goldovsky, Boris
  17. Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007.
  18. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  19. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  20. Ducloux, Walter
  21. Bagar, Robert
  22. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  23. Munsel, Patrice, 1925-
  24. Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
  25. Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984.
  26. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
  27. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  28. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 4 sound tape reels (225 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 16, 1952]
Uniform title
  1. Carmen
  2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Carmen
  2. "How I became an opera singer" (Interviews)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Live sound recordings
  2. Operas
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Gian Carlo Menotti) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with George Marek, Walter Ducloux and Robert Bagar) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; 3rd intermission feature (Deems Taylor, host, with Patrice Munsel, Regina Resnik, Jan Peerce and Leonard Warren) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Prelude through "Seguidilla" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through Finale -- side 5. End of act 2 through act 3 -- side 6. Entr'acte through act 4.
Call number
  1. *LT-10 4909
Note
  1. Sung in French.
  2. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  3. Durations: 1:08:21 (synopses and features) ; 2:36:42 (opera).
  4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 16, 1952.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 360 (F)
Author
  1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
  1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1952-02-16 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Marimée's story.
Playing time
  1. 10821 23642
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 16, 1952]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 16, 1952]
Performer
  1. Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Richard Tucker (Don José) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Paolo Silveri (Escamillo) ; Osie Hawkins (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Lucine Amara (Frasquita) ; Margaret Roggero (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Reiner, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 16, no. 15 (Feb. 11, 1952).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 16, 1952.
Original version
  1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in June 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 360 (F)
Added author
  1. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
  2. Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
  3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
  4. Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
  5. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
  6. Conner, Nadine. Performer
  7. Silveri, Paolo. Performer
  8. Hawkins, Osie. Performer
  9. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
  10. Amara, Lucine. Performer
  11. Roggero, Margaret. Performer
  12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
  13. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
  14. Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963. Conductor
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  16. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
  17. Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Commentator
  18. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
  19. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
  20. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
  21. Bagar, Robert. Commentator
  22. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
  23. Munsel, Patrice, 1925- Commentator
  24. Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Commentator
  25. Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984. Commentator
  26. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Commentator
  27. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. "How I became an opera singer" (Interviews)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LT-10 4909 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 360 (F).
  2. *LTCM 360 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4909.
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