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La forza del destino : opera in three acts

Title
La forza del destino : radio broadcast, 1952-11-29 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by F. M. Piave.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Publication
Nov. 29, 1952.

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Vichegonov, Lubomir.
  • Milanov, Zinka.
  • Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
  • Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  • Hines, Jerome, 1921-
  • Pechner, Gerhard.
  • Miller, Mildred.
  • Castellano, Laura.
  • Brazis, Algerd.
  • Stiedry, Fritz.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Jenkins, Judge Edna.
  • Pinza, Ezio.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound tape reels (237 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Nov. 29, 1952
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Nov. 29, 1952.
Uniform Title
  • Forza del destino
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Forza del destino
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:10:54 (synopses and features) ; 2:45:50 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 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, Nov. 29, 1952.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 329 (F)
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1, scene 1 and 2 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Judge Edna Jenkins and Ezio Pinza) ; Synopsis of act 2, scene 1 and 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Sigmund Spaeth, Deems Taylor and Walter Ducloux) ; Synopsis of act 3, scenes 1 and 2 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- side 3. Sinfonia through "Pui tranquilla l'alma sento" -- side 4. "E ferma il voto?" through synopsis of act scene 2 -- side 5. "Nè gustare n'è dato" through end of act 2 -- side 6. Act 3.
Call Number
*LTCM 329 (F)
OCLC
NYPG89-R39
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
La forza del destino : radio broadcast, 1952-11-29 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by F. M. Piave.
Imprint
Nov. 29, 1952.
Playing Time
11054 24550
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Nov. 29, 1952
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Nov. 29, 1952.
Performer
Lubomir Vichegonov (Marquis of Calatrava) ; Zinka Milanov (Leonora) ; Leonard Warren (Don Carlo) ; Richard Tucker (Don Alvaro) ; Jerome Hines (Padre Guardiano) ; Gerhard Pechner (Fra Melitone) ; Mildred Miller (Preziosilla) ; Laura Castellano (Curra) ; Algerd Brazis (Surgeon) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 17, no. 4 (Nov. 24, 1952).
Event
Live Broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Nov. 29, 1952.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Feb. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs ; : 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 329 (F)
Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Vichegonov, Lubomir. Performer
Milanov, Zinka. Performer
Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
Hines, Jerome, 1921- Performer
Pechner, Gerhard. Performer
Miller, Mildred. Performer
Castellano, Laura. Performer
Brazis, Algerd. Performer
Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Jenkins, Judge Edna. Commentator
Pinza, Ezio. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. 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 329 (F)
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