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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1953-01-31 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

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Additional Authors
  • Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  • Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  • Barbieri, Fedora.
  • Del Monaco, Mario, 1915-
  • Güden, Hilde.
  • Guarrera, Frank, 1924-
  • Hawkins, Osie.
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Amara, Lucine.
  • Roggero, Margaret.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • London, George, 1920-1985.
  • Sherman, Thomas.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Frankenstein, Alfred B.
  • Lord, Oswald B., Mrs.
  • Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound tape reels (218 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 31, 1953]
Uniform Title
  • Carmen
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Carmen
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • "Met Drive" (Interviews)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in French.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:08:48 (synopses and features) ; 2:29:43 (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, Jan. 31, 1953.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 338 (F)
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with George London and Thomas Sherman) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Sigmund Spaeth, Walter Ducloux and Alfred B. Frankenstein) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; "Met Drive" (Mrs Oswald B. Lord, Alfred B. Frankenstein and Arthur Godfrey) ; Synopsis of act 4 and Closing remarks (Cross) -- side 3. Prelude Through "Seguidilla" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4.
Call Number
*LT-10 4888
OCLC
NYPG89-R62
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1953-01-31 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Playing Time
10848 22943
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 31, 1953]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 31, 1953]
Performer
Fedora Barbieri (Carmen) ; Mario Del Monaco (Don José) ; Hilde Gueden (Micaela) ; Frank Guarrera (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:
Opera news, v. 17, no. 13 (Jan. 26, 1953).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 31, 1953.
Original Version
Preservation tapes recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 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 338 (F)
Added Author
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
Barbieri, Fedora. Performer
Del Monaco, Mario, 1915- Performer
Güden, Hilde. Performer
Guarrera, Frank, 1924- Performer
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Amara, Lucine. Performer
Roggero, Margaret. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
London, George, 1920-1985. Commentator
Sherman, Thomas. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Frankenstein, Alfred B. Commentator
Lord, Oswald B., Mrs. Commentator
Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983. 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)
"Met Drive" (Interviews)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 4888 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 338 (F).
*LTCM 338 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4888.
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