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La traviata opera in four acts...

Title
La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts... / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, founded on La dame aux camélias, novel and play by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Slezak, Leo, 1873-1946.
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895.
  • Tucci, Gabriella.
  • Morell, Barry.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Pracht, Mary Ellen.
  • Blair, Lynn.
  • Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Reitan, Roald.
  • Carelli, Gabor.
  • Kuestner, Charles.
  • Sliker, Peter.
  • Cleva, Fausto.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Zeffirelli, Franco.
  • Short, Winifred.
  • Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
  • Merkling, Frank.
  • Slezak, Walter, 1902-
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (196 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 16, 1963\630316\]
Uniform Title
  • Traviata
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program).
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program).
  • Biographies in music (Radio program).
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Traviata
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Titles from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:15:30 (synopses and features) ; 2:00:50 (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, Mar. 16, 1963.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Edward Downes interviews Franco Zeffirelli ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Downes, Winifred Short, Frank Merkling, Walter Ducloux and Walter Slezak -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music: Francis Robinson and Walter Slezak discuss Leo Slezak ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 181 (F)
OCLC
NYPG85-R469
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts... / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, founded on La dame aux camélias, novel and play by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
Playing Time
011530 020050
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 16, 1963\630316\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 16, 1963\630316\]
Performer
Gabriella Tucci (Violetta) ; Barry Morell (Alfredo) ; Robert Merrill (Germont) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (Flora) ; Lynn Blair (Annina) ; Louis Sgarro (Doctor Grenvil) ; George Cehanovsky (Marquis d'Obigny) ; Roald Reitan (Baron Douphol) ; Gabor Carelli (Gastone) ; Charles Kuestner (Giuseppe) ; Peter Sliker (gardener) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 27, no. 19 (Mar. 16, 1983).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 16, 1963.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1985, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Added Author
Slezak, Leo, 1873-1946.
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895. Dame aux camelias.
Tucci, Gabriella. Performer
Morell, Barry. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
Pracht, Mary Ellen. Performer
Blair, Lynn. Performer
Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Reitan, Roald. Performer
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Kuestner, Charles. Performer
Sliker, Peter. Performer
Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Zeffirelli, Franco. Commentator
Short, Winifred. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator
Merkling, Frank. Commentator
Slezak, Walter, 1902- Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program).
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program).
Biographies in music (Radio program).
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 181 (F) \(Production notes in listening room.)
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