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Additional authors

1. Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852
2. Tucker, Robert, 1914-1975
3. Price, Leontyne
4. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
5. Dalis, Irene
6. Macurdy, John
7. Nagy, Robert, 1929-2008
8. Martin, Janis, 1939-
9. Tomanelli, Carlo
10. Weiss, Rob
11. Schippers, Thomas
12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
13. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
14. Masiello, Alberta
15. Behr, Jan
16. Hubay, Alfred
17. Merkling, Frank
18. Robinson, Francis, 1910-1980
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
20. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (222 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 18, 1964\640118\]

Uniform title

1. Trovatore
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program).
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program).
4. Biographies in music (Radio program).
5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Trovatore

Subject

1. Price, Leontyne
2. Sayão, Bidú
3. Operas

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Edward Downes interviews Leontyne Price ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning: Downes, Alberta Masiello, Jan Behr, Alfred Hubay and Frank Merkling -- side 2. Opera quiz, conclusion ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music: Francis Robinson recalls Bidú Sayão ; 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

1. *LTCM 192 (F)

Language

1. Italian

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
3. Durations: 1:32:15 (synopses and features) ; 2:10:00 (opera).
4. With production notes and official cast list (6 p.).

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 18, 1964.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Il trovatore [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.

Playing time

1. 013215 021000

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 18, 1964\640118\]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 18, 1964\640118\]

Performer

1. Richard Tucker (Manrico) ; Leontyne Price (Leonora) ; Robert Merrill (Count di Luna) ; Irene Dalis (Azucena) ; John Macurdy (Ferrando) ; Robert Nagy (Ruiz) ; Janis Martin (Inez) ; Carlo Tomanelli (Gypsy) ; Hal Roberts (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 28, no. 10 (Jan. 18, 1964).

Event

1. Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 18, 1964.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Dec. 1985, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Added author

1. Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist
2. Tucker, Robert, 1914-1975. Performer
3. Price, Leontyne. Performer
4. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004, singer.
5. Dalis, Irene. Performer
6. Macurdy, John. Performer
7. Nagy, Robert, 1929-2008, singer.
8. Martin, Janis, 1939- Performer
9. Tomanelli, Carlo. Performer
10. Weiss, Rob. Performer
11. Schippers, Thomas. Conductor
12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
13. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.
14. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
15. Behr, Jan. Commentator
16. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
17. Merkling, Frank. Commentator
18. Robinson, Francis, 1910-1980, commentator.
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program).
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program).
3. Biographies in music (Radio program).
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 192 (F) \(Production notes on file.)