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Le nozze di Figaro opera in four acts

Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

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Additional Authors
  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  • Tozzi, Giorgio.
  • Raskin, Judith.
  • Della Casa, Lisa.
  • Prey, Hermann, 1929-1998.
  • Stratas, Teresa.
  • Kriese, Gladys.
  • Esparza, Elfego.
  • Caruso, Mariano.
  • Carelli, Gabor.
  • Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  • Blair, Lynn.
  • Di Franco, Loretta.
  • Shawn, Dorothy.
  • Rosenstock, Joseph, 1895-1985.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  • Manski, Dorothee.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Gray, Charles (Singer)
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • McEwen, Terry.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (213 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 2, 1965]
Uniform Title
  • Nozze di Figaro
  • 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
Nozze di Figaro
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:03:40 (synopses and features) ; 2:47:25 (opera).
  • With production notes and official cast list (6 p.).
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 2, 1965.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Rebroadcast of Dec. 26, 1961 with Clifton Fadiman, Dorothee Manski, Deems Taylor, Milton Cross and Charles Gray ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Edward Downes, Walter Ducloux, Boris Goldovsky, Jay Harrison and Terry McEwen ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Biographies in music: Francis Robinson discusses Beniamino Gigli ; 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 210 (f)
OCLC
NYPG86-R135
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Playing Time
010340 024725
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 2, 1965]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 2, 1965]
Performer
Giorgio Tozzi (Figaro) ; Judith Raskin (Susanna) ; Lisa Della Casa (Countess Almaviva) ; Hermann Prey (Count Almaviva) ; Teresa Stratas (Cherubino) ; Gladys Kriese (Marcellina) ; Elfego Esparza (Dr. Bartolo) ; Mariano Caruso (Don Basilio) ; Gabor Carelli (Don Curzio) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Antonio) ; Lynn Blair (Barbarina) ; Loretta Di Franco, Dorothy Shawn (peasant girls) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Joseph Rosenstock, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 29, no. 8 (Jan. 2, 1965).
Event
Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 2, 1965.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1986, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Added Author
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
Raskin, Judith. Performer
Della Casa, Lisa. Performer
Prey, Hermann, 1929-1998. Performer
Stratas, Teresa. Performer
Kriese, Gladys. Performer
Esparza, Elfego. Performer
Caruso, Mariano. Performer
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Blair, Lynn. Performer
Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
Shawn, Dorothy. Performer
Rosenstock, Joseph, 1895-1985. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Commentator
Manski, Dorothee. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Gray, Charles (Singer) Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
McEwen, Terry. 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 210 (f) Production notes filed in listening room)
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