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Rigoletto opera in four acts, in Italian

Title
Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in four acts, in Italian / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo's play "Le roi s'amuse".
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Bergonzi, Carlo.
  • Moffo, Anna.
  • Michalski, Raymond.
  • Love, Shirley.
  • Ordassy, Carlotta.
  • Díaz, Justino.
  • Boucher, Gene.
  • Carelli, Gabor.
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Di Franco, Loretta.
  • Forst, Judith.
  • Paola, Paul de.
  • Cleva, Fausto.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Coveney, John.
  • De Schauensee, Max.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Biographies in music (Radio program)
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (199 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1968-12-07 (Dec. 7, 1968)]
Uniform Title
  • Rigoletto
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Rigoletto
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Titles from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:11:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:08:00 (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, Dec. 7, 1968.
Contents
Side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Season greeting with Rudolf Bing ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz with quizmaster Edward Downes and panelists Max de Schauensee, Boris Goldovsky and John Coveney ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music: Francis Robinson talks about Risë Stevens -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross)
Call Number
*LTCM 287 (F)
OCLC
NYPG88-R34
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in four acts, in Italian / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo's play "Le roi s'amuse".
Playing Time
011100 020800
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1968-12-07 (Dec. 7, 1968)]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1968-12-07 (Dec. 7, 1968)]
Performer
Robert Merrill (Rigoletto) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Duke) ; Anna Moffo (Gilda) ; Raymond Michalski (Sparafucile) ; Shirley Love (Maddalena) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Giovanna) ; Justino Díaz (Monterone) ; Gene Boucher (Marullo) ; Gabor Carelli (Borsa) ; Paul Plishka (Count Ceprano) ; Loretta Di Franco (Countess Ceprano) ; Judith Forst (Page) ; Paul De Paola (Chief Guard) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 33, no. 6 (Dec. 7, 1968).
Event
Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 7, 1968.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Dec. 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Roi s'amuse.
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
Bergonzi, Carlo. Performer
Moffo, Anna. Performer
Michalski, Raymond. Performer
Love, Shirley. Performer
Ordassy, Carlotta. Performer
Díaz, Justino. Performer
Boucher, Gene. Performer
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
Forst, Judith. Performer
Paola, Paul de. Performer
Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Coveney, John. Commentator
De Schauensee, Max. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Biographies in music (Radio program)
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)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 287 (F) Production notes in listening room.
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