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Additional authors

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872
3. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832
4. Gedda, Nicolai
5. Lorengar, Pilar
6. Siepi, Cesare
7. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
8. Baldwin, Marcia
9. Love, Shirley
10. Christopher, Russell
11. Varviso, Silvio
12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
13. Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997
14. Butler, Henry
15. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
16. Masiello, Alberta
17. Coveney, John
18. Harrison , Jay
19. Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-1988
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. on 7 sides of 4 sound cassettes (243 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 18, 1969]

Uniform title

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

Alternative title

1. Faust

Subject

1. Operas.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Henry Butler reads viewer questions to Rudolf Bing ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz, with quizmaster Edward Downes and panelists Alberta Masiello, John Coveney, Jay Harrison and Luigi Lucioni ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 through Chorale of the Swords -- side 4. Act 1, conclusion ; Act 2 through quartet -- side 5. Act 2, conclusion ; Act 3 to "Qu'attendez-vous encore?" -- side 6. Act 3, from "Que voulez-vous, messieurs?" through Walpurgis Night Ballet -- side 7. Act III, final scene (Prison scene) ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LTCM 293 (F)

Language

1. Italian

Note

1. Sung in French.
2. Titles from Opera news.
3. Durations: 0:53:00 (synopses and features) ; 3:10:30 (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, 1969.

Author

1. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.

Playing time

1. 005300 031030

Performer

1. Nicolai Gedda (Faust) ; Pilar Lorengar (Marguerite) ; Cesare Siepi (Méphilstophélès) ; Robert Merrill (Valentin) ; Marcia Baldwin (Siébel) ; Sirley Love (Marthe) ; Russell Christopher (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Silvio Varviso, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 33, no. 12 (Jan. 18, 1969).

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Jan. 1988, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Research call number

1. *LTCM 293 (F) Production notes on file.