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Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia : intermission features [sound recording].

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Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia : intermission features [sound recording].

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AudioUse in library *LTCM 312 (F)Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Butler, Henry.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Merrill, Nathaniel.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
  • Mohr, Richard.
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis (Opdycke)
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Slezak, Walter, 1902-
  • Tozzi, Giorgio.
Description
1 sound cassette (65 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 27, 1969]
Uniform Title
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Cataloger's title.
  • Intermission features for Metropolitan Opera broadcast which, due to labor disputes, consisted of a commercial recording of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia.
  • Opera broadcast on this date from RCA Victor LM 6143.
  • Discs available in Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives (*LRXA 381).
  • Duration: 1:04:45.
  • Production notes (2 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news,
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast from New York, Dec. 27, 1969.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Henry Butler moderates a singers' roundtable discussion with Roberta Peters, Robert Merrill and Giorgio Tozzi ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz, with quizmaster Edward downes and panelists Mary Ellis Peltz, Walter Slezak, Nathaniel Merrill, and Richard Mohr ; Synopsis of act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 312 (F)
Title
Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia : intermission features [sound recording].
Playing Time
010445
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 27, 1969]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 27, 1969]
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 34, nos.9, 10 (Dec. 27, 1969 and Jan. 3, 1970).
Event
Originally broadcast from New York, Dec. 27, 1969.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Jun. 1988, from portions of masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Added Author
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Commentator
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Commentator
Tozzi, Giorgio. Commentator
Butler, Henry. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis (Opdycke) Commentator
Slezak, Walter, 1902- Commentator
Merrill, Nathaniel. Commentator
Mohr, Richard. Commentator
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 312 (F) Production notes in listening room.
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