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Le nozze di figaro opera in four acts

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

Details

Additional Authors
  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  • Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
  • Guarrera, Frank, 1924-
  • Della Casa, Lisa.
  • Seefried, Irmgard.
  • Kunz, Erich, 1909-1995.
  • Miller, Mildred.
  • Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006.
  • Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Carelli, Gabor.
  • Davidson, Lawrence.
  • Warner, Genevieve.
  • Leone, María (Soprano)
  • Warfield, Sandra.
  • Stiedry, Fritz.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977.
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Gutman, John.
  • Armstead, Horace.
  • Ellison, Charles.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
5 sound tape reels (226 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 26, 1953]
Uniform Title
  • Nozze di Figaro
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan at work (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Nozze di Figaro
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:01:42 (synopses and features) ; 2:45:08 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 26, 1953.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 391 (F)
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news in the air (John Brownlee, host, with Cyril Ritchard and Roberta Peters) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Deems Taylor, Sigmund Spaeth and Walter Ducloux) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. The metropolitan at work (John Gutman, host, with Horace Armstead and Charles Ellison) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Sinfonia ; Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. ct 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks.
Call Number
*LT-10 4940
OCLC
NYPG89-R659
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Title
Le nozze di figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Playing Time
10142 24508
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 26, 1953]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 26, 1953]
Performer
Frank Guarrera (Count Almaviva) ; Lisa della Casa (Countess Almaviva) ; Irmgard Seefried (Susanna) ; Erich Kunz (Figaro) ; Mildred Miller (Cherubino) ; Herta Glaz (Marcellina) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Don Bartolo) ; Alessio De Paolis (Don Basilio) ; Gabor Carelli (Don Curzio) ; Lawrence Davidson (Antonio) ; Genevieve Warner (Barbarina) ; Maria Leone, Sandra Warfield (Two peasant girls) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 18, no. 7 (Dec. 21, 1953).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 26, 1953.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Nov. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 391 (F)
Added Author
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Le mariage de Figaro.
Guarrera, Frank, 1924- Performer
Della Casa, Lisa. Performer
Seefried, Irmgard. Performer
Kunz, Erich, 1909-1995. Performer
Miller, Mildred. Performer
Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006. Performer
Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Davidson, Lawrence. Performer
Warner, Genevieve. Performer
Leone, María (Soprano) Performer
Warfield, Sandra. Performer
Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Commentator
Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977. Commentator
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Gutman, John. Commentator
Armstead, Horace. Commentator
Ellison, Charles. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan at work (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 4940 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 391 (F).
*LTCM 391(F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4940.
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