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Manon Lescaut lyric drama in four acts

Title
Manon Lescaut [sound recording] : lyric drama in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva, Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa and Giulio Ricordi, based on the novel by Abbé Prévost.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Additional Authors
  • Praga, Marco, 1862-1929.
  • Oliva, Domenico, 1860-1917.
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912.
  • Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
  • Redmann, Kirk.
  • Moldoveanu, Vasile.
  • Carlson, Lenus.
  • Malas, Spiro.
  • Berberian, Ara.
  • Maliponte, Adriana.
  • Kesling, Diane.
  • Green, Constance.
  • Goldberg, Judith.
  • Bystrom, Barbara.
  • Wright, Carole.
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Darrenkamp, John.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Christopher, Russell.
  • Santi, Nello.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Habachy, Nimet.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Hubay, Alfred.
  • Bernheimer, Martin.
  • McNally, Terrence.
  • Edgerton, William.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (196 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 2, 1985]
Uniform Title
  • Manon Lescaut
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Manon Lescaut
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:11:06 (synopses and features) ; 2:04:51 (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, Mar. 2, 1985.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 468 (F)
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen ; Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alfred Hubay, Terrence McNally and Martin Bernheimer) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 ; Third intermission feature (William Edgerton) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Allen) -- side 3. Prelude ; Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Intermezzo ; Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 468 (f)
OCLC
NYPG91-R201
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Manon Lescaut [sound recording] : lyric drama in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Marco Praga, Domenico Oliva, Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa and Giulio Ricordi, based on the novel by Abbé Prévost.
Playing Time
011106 020451
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 2, 1985]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 2, 1985]
Performer
Kirk Redmann (Edmondo) ; Vasile Moldoveanu (Des Grieux) ; Lenus Carlson (Lescaut) ; Spiro Malas (An innkeeper) ; Ara Berberian (Geronte) ; Adriana Maliponte (Manon Lescaut) ; Diane Kesling (A musician) ; Constance Green, Judith Goldberg, Barbara Bystrom and Carole Wright (Madrigal singer's) ; Andrea Velis (Dancing Master) ; John Darrenkamp (A sergeant) ; Charles Anthony (A lamplighter) ; Russell Christopher (A sea captain) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 49, no. 12 (Mar. 2, 1985).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 2, 1985.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 468 (F)
Added Author
Praga, Marco, 1862-1929. Librettist
Oliva, Domenico, 1860-1917. Librettist
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912. Librettist
Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Manon Lescaut.
Redmann, Kirk. Performer
Moldoveanu, Vasile. Performer
Carlson, Lenus. Performer
Malas, Spiro. Performer
Berberian, Ara. Performer
Maliponte, Adriana. Performer
Kesling, Diane. Performer
Green, Constance. Performer
Goldberg, Judith. Performer
Bystrom, Barbara. Performer
Wright, Carole. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Darrenkamp, John. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Christopher, Russell. Performer
Santi, Nello. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator
McNally, Terrence. Commentator
Edgerton, William. 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 468 (f) \(Production notes in listening room.)
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