Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876
2. Raffanti, Dano
3. Best, Michael
4. Di Franco, Loretta
5. Quilico, Louis
6. Darrenkamp, John
7. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
8. Clark, Richard J.
9. Macurdy, John
10. Blegen, Judith
11. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah
12. Hulse, Beverly
13. Paola, Paul de
14. Jones, Isola
15. Santi, Nello
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016
17. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013
18. McNally, Terrence
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
20. Livingstone, William
21. Bonelli, Peter
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (179 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 6, 1985]

Uniform title

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

Alternative title

1. Rigoletto

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Terrence McNally) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peter Bonelli, William Livingstone and Terrence McNally) -- side 2. Quiz concluded ; Synopsis of act 3 -- side 3. Act 1 through "Deh mon parlare al misero" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 -- side 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 473 (f)

Language

1. Italian

Note

1. Sung in Itlaian.
2. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
3. Durations: 0:54:56 (synopses and features) ; 2:04:09 (opera).
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 6, 1985.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 473 (F)

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto Francesco Maria Piave.

Playing time

1. 005456 020409

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 6, 1985]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 6, 1985]

Performer

1. Dano Raffanti (The Duke of Mantua) ; Michael Best (Borsa) ; Loretta Di Franco (Countess Ceprano) ; Louis Quilico (Rigoletto) ; John Darrenkamp (Marullo) ; Richard Vernon (Count Ceprano) ; Richard J. Clark (Monterone) ; John Macurdy (Sparafucile) ; Judith Blegen (Gilda) ; Batyah Godfrey (Giovanna) ; Beverly Hulse (A page) ; Paul De Paola (Chief Guard) ; Isola Jones (Maddalena) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 49, no. 14 (Mar. 30, 1985).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 6, 1985.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 473 (F)

Added author

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
2. Raffanti, Dano. Performer
3. Best, Michael. Performer
4. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
5. Quilico, Louis. Performer
6. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
7. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
8. Clark, Richard J. Performer
9. Macurdy, John. Performer
10. Blegen, Judith. Performer
11. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah. Performer
12. Hulse, Beverly. Performer
13. Paola, Paul de. Performer
14. Jones, Isola. Performer
15. Santi, Nello. Conductor
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016, commentator.
17. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013, commentator.
18. McNally, Terrence, commentator.
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.
20. Livingstone, William. Commentator
21. Bonelli, Peter. Commentator
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Research call number

1. *LTCM 473 (f) \(Production notes on file.)