Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
2. Zylis-Gara, Teresa
3. Ciannella, Giuliano
4. Elvira, Pablo, 1937-2000.
5. Capecchi, Renato
6. Creech, Philip
7. Jones, Isola
8. Der Derian, Suzanne
9. Ball, Susan (Singer)
10. Olson, Joyce
11. Schichtanz, Judit
12. Christopher, Russell
13. Bertolino, Mario (Singer)
14. Talley, Dana
15. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
16. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
17. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
18. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
19. Goldovsky, Boris
20. Downes, Edward, 1911-
21. Masiello, Alberta
22. Livingstone, William
23. Jacobson, Robert M.
24. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
25. Malfitano, Catherine
26. Robbins, Julien
27. Norden, Betsy
28. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
29. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 21, 1981]

Uniform title

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

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Act IV ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alberta Masiello, Robert Jacobson, William Livingstone and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of act III (Allen) ; Singers' roundtable (Livingstone, host, with Catherine Malfitano, Betsy Norden and Julien Robbins) ; Synopsis of act IV (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 32031

Note

1. Compact discs.
2. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 21, 1981.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. Manon Lescaut [sound recording] : lyric drama in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini, based on the novel by Abbé Prévost.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c1981.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 21, 1981]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 21, 1981]

Performer

1. Teresa Zylis-Gara (Manon) ; Giuliano Ciannella (Des Grieux) ; Pablo Elvira (Lescaut) ; Renato Capecchi (Geronte) ; Philip Creech (Edmondo) ; Isola Jones (Singer) ; Suzanne Der Derian, Susan Ball, Joyce Olson, Judit Schichtanz (Madrigal musicians) ; Russell Christopher (Ship's captain) ; Mario Bertolino (Inkeeper) ; Dana Talley (Lamplighter) ; Richard Vernon (Sergeant of archers) ; Andrea Velis (Dancing master) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 45, no. 15 (Mar. 14, 1981).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 21, 1981.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Manon Lescaut.
2. Zylis-Gara, Teresa. Performer
3. Ciannella, Giuliano. Performer
4. Elvira, Pablo, 1937-2000. Performer
5. Capecchi, Renato. Performer
6. Creech, Philip. Performer
7. Jones, Isola. Performer
8. Der Derian, Suzanne. Performer
9. Ball, Susan (Singer) Performer
10. Olson, Joyce. Performer
11. Schichtanz, Judit. Performer
12. Christopher, Russell. Performer
13. Bertolino, Mario (Singer) Performer
14. Talley, Dana. Performer
15. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
16. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
17. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
18. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
19. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
20. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
21. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
22. Livingstone, William. Commentator
23. Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
24. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
25. Malfitano, Catherine. Commentator
26. Robbins, Julien. Commentator
27. Norden, Betsy. Commentator
28. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32031