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Le nozze di Figaro

Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1995.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 32537 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  • Vaness, Carol.
  • Upshaw, Dawn.
  • Ziegler, Delores.
  • Croft, Dwayne.
  • Alaimo, Simone.
  • Loup, François.
  • Christin, Judith.
  • Sénéchal, Michel.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Stevenson, Tony (Tenor)
  • Gonzales, Yvonne.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Habachy, Nimet.
  • Crutchfield, Will.
  • Livingstone, William.
  • Abbate, Carolyn.
  • Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
  • Woitach, Richard.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
5 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 28, 1995]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 28, 1995.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Synopsis of act IV -- CD 4. Act IV ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 5. Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy comments on the autobiographical aspects of Beaumarchais in Figaro; Will Crutchfield in a series of essays on the voice "Vocal registers") -- Synopsis of act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (William Livingstone, host, with Carolyn Abbate, Albert Innaurato and Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act III (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 32537
OCLC
NYPG04-R84
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Composer
Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.
Imprint
[New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1995.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 28, 1995]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 28, 1995]
Performer
Carol Vaness (Countess Almaviva) ; Dawn Upshaw (Susanna) ; Delores Ziegler (Cherubino) ; Dwayne Croft (Count Almaviva) ; Simone Alaimo (Figaro) ; François Loup (Don Bartolo) ; Judith Cristin (Marcellina) ; Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio) ; James Courtney (Antonio) ; Tony Stevenson (Don Curzio) ; Yvonne Gonzales (Barbarina) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 59 no. 9 (Jan.21, 1995).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 28, 1995.
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
Vaness, Carol. Performer
Upshaw, Dawn. Performer
Ziegler, Delores. Performer
Croft, Dwayne. Performer
Alaimo, Simone. Performer
Loup, François. Performer
Christin, Judith. Performer
Sénéchal, Michel. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- Performer
Stevenson, Tony (Tenor) Performer
Gonzales, Yvonne. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
Crutchfield, Will. Commentator
Livingstone, William. Commentator
Abbate, Carolyn. Commentator
Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
Woitach, Richard. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32537
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