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Faust opera in four acts

Title
Faust [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Part I of Goethe's drama.
Author
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2004]

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Additional Authors
  • Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
  • Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
  • Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
  • Elias, Rosalind.
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Campora, Giuseppe.
  • Guarrera, Frank, 1923-
  • Hines, Jerome, 1921-
  • Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
  • Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
  • McGinley, Laurence J.
  • Smith, Carleton Sprague, 1905-1994.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Cleva, Fausto.
  • De Schauensee, Max.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  • Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
  • London, George, 1920-1985.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 4, 1956.
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
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 2:44:27 (opera) ; 1:01:02 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Dorothy Kirsten (Marguerite) ; Rosalind Elias (Siebel) ; Thelma Votipka (Martha) ; Giuseppe Campora (Faust) ; Frank Guarrera (Valentin) ; Jerome Hines (Méphistophélès) ; Lawrence Davidson (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Pierre Monteux, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 4, 1956.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Norman Dello Joio speaks with Fordham University President Rev. Laurence J. McGinley and Dr. Carleton Sprague Smith about genius) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence questions Fausto Cleva, Max de Schauensee, and Jay Harrison) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Texaco's Roving Opera Reporter Clifton Fadiman with Regina Resnik, George London, and Robert Merrill in funny anecdotes) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 34095
OCLC
NYPG04-R254
Author
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Title
Faust [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Part I of Goethe's drama.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2004]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 4, 1956.
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 4, 1956.
Cast
Dorothy Kirsten (Marguerite) ; Rosalind Elias (Siebel) ; Thelma Votipka (Martha) ; Giuseppe Campora (Faust) ; Frank Guarrera (Valentin) ; Jerome Hines (Méphistophélès) ; Lawrence Davidson (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Pierre Monteux, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 4, 1956.
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.
Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. Performer
Elias, Rosalind. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Campora, Giuseppe. Performer
Guarrera, Frank, 1923- Performer
Hines, Jerome, 1921- Performer
Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone) Performer
Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
McGinley, Laurence J. Commentator
Smith, Carleton Sprague, 1905-1994. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Cleva, Fausto. Commentator
De Schauensee, Max. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Commentator
Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Commentator
London, George, 1920-1985. Commentator
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004. 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 34095
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