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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.

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Additional Authors
  • Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
  • Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
  • Güden, Hilde.
  • Roggero, Margaret.
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Gedda, Nicolai.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004.
  • Hines, Jerome, 1921-
  • Marsh, Calvin.
  • Morel, Jean, 1903-1975.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Valency, Maurice, 1903-1996.
  • Bampton,Rose.
  • Tozzi, Giorgio.
  • Behr, Jan.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-
  • Chardon, Yves, 1902-
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999
  • Krawitz, Herman E.
  • Karinska, Barbara.
  • Warren, Frank.
  • Arrighi, Joseph.
  • Novak, Joseph.
  • Hook, Howard J., Jr.
  • 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] Jan. 4, 1958
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 4, 1958.
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: 2:45:07 (opera) ; 1:13:58 (announcements, synopses and intermission features).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Hilde Gűden (Marguerite) ; Margaret Roggero (Siebel) ; Thelma Votipka (Martha) ; Nicolai Gedda (Faust) ; Robert Merrill (Valentin) ; Jerome Hines (Méphistophélès) ; Calvin Marsh (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Morel, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 4, 1958.
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 ; Post-curtain feature (National Council Regional Auditions Chairman Howard J. Hook, Jr., discusses the competition) ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Maurice Valency, host, Rose Bampton, and Giorgio Tozi, who both sing musical examples, discuss Gounod's Faust, Boito's Mefistofele, and Berlioz's Damnation of Faust, with Jan Behr, pianist) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Jay Harrison questions John Brownlee, Edward Downes, and Luigi Lucioni, with cello played by Yves Chardon) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Texaco's Roving Reporter Clifton Fadiman with Herman E. Krawitz, interviews scenery builder Frank Warren, property shop head man Joseph Arrighi, scenic painter Joseph Novak, costumer Barbara Karinska ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 34109
OCLC
NYPG04-R256
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.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 4, 1958
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 4, 1958.
Cast
Hilde Gűden (Marguerite) ; Margaret Roggero (Siebel) ; Thelma Votipka (Martha) ; Nicolai Gedda (Faust) ; Robert Merrill (Valentin) ; Jerome Hines (Méphistophélès) ; Calvin Marsh (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Morel, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 4, 1958.
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.
Güden, Hilde. Performer
Roggero, Margaret. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Gedda, Nicolai. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004. Performer
Hines, Jerome, 1921- Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Morel, Jean, 1903-1975. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Valency, Maurice, 1903-1996. Commentator
Bampton,Rose. Commentator
Tozzi, Giorgio. Commentator
Behr, Jan. Performer
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Lucioni, Luigi, 1900- Commentator
Chardon, Yves, 1902- Performer
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999, interviewer.
Krawitz, Herman E. Commentator
Karinska, Barbara. Commentator
Warren, Frank. Commentator
Arrighi, Joseph. Commentator
Novak, Joseph. Commentator
Hook, Howard J., Jr. 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 34109
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