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Il barbiere di Siviglia : opera in three acts

Title
Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 1943-04-10 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]

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Additional Authors
  • Sterbini, Cesare, 1783-1851.
  • Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
  • Sayão, Bidú.
  • Martini, Nino, 1905-1976.
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
  • Pinza, Ezio.
  • Petina, Irra, 1907-
  • Harrell, Mack.
  • Dudley, John.
  • St. Leger, Frank.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Cordon, Norman.
  • Lausche, Frank John, 1895-1990.
  • Bricker, John W. (John William), 1893-1986.
  • Sidlow, Thomas H.
  • Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
  • Loesser, Arthur, 1894-1969.
  • Elwell, Herbert, 1898-1974.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • 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] Apr. 10, 1943.
Uniform Title
  • Barbiere di Siviglia
  • Opera victory rally (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Barbiere di Siviglia
Subject
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 53:07 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:33:11 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news,
Performer (note)
  • Bidú Sayão (Rosina) ; Nino Martini (Count Almaviva) ; John Brownlee (Figaro) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Bartolo) ; Ezio Pinza (Basilio) ; Irra Petina (Berta) ; Mack Harrell (Fiorello) ; John Dudley (Sergeant) ; Metropoplitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Frank St. Leger, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, Apr. 10, 1943.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Star-spangled banner ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera victory rally (Norman Cordon, host, introduces Thomas H. Sidlow, rally chairman, Cleveland mayor Frank J. Lausche, and Ohio governor John W. Bricker) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera forum quiz (Olin Downes questions Arthur Loesser, Herbert Elwell, and Robert Lawrence ) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32728
Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
Title
Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 1943-04-10 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 10, 1943.
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 10, 1943.
Cast
Bidú Sayão (Rosina) ; Nino Martini (Count Almaviva) ; John Brownlee (Figaro) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Bartolo) ; Ezio Pinza (Basilio) ; Irra Petina (Berta) ; Mack Harrell (Fiorello) ; John Dudley (Sergeant) ; Metropoplitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Frank St. Leger, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 7 (Mar. 29, 1943).
Event
Live broadcast from the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, Apr. 10, 1943.
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Sterbini, Cesare, 1783-1851. Librettist
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Barbier de Séville.
Sayão, Bidú. Performer
Martini, Nino, 1905-1976. Performer
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Performer
Pinza, Ezio. Performer
Petina, Irra, 1907- Performer
Harrell, Mack. Performer
Dudley, John. Performer
St. Leger, Frank. cnd.
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Cordon, Norman. Commentator
Lausche, Frank John, 1895-1990. Commentator
Bricker, John W. (John William), 1893-1986. Commentator
Sidlow, Thomas H. Commentator
Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
Loesser, Arthur, 1894-1969. Commentator
Elwell, Herbert, 1898-1974. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera victory rally (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32728
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