Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838
2. Kirk, Florence
3. Steber, Eleanor
4. Sayão, Bidú
5. Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983
6. Pinza, Ezio
7. Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969
8. Harrell, Mack
9. Moscona, Nicola
10. Szell, George, 1897-1970
11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
12. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955
13. Goldovsky, Boris
14. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965
15. Watts, Huntington
16. Trusedale, Joseph R., Mrs
17. Melton, James, 1904-1961
18. Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
20. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 5 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1944.

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Opening remarks (Milton Cross) ; Act 1, scenes 1 and 2 -- CD 2. Act 1, scenes 3-5 -- CD 3. Act 2, scenes 1-2 -- CD 4. Act 2, scenes 3-5 -- CD 5. Opening remarks (Milton Cross) ; Synopses of Act 1, scenes 1-5 (Cross) ; Opera forum quiz (Olin Downes questions Boris Goldovsky, Sigmund Spaeth, and Huntington Watts) ; Synopses of Act 2, scenes 1-5 (Cross) ; Post-opera curtain: Opera victory rally (Mrs. Joseph R. Truesdale, rally chairman, introduces The Hon. John W. Davis who talks about a stumbling block to peace; James Melton discusses the bond drive) ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LDC 32743

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 1:07:43 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 3:10:24 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Florence Kirk (Anna) ; Eleanor Steber (Elvira) ; Bidú Sayão (Zerlina) ; Charles Kullman (Ottavio) ; Ezio Pinza (Don Giovanni) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello) ; Mack Harrell (Masetto) ; Nicola Moscona (Commandant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; George Szell, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 9, 1944.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

Title

1. Don Giovanni [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1944.
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1944.

Cast

1. Florence Kirk (Anna) ; Eleanor Steber (Elvira) ; Bidú Sayão (Zerlina) ; Charles Kullman (Ottavio) ; Ezio Pinza (Don Giovanni) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello) ; Mack Harrell (Masetto) ; Nicola Moscona (Commandant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; George Szell, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 9 (Dec. 4, 1944).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 9, 1944.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
2. Kirk, Florence. Performer
3. Steber, Eleanor. Performer
4. Sayão, Bidú. Performer
5. Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983. Performer
6. Pinza, Ezio. Performer
7. Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Performer
8. Harrell, Mack. Performer
9. Moscona, Nicola. Performer
10. Szell, George, 1897-1970. Conductor
11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
12. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
13. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
14. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
15. Watts, Huntington. Commentator
16. Trusedale, Joseph R., Mrs. Commentator
17. Melton, James, 1904-1961. Commentator
18. Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955. Commentator
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32743