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Le nozze di Figaro opera in four acts

Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]

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Additional Authors
  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  • Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
  • Sayão, Bidú.
  • Steber, Eleanor.
  • Novotná, Jarmila, 1907-1994.
  • Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006.
  • Pinza, Ezio.
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Garris, John, 1911-1949.
  • D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958.
  • Farell, Marita.
  • Browning, Lucielle.
  • Raymondi, Lillian.
  • Breisach, Paul.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  • Truesdale, Joseph R., Mrs.
  • Szell, George, 1897-1970.
  • Papánek, Jan, Mrs.
  • Feierabend, Ladislav, 1891-1969.
  • Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
  • Hurban, Vladimir S., 1883-
  • Peltz, John DeWitt, Mrs.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
5 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 17, 1943.
Uniform Title
  • Nozze di Figaro
  • Column of the air (Radio program)
  • Opera victory rally (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Nozze di Figaro
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • 1:19:55 (announcements, synopses and intermission features) ; 2:51:36 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Bidu Sayão (Susanna) ; Eleanor Steber (Countess Almaviva) ; Jarmila Novotná (Cherubino) ; Hertha Glaz (Marcellina) ; Ezio Pinza (Figaro) ; John Brownlee (Count Almaviva) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Don Bartolo) ; Alessio De Paolis (Don Basilio) ; John Garris (Don Curzio) ; Louis D'Angelo (Antonio) ; Marita Farell (Barbarina) ; Lucielle Browning, Lillian Raymondi (Two peasant girls) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Paul Breisach, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, New York City, Apr. 17, 1943.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 -- CD 5. Column of the air (Milton Cross) ; Lawrence Tibbett talks about war bonds ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera victory rally (Mrs. Joseph R. Truesdale, hostess, and George Szell, rally chairman, introduce the wife of the Czech Minister Plenipotentiary to the U.S. in charge of Information Service, Mme. Jan Papanek, Czech Minister Plenipotentiary to the U.S. Vladimir S. Hurban introduces Czech Minister of Finance, Ladislav Feierabend) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Opera forum quiz (Olin Downes questions Mrs. John DeWitt Peltz, Robert Lawrence, and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross) ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32738
OCLC
NYPG04-R334
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 17, 1943.
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 17, 1943.
Cast
Bidu Sayão (Susanna) ; Eleanor Steber (Countess Almaviva) ; Jarmila Novotná (Cherubino) ; Hertha Glaz (Marcellina) ; Ezio Pinza (Figaro) ; John Brownlee (Count Almaviva) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Don Bartolo) ; Alessio De Paolis (Don Basilio) ; John Garris (Don Curzio) ; Louis D'Angelo (Antonio) ; Marita Farell (Barbarina) ; Lucielle Browning, Lillian Raymondi (Two peasant girls) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Paul Breisach, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 7 (Apr. 12, 1943).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, New York City, Apr. 17, 1943.
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.
Sayão, Bidú. Performer
Steber, Eleanor. Performer
Novotná, Jarmila, 1907-1994. Performer
Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006. Performer
Pinza, Ezio. Performer
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Garris, John, 1911-1949. Performer
D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Performer
Farell, Marita. Performer
Browning, Lucielle. Performer
Raymondi, Lillian. Performer
Breisach, Paul. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Commentator
Truesdale, Joseph R., Mrs. Commentator
Szell, George, 1897-1970. Commentator
Papánek, Jan, Mrs. Commentator
Feierabend, Ladislav, 1891-1969. Commentator
Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
Hurban, Vladimir S., 1883- Commentator
Peltz, John DeWitt, Mrs. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Column of the air (Radio program)
Opera victory rally (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32738
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