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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1948-02-07 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metopolitan Opera, [2004]

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Additional Authors
  • Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  • Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Merimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  • Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  • Conner, Nadine.
  • Vinay, Ramon.
  • Singher, Martial.
  • Kinsman, Philip.
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Browning, Lucielle.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
  • Coleman, Emily.
  • Peters, Viola.
  • Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Lieberson, Goddard, 1911-
  • 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] February 7, 1948.
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Great moments at the Metropolitan (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] February 7, 1948.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 1:21:45 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:28:06 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Ramon Vinay (Don José) ; Martial Singher (Escamillo) ; Philip Kinsman (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Lucielle Browning (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 7, 1948.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Milton Cross) -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Deems Taylor discusses Carmen with Oscar Hammerstein II and Newsweek music editor Emily Coleman, with Viola Peters, pianist) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera quiz (Olin Downes questions Robert Lawrence, Robert Bagar, and Goddard Lieberson) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Great moments at the Metropolitan (Robert Waldrop discusses tremendous Met ovations for Pons, Galli-Curci, Farrar, Bori, et al.).
Call Number
*LDC 35337
OCLC
NYPG04-R402
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1948-02-07 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metopolitan Opera, [2004]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] February 7, 1948.
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] February 7, 1948.
Cast
Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Ramon Vinay (Don José) ; Martial Singher (Escamillo) ; Philip Kinsman (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Lucielle Browning (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 7, 1948.
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Merimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.
Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
Conner, Nadine. Performer
Vinay, Ramon. Performer
Singher, Martial. Performer
Kinsman, Philip. Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Browning, Lucielle. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, commentator.
Coleman, Emily. Commentator
Peters, Viola. Performer
Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Lieberson, Goddard, 1911- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Great moments at the Metropolitan (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 35337
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