Research Catalog

Title

L'Elisir d'amore [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Publication

[New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Romani, Felice, 1788-1865.
• Blegen, Judith.
• Pavarotti, Luciano.
• Reardon, John, 1930-1988.
• Flagello, Ezio.
• Di Franco, Loretta.
• Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Masiello, Alberta.
• Behr, Jan.
• Stivender, David.
• Woitach, Richard.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 6, 1974
• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 6, 1974.

Uniform Title

• Elisir d'amore
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Elisir d'amore

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 2:02:14 (opera) ; 0:39:42 (synopses and features).
• Compact disc.
• Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound under classmark *LTCM 784.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 6, 1974.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) (8:11) ; Act 1 (1:06:13) -- CD 2. Act 2 (56:00) -- CD 3. Intermission features ; Opera News on the Air (Mrs. Wanda Toscanini Horowitz encourages purchase of the historic album of Le Nozzi di Figaro broadcast on Dec. 7, 1940) (5:00) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alberta Masiello, Jan Behr, David Stivender, and Richard Woitach) (20:00) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) (6:31).

Call Number

*LDC 32134

OCLC

NYPG04-R412

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Title

L'Elisir d'amore [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Imprint

[New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 6, 1974

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 6, 1974.

Performer

Loretta Di Franco (Giannetta) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Nemorino) ; Judith Blegen (Adina) ; John Reardon (Sergeant Belcore) ; Ezio Flagello (Doctor Dulcamara) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Max Rudolf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 38, no. 22 (Apr. 6, 1974).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 6, 1974.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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Added Author

Romani, Felice, 1788-1865. Librettist

Blegen, Judith. Performer

Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer

Reardon, John, 1930-1988. Performer

Flagello, Ezio. Performer

Di Franco, Loretta. Performer

Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Masiello, Alberta. Commentator

Behr, Jan. Commentator

Stivender, David. Commentator

Woitach, Richard. 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 32134