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Simon Boccanegra opera in a prologue and three acts (four scenes) in Italian

Title
Simon Boccanegra [sound recording] : opera in a prologue and three acts (four scenes) in Italian / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, revised by Arrigo Boito, after a play by Antonio García Gutiérrez
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • García Gutiérrez, Antonio, 1813-1884.
  • Maliponte, Adriana.
  • Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  • Wixell, Ingvar.
  • Tozzi, Giorgio.
  • Shadur, Lawrence.
  • Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Webber, Constance.
  • Ehrling, Sixten.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Masiello, Alberta.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • De Schauensee, Max.
  • Hubay, Alfred.
  • Mohr, Richard.
  • McEwen, Terry.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 19, 1974
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 19, 1974.
Uniform Title
  • Simon Boccanegra
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Simon Boccanegra
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Titles from Opera news.
  • Compact discs.
  • Durations: 1:03:42 (synopses and features) ; 2:16:55 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list on file in classmark: *LTCM 775.
  • House program on file in Music division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 19, 1974.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of prologue (Milton Cross) (5:48) ; Prologue (26:38) -- CD 2. Act 1, scene 1 (30:00) ; Synopsis of Act 1, scene 2 [recorded twice] (Cross) (8:01) ; Act 1, scene 2 (22:07) -- CD 3. Act 2 (28:10) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) (3:22) ; Act 3 (30:00) ; Closing (Cross) (3:57) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Alberta Masiello gives a musical and drammatic analysis of Simon Boccanegra (20:00) ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) (4:01) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Edward Downes questions Max de Schauensee, Alfred Hubay, Richard Mohr, and Terry McEwen (13:58) ; Synopses of Act 2 (Cross) (4:55)
Call Number
*LDC 32145
OCLC
NYPG05-R74
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Simon Boccanegra [sound recording] : opera in a prologue and three acts (four scenes) in Italian / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, revised by Arrigo Boito, after a play by Antonio García Gutiérrez
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 19, 1974
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 19, 1974.
Performer
Ingvar Wixell (Simon Boccanegra) ; Adriana Maliponte (Amelia) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Fiesco) ; Richard Tucker (Gabriele) ; Lawrence Shadur (Paolo) ; Louis Sgarro (Pietro) ; Charles Anthony (Captain) ; Constance Webber (Amelia's Maid) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Sixten Ehrling, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 19, 1974.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 38, no. 11 (Jan. 19, 1974).
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Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
García Gutiérrez, Antonio, 1813-1884. Simón Boccanegra.
Maliponte, Adriana. Performer
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
Wixell, Ingvar. Performer
Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
Shadur, Lawrence. Performer
Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Webber, Constance. Performer
Ehrling, Sixten. Performer
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
De Schauensee, Max. Commentator
Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
Mohr, Richard. Commentator
McEwen, Terry. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32145
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