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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
  1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1947-02-22 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Published by
  1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]
Author
  1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875

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Additional authors
  1. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908
  2. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897
  3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870
  4. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013
  5. Conner, Nadine
  6. Vinay, Ramon
  7. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  8. Hargrave, William (Bass)
  9. Baker, John, 1911-
  10. Votipka, Thelma
  11. Browning, Lucielle
  12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986
  13. Chabay, Leslie, 1907-1989
  14. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
  16. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-1979
  17. Goldovsky, Boris
  18. Steber, Eleanor
  19. Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984
  20. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955
  21. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981
  22. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981
  23. Witherspoon, Herbert, Mrs
  24. Watts, Huntington
  25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  26. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 5 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 22, 1947
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] February 22, 1947.
Uniform title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Operas
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 5. Opera news on the air (Mrs. August Belmont introduces Boris Goldovsky who speaks with Eleanor Steber and Jan Peerce about Carmen) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera quiz (Olin Downes questions Mrs. John DeWitt Peltz, Robert Lawrence, and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Roundtable (Robert Lawrence, moderator, with Mrs. Herbert Witherspoon, Boris Goldovsky, and Huntington Watts on the qualities of a great singer) ; Synopsis of Act 4.
Call number
  1. *LDC 32500
Note
  1. Subtitle from house program.
  2. Durations: 2:26:45 (opera) ; 1:19:28 (introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
  3. Compact discs.
  4. House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  1. Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Ramon Vinay (Don José) ; Robert Merrill (Escamillo) ; William Hargrave (Zuniga) ; John Baker (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Lucielle Browning (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Leslie Chabay (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Max Rudolf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 22, 1947.
Source (note)
  1. Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  1. Sung in French.
Author
  1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
  1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1947-02-22 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Imprint
  1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 22, 1947
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] February 22, 1947.
Cast
  1. Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Ramon Vinay (Don José) ; Robert Merrill (Escamillo) ; William Hargrave (Zuniga) ; John Baker (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Lucielle Browning (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Leslie Chabay (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Max Rudolf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 22, 1947.
Language
  1. Sung in French.
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  1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added author
  1. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
  2. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
  3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
  4. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013, singer.
  5. Conner, Nadine. Performer
  6. Vinay, Ramon. Performer
  7. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
  8. Hargrave, William (Bass)
  9. Baker, John, 1911- Performer
  10. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
  11. Browning, Lucielle. Performer
  12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
  13. Chabay, Leslie, 1907-1989, singer.
  14. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Conductor
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  16. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-1979, commentator.
  17. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
  18. Steber, Eleanor. Commentator
  19. Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984. Commentator
  20. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
  21. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
  22. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981, commentator.
  23. Witherspoon, Herbert, Mrs. Commentator
  24. Watts, Huntington. Commentator
  25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Added title
  1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LDC 32500
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