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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1949-03-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

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Additional Authors
  • Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  • Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  • Conner, Nadine.
  • Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Lipton, Martha.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  • Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007.
  • Petina, Irra, 1907-
  • Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • 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 Broadcast ; [broadcast of March 5, 1949]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's Opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: approximately 2:30:00 (opera) ; Approximately 1:25:00 (introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Kurt Baum (Don José) ; Robert Merrill (Escamillo) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Martha Lipton (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, March 5, 1949.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Pre-curtain feature (Mrs. August Belmont discusses the Opera Fund) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 5. Opera News on the Air (Gian Carlo Menotti, host, Irra Petina, and Cyril Ritchard analyze Carmen) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera Quiz (Robert Lawrence questions Robert Bagar, Norman Dello Joio, and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Opera Quiz part 2 (Mrs. John DeWitt Peltz added to the above guests) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32501
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1949-03-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of March 5, 1949]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of March 5, 1949]
Cast
Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Kurt Baum (Don José) ; Robert Merrill (Escamillo) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Martha Lipton (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, March 5, 1949.
Language
Sung in French.
Added Author
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.
Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
Conner, Nadine. Performer
Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Lipton, Martha. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Commentator
Petina, Irra, 1907- Commentator
Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's Opera quiz (Radio program)
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32501
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