Research Catalog

Title

Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Author

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
• Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
• Watson, Janice, 1964-
• Rost, Andrea.
• Pérez, Jossie.
• Relyea, John.
• Kwiecien, Mariusz.
• Plishka, Paul, 1941-
• Bunnell, Jane.
• Sénéchal, Michel.
• Carfizzi, Patrick.
• Stevenson, Tony (Tenor)
• Gonzales, Yvonne.
• Johnson, Anita (Vocalist)
• Kulczak, Edyta.
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Simeone, Lisa.
• Scorsese, Martin.
• Shore, Howard.
• Hughes, Stephanie.
• Holden, Amanda.
• Padmore, Elaine.
• Elder, Mark, 1947-
• Tear, Robert.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 12, 2005.

Uniform Title

• Nozze di Figaro
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• UK opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Nozze di Figaro

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 2:43:49 (Opera) ; 1:02:02 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Janice Watson (Countess Almaviva) ; Andrea Rost (Susanna) ; Jossie Pérez (Cherubino) ; John Relyea (Figaro) ; Mariusz Kwiecien (Count Almaviva) ; Paul Plishka (Don Bartolo) ; Jane Bunnell (Marcellina) ; Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio) ; Patrick Carfuzzi (Antonio) ; Tony Stevenson (Don Curzio) ; Yvonne Gonzales Redman (Barbarina) ; Anita Johnson, Edyta Kulczak (Two bridesmaids) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Margaret Juntewait, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 12, 2005.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Tone ; Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Margaret Juntwait) ; Overture ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Lisa Simeone in conversation with Martin Scorsese and Howard Shore) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Juntwait) ; United Kingdom opera quiz (Stephanie Hughes questions Amanda Holden, Elaine Padmore, Mark Elder, and Robert Tear) ; Synopsis of Acts 3 and 4 (Juntwait) ; Closing remarks (Juntwait).

Call Number

*LDC 38201

OCLC

NYPG05-R10255

Author

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

Title

Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Series

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 12, 2005.

Cast

Janice Watson (Countess Almaviva) ; Andrea Rost (Susanna) ; Jossie Pérez (Cherubino) ; John Relyea (Figaro) ; Mariusz Kwiecien (Count Almaviva) ; Paul Plishka (Don Bartolo) ; Jane Bunnell (Marcellina) ; Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio) ; Patrick Carfuzzi (Antonio) ; Tony Stevenson (Don Curzio) ; Yvonne Gonzales Redman (Barbarina) ; Anita Johnson, Edyta Kulczak (Two bridesmaids) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Margaret Juntewait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 69, no. 8 (February 2005).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 12, 2005.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist

Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.

Watson, Janice, 1964- Performer

Rost, Andrea. Performer

Pérez, Jossie. Performer

Relyea, John. Performer

Kwiecien, Mariusz. Performer

Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer

Bunnell, Jane. Performer

Sénéchal, Michel. Performer

Carfizzi, Patrick. Performer

Stevenson, Tony (Tenor)

Gonzales, Yvonne. Performer

Johnson, Anita (Vocalist)

Kulczak, Edyta. Performer

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Simeone, Lisa. Commentator

Scorsese, Martin. Commentator

Shore, Howard. Commentator

Hughes, Stephanie. Commentator

Holden, Amanda. Commentator

Padmore, Elaine. Commentator

Elder, Mark, 1947- Commentator

Tear, Robert. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

UK opera quiz (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 38201