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La traviata opera in four acts

Title
La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895.
  • Chiara, Maria.
  • Kraft, Jean.
  • Booth, Philip, 1942-
  • Boucher, Gene.
  • Goodloe, Robert.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Alexander, John, 1923-1990.
  • Florio, Ann.
  • Hanriot, John.
  • Quilico, Louis.
  • Paola, Paul de.
  • Woitach, Richard.
  • Allen Peter, 1920-
  • Masiello, Alberta.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Hume, Paul, 1915-
  • Mohr, Richard.
  • Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010.
  • Nilsson, Birgit.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes : stereo., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 31, 1977
Uniform Title
  • Traviata
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Traviata
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program.
  • Durations: 1:24:00 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:03:00 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, December 31, 1977.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (PeterAllen) ; Opera news on the air (Alberta Masiello on "oom-pah-pah") ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Paul Hume, Richard Mohr, and Alberta Masiello) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz, part 2 ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Opera news on rhe air - repeat from Jan. 26, 1963 (Edward Downes, moderator, with Joan Sutherland and Birgit Nilsson, discuss vocal terms) ; synopsis of Act 4 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 761
OCLC
NYPG05-R10538
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 31, 1977
Performer
Maria Chiara (Violetta) ; Jean Kraft (Flora Bervoix) ; Philip Booth (Doctor Grenvil) ; Gene Boucher (Marquis d'Obigny) ; Robert Goodloe (Baron Douphol) ; Charles Anthony (Gastone) ; John Alexander (Alfredo) ; Ann Florio (Annina) ; John Hanriot (Giuseppe) ; Louis Quilico (Giorgio Germont) ; Paul De Paola (A gardener) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Richard Woitach, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, December 31, 1977.
Original Version
Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in January 1982 from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895. Dame aux camélias (Play)
Chiara, Maria. Performer
Kraft, Jean. Performer
Booth, Philip, 1942- Performer
Boucher, Gene. Performer
Goodloe, Robert. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Alexander, John, 1923-1990. Performer
Florio, Ann. Performer
Hanriot, John. Performer
Quilico, Louis. Performer
Paola, Paul de. Performer
Woitach, Richard. Conductor
Allen Peter, 1920- Commentator
Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator
Mohr, Richard. Commentator
Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010. Commentator
Nilsson, Birgit. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 761 Notes on file.
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