Peter Grimes opera in three acts and a prologue
- Title
- Peter Grimes [sound recording] : opera in three acts and a prologue / Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Montagu Slater, after a poem by George Crabbe.
- Author
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Details
- Additional authors
- Slater, Montagu, 1902-
- Crabbe, George, 1754-1832.
- Dobriansky, Andrij
- Meredith, Morley
- Vickers, Jon
- Kraft, Jean
- Harper, Heather
- Peck, Donald
- Chookasian, Lili
- Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
- Atherton, James
- Gramm, Donald
- Brewer, Nadyne
- Smith, Alma Jean
- Norden, Betsy
- Boucher, Gene
- Mellow, William
- Culshaw, John
- Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
- Pritchard, John, 1921-
- Downes, Edward, 1911-
- Ardoin, John
- Livingstone, William
- Newman, Edwin
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
- Description
- 3 sound cassettes (216 min.) : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.
- Series statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 10, 1977
- Uniform title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Contents
- side 1. Prelude ; Act 1, scene 1 -- side 2. Act 1, scene 2 ; Act 2, scene 1 -- side 3. Act 2, scene 2 ; Act 3, scene 1 -- side 4. Act 3, scene 2 ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- side 5. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Reflections on Peter Grimes by John Culshaw) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 6. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions John Ardoin, William Livingstone, and Edwin Newman) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
- Call number
- *LTCM 758
- Note
- Title from house program.
- Durations: 63 min. (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features ; 2:33:00 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file.
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 10, 1977.
- Language (note)
- Sung in English.
- Author
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Title
- Peter Grimes [sound recording] : opera in three acts and a prologue / Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Montagu Slater, after a poem by George Crabbe.
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 10, 1977
- Performer
- Andrij Dobriansky (Hobson) ; Morley Meredith (Swallow) ; Jon Vickers (Peter Grimes) ; Jean Kraft (Mrs. (Nabob) Sedley) ; Heather Harper (Ellen Orford) ; Donald Peck (A fisherman) ; Lili Chookasian (Auntie) ; Paul Franke (Bob Boles) ; Donald Gramm (Captain Balstrode) ; Nadyne Brewer (A fisherwoman) ; James Atherton (Rev. Horace Adams) ; Alma Jean Smith, Betsy Norden (Two nieces) ; Gene Boucher (Ned Keene) ; William Mellow (A lawyer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; John Pritchard, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 10, 1977.
- Original version
- Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 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 English.
- Added author
- Slater, Montagu, 1902- Librettist
- Crabbe, George, 1754-1832. Peter Grimes.
- Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer
- Meredith, Morley. Performer
- Vickers, Jon. Performer
- Kraft, Jean. Performer
- Harper, Heather. Performer
- Peck, Donald. Performer
- Chookasian, Lili. Performer
- Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
- Atherton, James. Performer
- Gramm, Donald. Performer
- Brewer, Nadyne. Performer
- Smith, Alma Jean. Performer
- Norden, Betsy. Performer
- Boucher, Gene. Performer
- Mellow, William. Performer
- Culshaw, John. Commentator
- Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
- Pritchard, John, 1921- Conductor
- Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
- Ardoin, John. Commentator
- Livingstone, William. Commentator
- Newman, Edwin. 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 758 Notes on file.