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Peter Grimes opera in three acts and a prologue

Title
  1. Peter Grimes [sound recording] : opera in three acts and a prologue / Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Montagu Slater, after a poem by George Crabbe.
Author
  1. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

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Additional authors
  1. Slater, Montagu, 1902-
  2. Crabbe, George, 1754-1832.
  3. Dobriansky, Andrij
  4. Meredith, Morley
  5. Vickers, Jon
  6. Kraft, Jean
  7. Harper, Heather
  8. Peck, Donald
  9. Chookasian, Lili
  10. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
  11. Atherton, James
  12. Gramm, Donald
  13. Brewer, Nadyne
  14. Smith, Alma Jean
  15. Norden, Betsy
  16. Boucher, Gene
  17. Mellow, William
  18. Culshaw, John
  19. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  20. Pritchard, John, 1921-
  21. Downes, Edward, 1911-
  22. Ardoin, John
  23. Livingstone, William
  24. Newman, Edwin
  25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  26. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 3 sound cassettes (216 min.) : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 10, 1977
Uniform title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Live sound recordings
  2. Operas
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. 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
  1. *LTCM 758
Note
  1. Title from house program.
  2. Durations: 63 min. (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features ; 2:33:00 (opera).
  3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 10, 1977.
Language (note)
  1. Sung in English.
Author
  1. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Title
  1. Peter Grimes [sound recording] : opera in three acts and a prologue / Benjamin Britten ; libretto by Montagu Slater, after a poem by George Crabbe.
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 10, 1977
Performer
  1. 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
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 10, 1977.
Original version
  1. 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
  1. Sung in English.
Added author
  1. Slater, Montagu, 1902- Librettist
  2. Crabbe, George, 1754-1832. Peter Grimes.
  3. Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer
  4. Meredith, Morley. Performer
  5. Vickers, Jon. Performer
  6. Kraft, Jean. Performer
  7. Harper, Heather. Performer
  8. Peck, Donald. Performer
  9. Chookasian, Lili. Performer
  10. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
  11. Atherton, James. Performer
  12. Gramm, Donald. Performer
  13. Brewer, Nadyne. Performer
  14. Smith, Alma Jean. Performer
  15. Norden, Betsy. Performer
  16. Boucher, Gene. Performer
  17. Mellow, William. Performer
  18. Culshaw, John. Commentator
  19. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
  20. Pritchard, John, 1921- Conductor
  21. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
  22. Ardoin, John. Commentator
  23. Livingstone, William. Commentator
  24. Newman, Edwin. 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)
Research call number
  1. *LTCM 758 Notes on file.
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