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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.
  • Shane, Rita, 1940-
  • Munzer, Cynthia.
  • Karlsrud, Edmond.
  • Boucher, Gene.
  • Goodloe, Robert.
  • Ahlstedt, Douglas.
  • Burrows, Stuart.
  • Webber, Constance.
  • Morales, Abram.
  • Wixell, Ingvar.
  • Bater, Glenn.
  • Caldwell, Sarah, 1924-2006.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Weaver, William, 1923-2013
  • McEwen, Terry.
  • Hume, Paul, 1915-
  • Ardoin, John.
  • Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 14, 1976
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.
  • Production notes and official cast list ( 6 p.) on file.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 14, 1976.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Sarah Caldwell presents a musical and dramatic analysis of La traviata) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions William Weaver, Terry McEwen, Paul Hume, and John Ardoin) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz, part 2 ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Andrew Porter on Verdi ; 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 798
OCLC
NYPG06-R6
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] Feb. 14, 1976
Performer
Rita Shane (Violetta) ; Cynthia Munzer (Flora Bervoix) ; Edmond Karlsrud (Doctor Grenvil) ; Gene Boucher (Marquis d'Obigny) ; Robert Goodloe (Baron Douphol) ; Douglas Ahlstedt (Gastone) ; Stuart Burrows (Alfredo) ; Constance Webber (Annina) ; Abram Morales (Giuseppe) ; Ingvar Wixell (Giorgio Germont) ; Glen Bater (A gardener) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Sarah Caldwell, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 14, 1976.
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 Italian.
Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895. Dame aux camélias (Play)
Shane, Rita, 1940- Performer
Munzer, Cynthia. Performer
Karlsrud, Edmond. Performer
Boucher, Gene. Performer
Goodloe, Robert. Performer
Ahlstedt, Douglas. Performer
Burrows, Stuart. Performer
Webber, Constance. Performer
Morales, Abram. Performer
Wixell, Ingvar. Performer
Bater, Glenn. Performer
Caldwell, Sarah, 1924-2006. Conductor
Caldwell, Sarah, 1924-2006. Commentator
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
McEwen, Terry. Commentator
Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator
Ardoin, John. Commentator
Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015. 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 798 Notes on file.
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