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Il barbiere di Siviglia : [sound recording] : opera in three acts

Title
Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 1976-01-31 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on the play by Beaumarchais.
Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1968.

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Additional Authors
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
  • Corena, Fernando.
  • Davies, Ryland, 1943-
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Goodloe, Robert.
  • Gossett, Philip.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • McEwen, Terry.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
  • Morris, James, 1947-
  • Munzer, Cynthia.
  • Nelson, John, 1941-
  • Schmorr, Robert.
  • Sliker, Peter.
  • Stayer, Lawrence.
  • Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831.
  • Stilwell, Richard.
  • Von Stade, Frederica.
Description
3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 31, 1976
Uniform Title
  • Barbiere di Siviglia
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Barbiere di Siviglia
Subject
Note
  • Title from house program.
  • Durations: 52 minutes (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features) ; Approx. 2:20:00 (Opera).
  • Production notes and official caast list (6 p.) on file.
Performer (note)
  • Richard Stilwell (Figaro) ; Frederica von Stade (Rosina) ; Cynthia Munzer (Berta) ; Robert Goodloe (Fiorello) ; Ryland Davies (Count Almaviva) ; Fernando Corena (Dr. Bartolo) ; Peter Sliker (Ambrogio) ; James Morris (Don Basilio) ; Robert Schmorr (A sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; John Nelson, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 31, 1976.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Philip Gossett on Rossini) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Robert Lawrence, Terry McEwen, and Lawrence Stayer) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2, part 1 -- side 5. Act 2, part 2 ; Act 3, part 1 -- side 6. Act 3, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 796
Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1968.
Title
Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 1976-01-31 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on the play by Beaumarchais.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 31, 1976
Cast
Richard Stilwell (Figaro) ; Frederica von Stade (Rosina) ; Cynthia Munzer (Berta) ; Robert Goodloe (Fiorello) ; Ryland Davies (Count Almaviva) ; Fernando Corena (Dr. Bartolo) ; Peter Sliker (Ambrogio) ; James Morris (Don Basilio) ; Robert Schmorr (A sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; John Nelson, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 31, 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
Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831. Librettist
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Barbier de Séville.
Stilwell, Richard. Performer
Von Stade, Frederica. Performer
Munzer, Cynthia. Performer
Goodloe, Robert. Performer
Davies, Ryland, 1943- Performer
Corena, Fernando. Performer
Morris, James, 1947- Performer
Schmorr, Robert. Performer
Sliker, Peter. Performer
Nelson, John, 1941- Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Gossett, Philip. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
McEwen, Terry. Commentator
Stayer, Lawrence. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 796 Notes on file.
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