Research Catalog

Title

Boris Godunov : radio broadcast, 1976-01-24 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Modest Mussorgsky, based on Pushkin.

Author

Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837.
• Talvela, Martti.
• Dunn, Mignon.
• Love, Shirley.
• Norden, Betsy.
• Godfrey Ben-Davis, Batyah.
• Dobriansky, Andrij.
• Karlsrud, Edmond.
• Carlson, Lenus.
• Nagy, Robert, 1929-
• Gill, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1927-2010.
• Yuscarán, Guillermo.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Michalski, Raymond.
• Best, Richard, 1935-
• Offenkrantz, Paul.
• Schmorr, Robert.
• Meredith, Morley.
• Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Goodloe, Robert.
• Kord, Kazimierz.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• Kipnis, Alexander, 1891-1978.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Coveney, John.
• Hawkins, Osie.
• Woitach, Richard.
• 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] Jan. 24, 1976

Uniform Title

• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program.
• Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file.

Performer (note)

• Martti Talvela (Boris Godunov) ; Mignon Dunn (Marina) ; Shirley Love (Hostess of the inn) ; Betsy Norden (Xenia) ; Batyah Godfrey (Nurse) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Nikitich) ; Edmond Karlsrud (Mitiukha) ; Lenus Carlson (Shchelkakov) ; Robert Nagy ((Prince Shuisky) ; Richard T. Gill (Pimen) ; William Lewis (Grigory) ; Paul Franke (Missail) ; Raymond Michalski (Varlaam) ; Richard Best (Police officer) ; Paul Offenkrantz (Feodor) ; Robert Schmorr (Boyar in attendance, Boyar Krushchov) ; Morley Meredith (Rangoni) ; Andrea Velis (Simpleton) ; Charles Anthony (Chernikovsky) ; Robert Goodloe (Lavitsky) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Kazimierz Kord, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 24, 1976.

Language (note)

• Sung in Russian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Conversation with Boris Goldovsky, George Cehanovsky, and Alexander Kipnis) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions John Coveney, Osie Hawkins, and Richard Woitach) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, part 1 -- side 4. Act 1, part 2 -- side 5. Act 2 ; Act 3, part 1 -- side 6. Act 3, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 795

OCLC

NYPG06-R35

Author

Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.

Title

Boris Godunov : radio broadcast, 1976-01-24 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Modest Mussorgsky, based on Pushkin.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 24, 1976

Cast

Martti Talvela (Boris Godunov) ; Mignon Dunn (Marina) ; Shirley Love (Hostess of the inn) ; Betsy Norden (Xenia) ; Batyah Godfrey (Nurse) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Nikitich) ; Edmond Karlsrud (Mitiukha) ; Lenus Carlson (Shchelkakov) ; Robert Nagy ((Prince Shuisky) ; Richard T. Gill (Pimen) ; William Lewis (Grigory) ; Paul Franke (Missail) ; Raymond Michalski (Varlaam) ; Richard Best (Police officer) ; Paul Offenkrantz (Feodor) ; Robert Schmorr (Boyar in attendance, Boyar Krushchov) ; Morley Meredith (Rangoni) ; Andrea Velis (Simpleton) ; Charles Anthony (Chernikovsky) ; Robert Goodloe (Lavitsky) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Kazimierz Kord, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 24, 1976.

Original Version

Cassette tape service copy re-reecorded 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 Russian.

Added Author

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. Boris Godunov.

Talvela, Martti. Performer

Dunn, Mignon. Performer

Love, Shirley. Performer

Norden, Betsy. Performer

Godfrey Ben-Davis, Batyah.

Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer

Karlsrud, Edmond. Performer

Carlson, Lenus. Performer

Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer

Gill, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1927-2010. Performer

Yuscarán, Guillermo. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Michalski, Raymond. Performer

Best, Richard, 1935- rprf

Offenkrantz, Paul. Performer

Schmorr, Robert. Performer

Meredith, Morley. Performer

Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Goodloe, Robert. Performer

Kord, Kazimierz. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Commentator

Kipnis, Alexander, 1891-1978. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Coveney, John. Commentator

Hawkins, Osie. Commentator

Woitach, Richard. 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 795 Notes on file.