Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919
2. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
3. Arroyo, Martina
4. Love, Shirley
5. Kraft, Jean
6. Chookasian, Lili
7. Bater, Glenn
8. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
9. Boucher, Gene
10. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011
11. Corena, Fernando
12. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994
13. Monk, Allan
14. Christopher, Russell
15. Best, Richard, 1935-2022
16. Booth, Philip, 1942-
17. Levine, James, 1943-2021
18. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016
19. Culshaw, John
20. Downes, Edward, 1911-
21. Ardoin, John
22. Davis, Ivan
23. Livingstone, William
24. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
25. Masiello, Alberta
26. Hume, Paul, 1915-
27. Woitach, Richard
28. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
29. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processsed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 26, 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. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (John Culshaw and reflections on Andrea Chénier) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions John Ardoin, Ivan Davis, William Livingstone, and William Weaver) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (continued) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Musical chairs (Edward Downes, moderator, with Alberta Masiello, Paul Hume, and Richard Woitach) ; 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

1. *LTCM 820

Note

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

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast frrom the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 26, 1977.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948.

Title

1. Andrea Chénier : radio broadcast, 1977-03-26 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Umberto Giordano ; libretto by Luigi Illica.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 26, 1977

Performer

1. Placido Domingo (Andrea Chénier) ; Martina Arroyo (Maddalena) ; Shirley Love (Countess di Coigny) ; Jean Kraft (La Bersi) ; Lili Chookasian (Madelon) ; Glen Bater (The Major-domo) ; Cornell MacNeil (Carlo Gérard) ; Gene Boucher (Fléville) ; Paul Franke (The Abbé) ; Fernando Corena (Mathieu) ; Andrea Velis (Incredible) ; Allan Monk (Roucher) ; Russell Christopher (Dumas) ; Richard Best (Fouquier-Tinville) ; Philip Booth (Schmidt) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast frrom the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 26, 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 Italian.

Added author

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
2. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
3. Arroyo, Martina. Performer
4. Love, Shirley. Performer
5. Kraft, Jean. Performer
6. Chookasian, Lili. Performer
7. Bater, Glenn. Performer
8. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
9. Boucher, Gene. Performer
10. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
11. Corena, Fernando. Performer
12. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
13. Monk, Allan. Performer
14. Christopher, Russell. Performer
15. Best, Richard, 1935-2022. Performer
16. Booth, Philip, 1942- Performer
17. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
18. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
19. Culshaw, John. Commentator
20. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
21. Ardoin, John. Commentator
22. Davis, Ivan. Commentator
23. Livingstone, William. Commentator
24. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
25. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
26. Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator
27. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
28. 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 820 Notes on file.