Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
2. Price, Leontyne.
3. Ordassy, Carlotta.
4. Elias, Rosalind.
5. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
6. Smith, Malcolm, 1933-
7. Dobriansky, Andrij.
8. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
10. Capecchi, Renato.
11. Talvela, Martti.
12. Goodloe, Robert.
13. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
15. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
16. Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981.
17. Downes, Edward, 1911-
18. Coveney, John.
19. Fitzgerald, Gerald, 1932-
20. Sokol, Martin L.
21. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. on 7 sides of 4 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 12, 1977

Uniform title

1. Forza del destino
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Forza del destino

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Operas
3. Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Rosa Ponselle, interviewed by Robert Lawrence, recalls her 1918 debut as the Met's first Leonora) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions John Coveney, Gerald Fitzgerald, Martin Sokol, and William Weaver) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, part 1 -- side 4. Act 1, part 2 -- side 5. Act 2, part 1 -- side 6. Act 2, part 2 -- side 7. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 818

Note

1. Title from house program.
2. Production notes and official cast list (7 p.) on file.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 12, 1977.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. La forza del destino : radio broadcast, 1977-03-12 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.

Imprint

1. Mar. 12, 1977.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 12, 1977

Performer

1. Leontyne Price (Leonora) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Curra) ; Rosalind Elias (Preziosilla) ; Plácido Domingo (Don Alvaro) ; Malcolm Smith (The Marquis of Calatrava) ; Andrij Dobriansky (The Mayor of Hornachuelos) ; Cornell MacNeil (Don Carlo) ; Andrea Velis (Trabucco) ; Renato Capecchi (Fra Melitone) ; Martti Talvela (Padre Guardiano) ; Robert Goodloe (A surgeon) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 12, 1977.

Original version

1. Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 1982, from borrowed masters (4 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. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
2. Price, Leontyne. Performer
3. Ordassy, Carlotta. Performer
4. Elias, Rosalind. Performer
5. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
6. Smith, Malcolm, 1933- Performer
7. Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer
8. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
10. Capecchi, Renato. Performer
11. Talvela, Martti. Performer
12. Goodloe, Robert. Performer
13. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
15. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
16. Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981. Commentator
17. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
18. Coveney, John. Commentator
19. Fitzgerald, Gerald, 1932- Commentator
20. Sokol, Martin L. Commentator
21. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
22. 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 818 Notes on file.