Research Catalog

Title

Il trovatore [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852.
• McCracken, James, 1926-
• Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
• Verrett, Shirley.
• Quilico, Louis.
• Smith, Malcolm, 1933-
• Munzer, Cynthia.
• Ghazal, Edward.
• Marcella, Luigi.
• Carpenter, John (Singer)
• Veltri, Michelangelo, 1940-
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Ardoin, John.
• Hume, Paul, 1915-
• Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999
• Manski, Dorothée.
• Gray, Charles (Singer)
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
• 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] Apr. 9, 1977

Uniform Title

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

Alternative Title

Trovatore

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.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 9, 1977.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Andrew Porter on reaction to the first performance of Verdi's Il trovatore) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions John Ardoin, Paul Hume, and Andrew Porter) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (continued) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Repeat of a 1956 broadcast feature on the first Met broadcast, Christmas Day, 1931 (Clifton Fadiman, host, with Dorothée Manski, Charles Gray, Milton Cross, and Deems Taylor) ; synopsis of Act 4 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks.

Call Number

*LTCM 822

OCLC

NYPG06-R46

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

Il trovatore [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 9, 1977

Performer

James McCracken (Manrico) ; Renata Scotto (Leonora) ; Shirley Verrett (Azucena) ; Louis Quilico (Count di Luna) ; Malcolm Smith (Ferrando) ; Cynthia Munzer (Inez) ; Edward Ghazal (A gypsy) ; Luigi Marcella (A messenger) ; John Carpenter (Ruiz) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Michelangelo Veltri, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 9, 1977.

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

Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist

McCracken, James, 1926- Performer

Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Performer

Verrett, Shirley. Performer

Quilico, Louis. Performer

Smith, Malcolm, 1933- Performer

Munzer, Cynthia. Performer

Ghazal, Edward. Performer

Marcella, Luigi. Performer

Carpenter, John (Singer)

Veltri, Michelangelo, 1940- Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Ardoin, John. Commentator

Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator

Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999, host.

Manski, Dorothée. Commentator

Gray, Charles (Singer) Commentator

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. 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 822 Notes on file.