Research Catalog

Title

Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Author

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
• Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
• Morris, James, 1947-
• Blegen, Judith.
• Harper, Heather.
• Ewing, Maria.
• Carlson, Lenus.
• Capecchi, Renato.
• Love, Shirley.
• Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
• Best, Richard, 1935-
• Smith, Alma Jean.
• Castel, Nico.
• Mays, Linda.
• Bystrom, Barbara.
• Bedford, Steuart.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Masiello, Alberta.
• Hume, Paul, 1915-
• Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015.
• 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] Mar. 5, 1977

Uniform Title

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

Alternative Title

Nozze di Figaro

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title frrom house program.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 5, 1977.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky on composers and how they fit words to music) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Alberta Masiello, Paul Hume, and Andrew Porter) -- side 2. Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Alberta Masiello plays excerpts from tapes of previous Met broadcasts and talks about the future of the Met ; 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

*LTCM 817

OCLC

NYPG06-R71

Author

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

Title

Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 5, 1977

Performer

James Morris (Figaro) ; Judith Blegen (Susanna) ; Heather Harper (Countess Almaviva) ; Maria Ewing (Cherubino) ; Lenus Carlson (Count Almaviva) ; Renato Capecchi (Dr. Bartolo) ; Shirley Love (Marcellina) ; Andrea Velis (Don Basilio) ; Richard Best (Antonio) ; Alma Jean Smith (Barbarina) ; Nico Castel (Curzio) ; Linda Mays and Barbara Bystrom (Peasants) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Steuart Bedford, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 5, 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

Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist

Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.

Morris, James, 1947- Performer

Blegen, Judith. Performer

Harper, Heather. Performer

Ewing, Maria. Performer

Carlson, Lenus. Performer

Capecchi, Renato. Performer

Love, Shirley. Performer

Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer

Best, Richard, 1935- Performer

Smith, Alma Jean. Performer

Castel, Nico. Performer

Mays, Linda. Performer

Bystrom, Barbara. Performer

Bedford, Steuart. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Masiello, Alberta. Commentator

Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator

Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015. 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 817