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Otello opera in four acts

Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's tragedy.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 33000 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970.
  • Moscona, Nicola.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Engelman, Wilfred.
  • Rethberg, Elisabeth, 1894-
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Panizza, Héctor, 1875-1967.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Miller, Robert W.
  • Englander, Alexander J.
  • Waldrop, Robert.
  • Moore, Grace, 1898-1947.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
5 sound discs (in 2 containers) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 24, 1940
Uniform Title
  • Otello
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Otello
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program.
  • Compact discs.
  • Durations: 1:13:28 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:21:40 (opera).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 24, 1940.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Opening and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 -- CD 5. First intermission feature (San Francisco Opera Association President Robert W. Miller discusses the Metropolitan Opera's relationship with smaller opera companies and requests donations to the Met's fund raising effort and Alexander J. Englander, a blind, long time audience member, speaks with Robert Waldrop) ; Synopsis of Act 2 ; Second intermission feature (Grace Moore speaks about the Metropolitan and requests donations to the Metropolitan Opera Fund ; Mr. Cross discusses the letter writing contest "What the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts mean to me") ; Synopsis of Act 3 ; Third intermission feature (Lawrence Tibbett speaks from his dressing room about the Met, and requests donations) ; Synopsis of Act 4.
Call Number
*LDC 33000
OCLC
NYPG06-R86
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's tragedy.
Series
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 24, 1940
Performer
Giovanni Martinelli (Otello) ; Lawrence Tibbett (Iago) ; Alessio De Paolis (Cassio) ; Giordano Paltrinieri (Roderigo) ; Nicola Moscona (Lodovico) ; George Cehanovsky (Montano) ; Wilfred Engelman (A Herald) ; Elisabeth Rethberg (Desdemona) ; Thelma Votipka (Emilia) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ettore Panizza, conductor.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 24, 1940.
Indexed In:
Opera news, (Feb. 19, 1940).
Language
Sung in Italian.
Connect to:
Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added Author
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Performer
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Performer. Commentator
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970. Performer
Moscona, Nicola. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Engelman, Wilfred. Performer
Rethberg, Elisabeth, 1894- Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Panizza, Héctor, 1875-1967. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Miller, Robert W. Commentator
Englander, Alexander J. Commentator
Waldrop, Robert. Commentator
Moore, Grace, 1898-1947. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 33000
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