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Additional authors

1. Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852
2. Greco, Norina
3. Castagna, Bruna
4. Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960
5. Valentino, Frank
6. Moscona, Nicola
7. Stellman, Maxine
8. Oliviero, Lodovico, 1886-1948
9. Kent, Arthur, 1906-1980
10. Calusio, Ferruccio
11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
12. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-1979
13. Schenck, Mary Percy
14. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958
15. Bonelli, Richard
16. Burke, Hilda
17. Erskine, John, 1879-1951
18. Milligan, Harold Vincent, Mrs
19. Reed, Philip D. (Philip Dunham)
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 11, 1941
2. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 11, 1941.

Uniform title

1. Trovatore
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program).
3. Opera Guild at home (Radio program)
4. Opera Question Forum (Radio program)
5. Our American way of living (Radio program)
6. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Trovatore

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Operas
3. Costume

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 -- CD 3. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Milton Cross) -- CD 4. Opera guild at home (Mrs. August Belmont speaks with costume designer Mary Percy Schenck and Louis D'Angelo about costumes) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera question forum (Milton Cross questions Richard Bonelli, Hilda Burke, and Dr. John Erskine) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Our American way of living (Mrs. Harold Vincent Milligan introduces General Electric chairman Philip D. Reed, who speaks about American initiative) ; Synopsis of Act 4.

Call number

1. *LDC 33022

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Compact discs.
3. Durations: 1:06:19 (announcements, synopses and intermission features) ; 2:18:38 (opera).
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

1. Norina Greco (Leonora) ; Bruna Castagna (Azucena) ; Jussi Björling (Manrico) ; Frank Valentino (Count di Luna) ; Nicola Moscona (Ferrando) ; Maxine Stellman (Inez) ; Lodovico Oliviero (Ruiz) ; Arthur Kent (A gypsy) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ferruccio Calusio, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 11, 1941.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

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

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 11, 1941
2. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 11, 1941.

Cast

1. Norina Greco (Leonora) ; Bruna Castagna (Azucena) ; Jussi Björling (Manrico) ; Frank Valentino (Count di Luna) ; Nicola Moscona (Ferrando) ; Maxine Stellman (Inez) ; Lodovico Oliviero (Ruiz) ; Arthur Kent (A gypsy) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ferruccio Calusio, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 11, 1941.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Source

1. Gift; Metropolitan Opera; May, 2003.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist
2. Greco, Norina. Performer
3. Castagna, Bruna. Performer
4. Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960. Performer
5. Valentino, Frank. Performer
6. Moscona, Nicola. Performer
7. Stellman, Maxine. Performer
8. Oliviero, Lodovico, 1886-1948. Performer
9. Kent, Arthur, 1906-1980. Performer
10. Calusio, Ferruccio. Conductor
11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
12. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-1979, commentator.
13. Schenck, Mary Percy. Commentator
14. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Commentator
15. Bonelli, Richard. Commentator
16. Burke, Hilda. Commentator
17. Erskine, John, 1879-1951. Commentator
18. Milligan, Harold Vincent, Mrs. Commentator
19. Reed, Philip D. (Philip Dunham) Commentator
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program).
2. Opera Guild at home (Radio program)
3. Opera Question Forum (Radio program)
4. Our American way of living (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 33022