Research Catalog

Title

Lucia di Lammermoor : radio broadcast, 1956-12-08 [sound recording] / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Salvadore Cammarano.

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2007]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852.
• Callas, Maria, 1923-1977.
• Campora, Giuseppe.
• Sordello, Enzo.
• Moscona, Nicola.
• Votipka, Thelma.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• McCracken, James, 1926-1988.
• Cleva, Fausto.
• Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
• Tuggle, Robert.
• Siff, Ira.
• LuPone, Patti.
• Sills, Beverly.
• Summers, Patrick.
• Billinghurst, Sarah.
• Berger, William, 1961-
• McNally, Terrence.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) dnr NN-RHA
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Series Statement

• Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
• Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 20, 2007

Uniform Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Operas
• Callas, Maria, 1923-1977

Note

• Encore presentation of the Met broadcast of Dec. 8, 1956.
• Durations: 33:15 (Introduction, synopsis, and intermission features); 1:56:49 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Broadcast Jan. 20, 2007; originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 8, 1956.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1: Opening ; Act 1 -- CD 2: Acts 2-3 -- CD 3: Intermission features: Mary Jo Heath presents clips of Maria Callas interviews on Met radio with reminiscences of Robert Tuggle, Ira Siff, and Patti Lupone ; The Lucia's mad scene is discussed by Beverly Sills, Patrick Summers, Sarah Billinghurst, and William Berger ; Host closing.

Call Number

*LDC 43674

OCLC

169963255

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Title

Lucia di Lammermoor : radio broadcast, 1956-12-08 [sound recording] / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Salvadore Cammarano.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2007]

Series

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts

Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 20, 2007

Performer

Maria Callas (Lucia) ; Giuseppe Campora (Edgardo) ; Enzo Sordello (Enrico) ; Nicola Moscona (Raimondo) ; Thelma Votipka (Alisa) ; Paul Franke (Arturo) ; James McCracken (Normanno) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, host ; Terrence McNally, co-host.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 71, no. 7 (Jan. 2007).

Event

Broadcast Jan. 20, 2007; originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 8, 1956.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist

Callas, Maria, 1923-1977. Performer

Campora, Giuseppe. Performer

Sordello, Enzo. Performer

Moscona, Nicola. Performer

Votipka, Thelma. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

McCracken, James, 1926-1988. Performer

Cleva, Fausto. Conductor

Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Commentator

Callas, Maria, 1923-1977. Interviewee

Tuggle, Robert. Commentator

Siff, Ira. Commentator

LuPone, Patti. Commentator

Sills, Beverly. Commentator

Summers, Patrick. Commentator

Billinghurst, Sarah. Commentator

Berger, William, 1961- Commentator

McNally, Terrence. Host

Juntwait, Margaret. Host

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Donor NN-RHA

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 43674