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Faust : opera in four acts

Title
Faust : radio broadcast, 1949-12-31 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after part I of Goethe's drama.
Author
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Publication
Dec. 31, 1949.

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Additional Authors
  • Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
  • Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
  • Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008.
  • Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
  • Tajo, Italo.
  • Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
  • Manski, Inge.
  • Turner, Claramae, 1920-
  • Harbour, Denis, 1917-2009.
  • Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Graf, Herbert, -1973.
  • McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Heinsheimer, Hans W., 1900-1993.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
1 sound disc : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 31, 1949
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Compact discs.
  • Durations: 1:31:44 (synopses and features) ; 2:23:44 (opera).
  • House program available from Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Giuseppe Di Stefano (Faust) ; Dorothy Kirsten (Marguerite) ; Italo Tajo (Méphistophélès) ; Leonard Warren (Valentin) ; Inge Manski (Siebel) ; Claramae Turner (Marthe) ; Denis Harbour (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfred Pelletier, Conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 31, 1949.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera.
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3, scene 1 ; Act 3, scene 2 ; Act 4 -- CD 4. Opera News on the air (Boris Goldovsky discuss Goethe's stage directions with Herbert Graf and Guthrie McClintic) ; Synopsis of act 2 ; Texaco's Opera Quiz (Deems Taylor quizzes Sigmund Spaeth, Robert Lawrence, and Walter Ducloux) ; Synopsis of act 3 ; H.W. Heinsheimer discusses the question "In what direction is opera going?" ; Synopsis of act 4 ; Closing announcements (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32495
OCLC
212766888
Author
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Title
Faust : radio broadcast, 1949-12-31 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after part I of Goethe's drama.
Imprint
Dec. 31, 1949.
Playing Time
013144 022344
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 31, 1949
Cast
Giuseppe Di Stefano (Faust) ; Dorothy Kirsten (Marguerite) ; Italo Tajo (Méphistophélès) ; Leonard Warren (Valentin) ; Inge Manski (Siebel) ; Claramae Turner (Marthe) ; Denis Harbour (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfred Pelletier, Conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 31, 1949.
Language
Sung in French.
Source
Gift; Metropolitan Opera.
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Added Author
Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.
Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008. Performer
Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. Performer
Tajo, Italo. Performer
Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
Manski, Inge. Performer
Turner, Claramae, 1920- Performer
Harbour, Denis, 1917-2009. Performer
Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Graf, Herbert, -1973. Commentator
McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Heinsheimer, Hans W., 1900-1993. 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
*LDC 32495
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