Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906
3. Zhang, Liping, 1965-
4. Smith, Robert Dean, 1965-
5. Zifchak, Maria
6. Salsi, Luca, 1975-
7. Sorensen, Joel
8. Sumegi, Daniel
9. Cano, Jennifer Johnson
10. Juntwait, Margaret
11. Siff, Ira
12. Moore, Gerald Martin
13. Ellison, Cori
14. Kazaras, Peter
15. Wolf, Thomas, 1945-
16. DiDonato, Joyce
17. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
18. Gniewek, Raymond, 1931-
19. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
20. Te Kanawa, Kiri
21. Toolajian, Loren
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
24. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 audio discs : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] December 17, 2011

Uniform title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
3. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] December 17, 2011.
4. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) ; Act 1 ; Madama Butterfly Time Capsule ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Gerald Martin Moore questions Cori Ellison, Peter Kazaras, Thomas Wolf with guest Joyce DiDonato) -- CD 2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (conclusion) ; Talking Opera feature on rubato (Mary Jo Heath) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) ; Act 2 -- CD 3. Loren Toolajian interviews Robert Dean Smith ; Raymond Gniewek Met Memory (with Mary Jo Heath) ; Toolajian interviews Plácido Domingo ; Margaret Juntwait talks with Kiri Te Kanawa ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).

Call number

1. *LDC 53118

Note

1. Title and date from the discs ; credits from audition and Metropolitan Opera program.
2. House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

1. Liping Zhang (Cio-Cio-San) ; Robert Dean Smith (Pinkerton) ; Maria Zifchak (Suzuki) ; Luca Salsi (Sharpless) ; Joel Sorensen (Goro) ; Daniel Sumegi (Bonze) ; Jennifer Johnson Cano (Kate Pinkerton) ; with supporting cast ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Plácido Domingo, conductor.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924, composer.

Title

1. Madama Butterfly : radio broadcast, 2011-12-17 / music by Puccini ; libretto by Illica and Giacosa.

Production

1. New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2011]

Playing time

1. 010957 010957 005252

Type of content

1. performed music

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] December 17, 2011
3. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] December 17, 2011.
4. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Performer

1. Margaret Juntwait, host ; Loren Toolajian, interviewer ; Robert Dean Smith, Plácido Domingo, interviewees ; Ira Siff, Mary Jo Heath, Gerald Martin Moore, Joyce DiDonato, Cori Ellison, Peter Kazaras, Thomas Wolf, and Kiri Te Kanawa, commentators.

Cast

1. Liping Zhang (Cio-Cio-San) ; Robert Dean Smith (Pinkerton) ; Maria Zifchak (Suzuki) ; Luca Salsi (Sharpless) ; Joel Sorensen (Goro) ; Daniel Sumegi (Bonze) ; Jennifer Johnson Cano (Kate Pinkerton) ; with supporting cast ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Plácido Domingo, conductor.

Event

1. Broadcast live on Sirius XM Metropolitan Opera Radio from Metropolitan Opera House, NYC 2011 December 17.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Source

1. Gift; Metropolitan Opera, August 2011.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, librettist.
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906, librettist.
3. Zhang, Liping, 1965- performer.
4. Smith, Robert Dean, 1965- performer.
5. Smith, Robert Dean, 1965- interviewee.
6. Zifchak, Maria, performer.
7. Salsi, Luca, 1975- performer.
8. Sorensen, Joel, performer.
9. Sumegi, Daniel, performer.
10. Cano, Jennifer Johnson, performer.
11. Juntwait, Margaret, host.
12. Siff, Ira, commentator.
13. Moore, Gerald Martin, commentator.
14. Ellison, Cori, commentator.
15. Kazaras, Peter, commentator.
16. Wolf, Thomas, 1945- commentator.
17. DiDonato, Joyce, commentator.
18. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- commentator.
19. Gniewek, Raymond, 1931- commentator.
20. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- conductor.
21. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- interviewee.
22. Te Kanawa, Kiri, commentator.
23. Toolajian, Loren, interviewer.
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
26. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 53118