Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
3. Del Monaco, Mario
4. Angeles, Victoria de los
5. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
6. Elias, Rosalind
7. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
8. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
9. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
10. Moscona, Nicola
11. Marsh, Calvin
12. Cleva, Fausto
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
14. Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
15. Plummer, Christopher
16. Harrison, Jay
17. Robinson, Francis, 1910-
18. Slezak, Walter, 1902-
19. Levarie, Siegmund, 1914-
20. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999
21. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) rf
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound discs (216 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 8, 1958]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Musical settings
3. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 > Interviews
4. Operas

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air: Norman Dello Joio and Christopher Plummer discuss Otello ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, with quiz master Jay Harrison and panelists Francis Robinson, Walter Slezak and Sigmund Levarie ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Third intermission: Texaco's Roving Opera Reporter Clifton Fadiman interviews Richard Rodgers ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).

Call number

1. *LDC 34117

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Durations: 1:16:50 (synopses and features) ; 2:19:20 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 96 (F).
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 8, 1958.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 96 (F).

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito.

Playing time

1. 011650 021920

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 8, 1958]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 8, 1958]

Performer

1. Mario del Monaco (Otello) ; Victoria de los Angeles (Desdemona) ; Leonard Warren (Iago) ; Rosalind Elias (Emilia) ; Paul Franke (Cassio) ; Clifford Harvuot (Montano) ; Charles Anthony (Roderigo) ; Nicola Moscona (Lodovico) ; Calvin Marsh (herald) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 22, no. 18 (Mar. 3, 1958).

Event

1. Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 8, 1958.

Original version

1. Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Nov., 1984, from borrowed copies (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 96 (F).

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
3. Del Monaco, Mario. Performer
4. Angeles, Victoria de los. Performer
5. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
6. Elias, Rosalind. Performer
7. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
8. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
9. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
10. Moscona, Nicola. Performer
11. Marsh, Calvin. Performer
12. Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
14. Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
15. Plummer, Christopher. Commentator
16. Harrison, Jay. Commentator
17. Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
18. Slezak, Walter, 1902- Commentator
19. Levarie, Siegmund, 1914- Commentator
20. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999, interviewer.
21. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, interviewee.
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) rf.

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 34117 Service copy.
2. *LTCM 96 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34117.