Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Ricordi, Tito.
2. Hubbard, Bruce.
3. Norden, Betsy.
4. Rom, Natalia.
5. Beer, Lucille.
6. Catania, Claudia.
7. Jones, Isola.
8. Hartman, Vernon.
9. Laciura, Anthony.
10. Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
11. Lorange, Nicole.
12. Mauro, Ermanno.
13. Darrenkamp, John.
14. Gilmore, John.
15. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
16. Yuscarán, Guillermo.
17. Yoo, Kun Yul.
18. Santi, Nello.
19. Allen, Peter, 1920-
20. Troyanos, Tatiana.
21. Downes, Edward, 1911-
22. Bonelli, Peter.
23. McNally, Terrence.
24. Pfeiffer, John, 1920-
25. Mohr, Richard.
26. Ahlstedt, Douglas.
27. Ellis, Brent.
28. Milnes, Sherrill.
29. Tuggle, Robert.
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
31. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (226 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 22, 1986]

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
3. Biographies in music (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; SInger's round table (Richard Mohr, host, with Douglas Ahlstedt, Brent Ellis and Sherrill Milnes) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with (Peter Bonelli, Terrence McNally and John Pfeiffer) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) ; Biographies in music (Robert Tuggle) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 487 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:17:17 (synopses and features) ; 2:29:01 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Bruce Hubbard (Simonetto) ; Betsy Norden (Garsenda) ; Natalia Rom (Biancofiore) ; Lucille Beer (Altichiara) ; Claudia Catania (Adonella) ; Isola Jones (Smaragdi) ; Vernon Hartman (Ostasio) ; Anthony Laciura (Ser Toldo) ; Renata Scotto (Francesca) ; Nicole Lorange (Samaritana) ; Ermanno Mauro (Paolo) ; John Darrenkamp (Berlingerio) ; Johm Gilmore (An archer) ; Cornell MacNeil (Gianciotto) ; William Lewis (Malatestino) ; Kun Yul Yoo (A prisoner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 22, 1986.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 487 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Zandonai, Riccardo, 1883-1944.

Title

1. Francesca da Rimini [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Riccardo Zandonai ; libretto by Tito Ricordi.

Playing time

1. 011717 022901

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 22, 1986]

Cast

1. Bruce Hubbard (Simonetto) ; Betsy Norden (Garsenda) ; Natalia Rom (Biancofiore) ; Lucille Beer (Altichiara) ; Claudia Catania (Adonella) ; Isola Jones (Smaragdi) ; Vernon Hartman (Ostasio) ; Anthony Laciura (Ser Toldo) ; Renata Scotto (Francesca) ; Nicole Lorange (Samaritana) ; Ermanno Mauro (Paolo) ; John Darrenkamp (Berlingerio) ; Johm Gilmore (An archer) ; Cornell MacNeil (Gianciotto) ; William Lewis (Malatestino) ; Kun Yul Yoo (A prisoner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in June 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 50, no. 11 (Feb. 22, 1986).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 22, 1986.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 487 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Ricordi, Tito. Librettist
2. Hubbard, Bruce. Performer
3. Norden, Betsy. Performer
4. Rom, Natalia. Performer
5. Beer, Lucille. Performer
6. Catania, Claudia. Performer
7. Jones, Isola. Performer
8. Hartman, Vernon. Performer
9. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
10. Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Commentator
11. Lorange, Nicole. Performer
12. Mauro, Ermanno. Performer
13. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
14. Gilmore, John. Performer
15. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
16. Yuscarán, Guillermo. Performer
17. Yoo, Kun Yul. Performer
18. Santi, Nello. Conductor
19. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
20. Troyanos, Tatiana. Commentator
21. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
22. Bonelli, Peter. Commentator
23. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
24. Pfeiffer, John, 1920- Commentator
25. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
26. Ahlstedt, Douglas. Commentator
27. Ellis, Brent. Commentator
28. Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
29. Tuggle, Robert. Commentator
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
3. Biographies in music (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 487 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)