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Additional authors

1. Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831.
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
3. Lopardo, Frank
4. Trakas, Chris Pedro
5. Hampson, Thomas
6. Capecchi, Renato
7. Ghazal, Edward
8. Murray, Ann, 1949-
9. Lloyd, Robert, 1940-
10. Di Franco, Loretta
11. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
12. Weikert, Ralf
13. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
15. Gainsley, Philip
16. Hubay, Alfred
17. Livingstone, William
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
19. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound discs (176 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 4, 1989]

Uniform title

1. Barbiere di Siviglia
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Barbiere di Siviglia

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act I, part 1 -- CD 2. Act I, part 2 ; Act II, part 1 -- CD 3. Act II, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Philip Gainsley, Alfred Hubay and William Livingstone) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 544 (F)

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Durations: 0:31:12 (synopses and features) ; 2:25:12 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (under classmark: *LTCM 544 (F)).
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 4, 1989.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 544 (F)

Author

1. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

Title

1. Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 1989-02-04 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on the play by Beaumarchais.

Playing time

1. 003112 022512

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 4, 1989]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 4, 1989]

Performer

1. Frank Lopardo (Count Almaviva) ; Christopher Trakas (Fiorello) ; Thomas Hampson (Figaro) ; Renato Capecchi (Dr. Bartolo) ; Edward Ghazal (Ambrogio) ; Ann Murray (Rosina) ; Robert Lloyd (Don Basilio) ; Loretta Di Franco (Berta) ; Charles Anthony (An officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ralf Weikert, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 53, no. 10 (Feb. 4, 1989).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 4, 1989.

Original version

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

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 544 (F)

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831. Librettist
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Barbier de Séville.
3. Lopardo, Frank. Performer
4. Trakas, Chris Pedro. Performer
5. Hampson, Thomas. Performer
6. Capecchi, Renato. Performer
7. Ghazal, Edward. Performer
8. Murray, Ann, 1949- Performer
9. Lloyd, Robert, 1940- Performer
10. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
11. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
12. Weikert, Ralf. Conductor
13. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
15. Gainsley, Philip. Commentator
16. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
17. Livingstone, William. Commentator
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 544 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in: *LDC 31960.
2. *LDC 31960 Service copy.