Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
2. Crolius, Ross.
3. Milnes, Sherrill.
4. Millo, Aprile.
5. Castle, Joyce.
6. Kesling, Diane.
7. Sokol, Michael.
8. Fitch, Bernard.
9. Martinucci, Nicola.
10. Capecchi, Renato.
11. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
12. Schexnayder, Brian.
13. Johnson, Camellia.
14. Wells, Jeffrey.
15. Courtney, James, 1946-
16. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
17. Rudel, Julius.
18. Allen, Peter, 1920-
19. Horne, Marilyn.
20. Habachy, Nimet.
21. Downes, Edward, 1911-
22. Livingstone, William.
23. Purdy, Christopher.
24. Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977.
25. Arroyo, Martina.
26. Nilsson, Birgit.
27. Flagello, Ezio.
28. McCracken, James, 1926-
29. Jellinek, George, 1919-
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
31. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound discs (202 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 22, 1990]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Met moments (Radio program)
4. Biographies in music (Radio program)
5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy) ; Met Moments (Cyril Ritchard, host, with Martina Arroyo, Birget Nilsson, Ezio Flagello and James McCracken) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with George Jellinek, William Livingston and Christopher Purdy) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Biographies in music (George Jellinek) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 579 (F)

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
3. Durations: 1:09:26 (synopses and features) ; 2:13:27 (opera).
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
5. Compact discs.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Ross Crolius (The Major-Domo) ; Sherrill Milnes (Carlo Gérard) ; Aprile Millo (Maddalena de Coigny) ; Joyce Castle (Countess de Coigny) ; Diane Kesling (Bersi) ; Michael Sokol (Fléville) ; Bernard Fitch (The Abbè) ; Nicola Martinucci (Andrea Chénier) ; Renato Capecchi (Mathieu) ; Andrea Velis (Incredibile, a spy) ; Brian Schexnayder (Roucher) ; Camellia Johnson (Madelon) ; Jeffrey Wells (Dumas) ; James Courtney (Fouquier-Tinville) ; Richard Vernon (Schmidt) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 22, 1990.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 579 (F)

Author

1. Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948.

Title

1. Andrea Chénier : radio broadcast, 1990-12-22 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Umberto Giordano ; libretto by Luigi Illica.

Playing time

1. 010926 021327

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 22, 1990]

Cast

1. Ross Crolius (The Major-Domo) ; Sherrill Milnes (Carlo Gérard) ; Aprile Millo (Maddalena de Coigny) ; Joyce Castle (Countess de Coigny) ; Diane Kesling (Bersi) ; Michael Sokol (Fléville) ; Bernard Fitch (The Abbè) ; Nicola Martinucci (Andrea Chénier) ; Renato Capecchi (Mathieu) ; Andrea Velis (Incredibile, a spy) ; Brian Schexnayder (Roucher) ; Camellia Johnson (Madelon) ; Jeffrey Wells (Dumas) ; James Courtney (Fouquier-Tinville) ; Richard Vernon (Schmidt) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1992, 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. 55, no. 7 (Dec. 22, 1990).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 22, 1990.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 579 (F)

Added author

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
2. Crolius, Ross. Performer
3. Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
4. Millo, Aprile. Performer
5. Castle, Joyce. Performer
6. Kesling, Diane. Performer
7. Sokol, Michael. Performer
8. Fitch, Bernard. Performer
9. Martinucci, Nicola. Performer
10. Capecchi, Renato. Performer
11. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
12. Schexnayder, Brian. Performer
13. Johnson, Camellia. Performer
14. Wells, Jeffrey. Performer
15. Courtney, James, 1946- performer.
16. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
17. Rudel, Julius. Conductor
18. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
19. Horne, Marilyn. Commentator
20. Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
21. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
22. Livingstone, William. Commentator
23. Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
24. Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977. Commentator
25. Arroyo, Martina. Commentator
26. Nilsson, Birgit. Commentator
27. Flagello, Ezio. Commentator
28. McCracken, James, 1926- Commentator
29. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Met moments (Radio program)
4. Biographies in music (Radio program)
5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 579 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29110.