Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
2. Leech, Richard (Tenor)
3. Fracker, Richard.
4. Grant Murphy, Heidi.
5. Nucci, Leo.
6. Hartman, Vernon.
7. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
8. Courtney, James, 1946-
9. Dupont, Stephen.
10. Shin, Young Ok.
11. Kelly, Sondra.
12. Sielski, Carolyn.
13. Paola, Paul de.
14. White, Wendy.
15. Ajmone-Marsan, Guido.
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-
17. Horne, Marilyn.
18. Paolucci, Bridget.
19. Purdy, Christopher.
20. Downes, Edward, 1911-
21. Jellinek, George, 1919-
22. Hamilton, Stuart.
23. Robinson, Francis, 1910-
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
25. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound discs (184 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 12, 1991]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Met moments (Radio program)
4. 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 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (Bridget Paolucci) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Christopher Purdy, host, with Edward Downes, George Jellinek and Stuart Hamilton) ; Met moments (Francis Robinson) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 29111

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:51:58 (synopses and features) ; 2:12:49 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
4. Compact discs.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Richard Leech (The Duke of Mantua) ; Richard Fracker (Borsa) ; Heidi Grant (Countess Ceprano) ; Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) ; Vernon Hartman (Marullo) ; Richard Vernon (Count Ceprano) ; James Courtney (Monterone) ; Stephen Dupont (Sparafucile) ; Young Ok Shin (Gilda) ; Sondra Kelly (Giovanna) ; Carolyn Sielski (A Page) ; Paul De Paola (Chief Guard) ; Wendy White (Maddalena) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Guido Ajmone-Marsan, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 12, 1991.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 582 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.

Playing time

1. 005158 021249

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 12, 1991]

Cast

1. Richard Leech (The Duke of Mantua) ; Richard Fracker (Borsa) ; Heidi Grant (Countess Ceprano) ; Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) ; Vernon Hartman (Marullo) ; Richard Vernon (Count Ceprano) ; James Courtney (Monterone) ; Stephen Dupont (Sparafucile) ; Young Ok Shin (Gilda) ; Sondra Kelly (Giovanna) ; Carolyn Sielski (A Page) ; Paul De Paola (Chief Guard) ; Wendy White (Maddalena) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Guido Ajmone-Marsan, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1992, from borrowed masters (3 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. 8 (Jan. 5, 1991).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 12, 1991.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 582 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
2. Leech, Richard (Tenor) Performer
3. Fracker, Richard. Performer
4. Grant Murphy, Heidi. Performer
5. Nucci, Leo. Performer
6. Hartman, Vernon. Performer
7. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
8. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
9. Dupont, Stephen. Performer
10. Shin, Young Ok. Performer
11. Kelly, Sondra. Performer
12. Sielski, Carolyn. Performer
13. Paola, Paul de. Performer
14. White, Wendy. Performer
15. Ajmone-Marsan, Guido. Conductor
16. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
17. Horne, Marilyn. Commentator
18. Paolucci, Bridget. Commentator
19. Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
20. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
21. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
22. Hamilton, Stuart. Commentator
23. Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
24. 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. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 29111 Service copy.
2. *LTCM 582 (F) Preservation copy (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29111.