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Le Nozze di Figaro opera in four acts

Title
  1. Le Nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.
Author
  1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

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Additional authors
  1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  2. Ramey, Samuel.
  3. McLaughlin, Marie, 1954-
  4. Korn, Artur.
  5. Von Stade, Frederica.
  6. Schmidt, Andreas, 1960-
  7. Sénéchal, Michel.
  8. Lott, Felicity.
  9. Davia, Federico.
  10. Fracker, Richard.
  11. Grant Murphy, Heidi.
  12. Conlon, James, 1950-
  13. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  14. Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017.
  15. Downes, Edward, 1911-
  16. Burroughs, Bruce.
  17. Jenkins, Speight.
  18. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  19. Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
  20. De Paolis, Alessio.
  21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  22. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
  1. 5 sound discs (236 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 23, 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 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 5. Opera news on the air (Charles Osborne) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Bruce Burroughs, Speight Jenkins and Charles Osborne) ; Met Moments (Clifton Fadiman, host, with Salvatore Baccaloni and Alessio de Paolis) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
Call number
  1. *LDC 29109
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:45:11 (synopses and features) ; 3:11:37 (opera).
  3. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  4. Compact discs.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Performer (note)
  1. Samuel Ramey (Figaro) ; Marie McLaughlin (Susanna) ; Artur Korn (Don Bartolo) ; Loretta Di Franco (Marcellina) ; Frederica von Stade (Cherubino) ; Andreas Schmidt (Count Almaviva) ; Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio) ; Felicity Lott (Countess Almaviva) ; Federico Davia (Antonio) ; Richard Fracker (Don Cuzio) ; Heidi Grant (Barbarina) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 23, 1991.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Preservation copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 592 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian.
Author
  1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Title
  1. Le Nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.
Playing time
  1. 004511 031137
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 23, 1991]
Cast
  1. Samuel Ramey (Figaro) ; Marie McLaughlin (Susanna) ; Artur Korn (Don Bartolo) ; Loretta Di Franco (Marcellina) ; Frederica von Stade (Cherubino) ; Andreas Schmidt (Count Almaviva) ; Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio) ; Felicity Lott (Countess Almaviva) ; Federico Davia (Antonio) ; Richard Fracker (Don Cuzio) ; Heidi Grant (Barbarina) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Re-recorded at NYPL in May 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. 13 (Mar. 16, 1991).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 23, 1991.
Reproduction
  1. Preservation copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 592 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in Italian.
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  1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added author
  1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
  2. Ramey, Samuel. Performer
  3. McLaughlin, Marie, 1954- Performer
  4. Korn, Artur. Performer
  5. Von Stade, Frederica. Performer
  6. Schmidt, Andreas, 1960- Performer
  7. Sénéchal, Michel. Performer
  8. Lott, Felicity. Performer
  9. Davia, Federico. Performer
  10. Fracker, Richard. Performer
  11. Grant Murphy, Heidi. Performer
  12. Conlon, James, 1950- Conductor
  13. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
  14. Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017. Commentator
  15. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
  16. Burroughs, Bruce. Commentator
  17. Jenkins, Speight. Commentator
  18. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. hst.
  19. Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Commentator
  20. De Paolis, Alessio. Commentator
  21. 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 29109 Service copy.
  2. *LTCM 592 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29109.
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