Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
2. Maliponte, Adriana.
3. Darrenkamp, John.
4. Bybee, Ariel.
5. Andersson, Norman, 1953-
6. Atherton, James.
7. Fleck, William.
8. Rendall, David.
9. Decker, Geraldine.
10. Bills, John.
11. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
12. Manno, Robert.
13. Pritchard, John, Sir, 1918-1989.
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-
15. Habachy, Nimet.
16. Downes, Edward, 1911-
17. Fulton, Thomas.
18. Jellinek, George, 1919-
19. Osbourne, Charles.
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (185 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 4, 1984]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. 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) ; Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Thomas Fulton, George Jellinek and Charles Osbourne) -- side 2. Quiz cont. ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 scene 1 -- side 5. Act 2 concluded -- side 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 445 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:55:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:10:30 (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. Adriana Maliponte (Violetta) ; John Darrencamp (Douphol) ; Ariel Bybee (Flora) ; Norman Andersson (Marquis d'Obigny) ; James Atherton (Gastone) ; William Fleck (Doctor Grenville) ; David Rendall (Alfredo) ; Geraldine Decker (Annina) ; John Bills (Giuseppe) ; Cornell MacNeil (Germont) ; Robert Manno (A messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Sir John Pritchard, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 4, 1984.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 445 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

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

Playing time

1. 05500 021030

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 4, 1984]

Cast

1. Adriana Maliponte (Violetta) ; John Darrencamp (Douphol) ; Ariel Bybee (Flora) ; Norman Andersson (Marquis d'Obigny) ; James Atherton (Gastone) ; William Fleck (Doctor Grenville) ; David Rendall (Alfredo) ; Geraldine Decker (Annina) ; John Bills (Giuseppe) ; Cornell MacNeil (Germont) ; Robert Manno (A messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Sir John Pritchard, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Sept. 1990, 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. 48, no. 10 (Feb. 4, 1984).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 4, 1984.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 445 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
2. Maliponte, Adriana. Performer
3. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
4. Bybee, Ariel. Performer
5. Andersson, Norman, 1953- Performer
6. Atherton, James. Performer
7. Fleck, William. Performer
8. Rendall, David. Performer
9. Decker, Geraldine. Performer
10. Bills, John. Performer
11. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
12. Manno, Robert. Performer
13. Pritchard, John, Sir, 1918-1989. Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
15. Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
17. Fulton, Thomas. Commentator
18. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
19. Osbourne, Charles. Commentator
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 445 (F) (Production notes on file.)