Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lemaire, Ferdinand.
2. Vickers, Jon.
3. Cook, Terry.
4. Quilico, Louis.
5. Baker, Mark (Tenor)
6. Christopher, Russell.
7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
8. Macurdy, John.
9. Horne, Marilyn.
10. Fournet, Jean.
11. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
12. Ramey, Samuel.
13. Habachy, Nimet.
14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
15. Masiello, Alberta.
16. Bernheimer, Martin.
17. Ames, Alison, 1945-
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
19. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs (191 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 18, 1987]

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. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy) ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alberta Masiello, Martin Bernheimer and Alison Ames) ; Synopsis of Act III (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 515 (F)

Note

1. Sung in French.
2. Durations: 0:49:14 (synopses and features) ; 2:22:20 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark: *LTCM 515 (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, Apr. 18, 1987.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 515 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan;

Author

1. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.

Title

1. Samson et Dalila [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Camille Saint-Saens ; libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.

Playing time

1. 004914 022220

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 18, 1987]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 18, 1987]

Performer

1. Jon Vickers (Samson) ; Terry Cook (Abimelech) ; Louis Quilico (The High Priest) ; Mark Baker (First Philistine) ; Russell Christopher (Second Philistine) ; Charles Anthony (A Philistine Messenger) ; John Macurdy (An Old Hebrew) ; Marilyn Horne (Dalila) ; Metropoltian Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Fournet, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 51, no. 15 (Apr. 11, 1987).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 18, 1987.

Original version

1. Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1991, from aluminum-based acetates (3 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 515 (F)

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Lemaire, Ferdinand. Librettist
2. Vickers, Jon. Performer
3. Cook, Terry. Performer
4. Quilico, Louis. Performer
5. Baker, Mark (Tenor), performer.
6. Christopher, Russell. Performer
7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
8. Macurdy, John. Performer
9. Horne, Marilyn. Performer
10. Fournet, Jean. Conductor
11. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
12. Ramey, Samuel. Commentator
13. Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
15. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
16. Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator
17. Ames, Alison, 1945- Commentator
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 515 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 32747.
2. *LDC 32747 Service copy.