Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893.
2. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
3. Sylvester, Michael.
4. Zajick, Dolora.
5. Sweet, Sharon.
6. Tian, Haojiang, 1955-
7. Murray, John Horton.
8. Johnson, Camellia.
9. Pons, Juan.
10. Fiore, John.
11. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
12. Jellinek, George, 1919-
13. Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017.
14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
15. Livingstone, William.
16. Jenkins, Speight.
17. Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18-
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
19. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs (235 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 Feb. 5, 1994]

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. Rethberg, Elisabeth (1894-)
2. 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 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera News on the Air: Rethberg 100th birthday tribute (George Jellinek and Charles Osborne) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with William Livingston, Charles Osborne and Speight Jenkins) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Third intermission: David Hamilton highlights Figaro from the Metropolitan Opera Guild's series "Great Operas at the Met" ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 33910

Note

1. Durations: 1:16:24 (synopses and features) ; 2:38:47 (opera).
2. Compact discs.
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 736 (F).
4. 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, Feb. 5, 1994.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 736 (F).

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Aida : radio broadcast, 1994-02-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.

Playing time

1. 011624 023847

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 5, 1994]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 5, 1994]

Performer

1. Paul Plishka (Ramfis) ; Michael Sylvester (Radames) ; Dolora Zajick (Amneris) ; Sharon Sweet (Aida) ; Hao Jiang Tian (The King) ; John Horton Murray (A messenger) ; Camellia Johnson (A priestess) ; Juan Pons (Amonasro) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; John Fiore, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 58, no. 10 (Feb. 5, 1994).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 5, 1994.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (4 tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 736 (F).

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893. Librettist
2. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
3. Sylvester, Michael. Performer
4. Zajick, Dolora. Performer
5. Sweet, Sharon. Performer
6. Tian, Haojiang, 1955- Performer
7. Murray, John Horton. Performer
8. Johnson, Camellia. Performer
9. Pons, Juan. Performer
10. Fiore, John. Conductor
11. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
12. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
13. Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017. Commentator
14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
15. Livingstone, William. Commentator
16. Jenkins, Speight. Commentator
17. Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18- 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. *LDC 33910 Service copy.
2. *LT-10-A 1589 Master tape. Request service copy in *LDC 33910
3. *LTCM 736 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 33910.