Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
3. Josephson, Kim
4. Croft, Richard
5. Leĭferkus, Sergeĭ, 1946-
6. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
7. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
8. Vaness, Carol
9. Bunnell, Jane
10. Yannissis, Yanni
11. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
12. Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953-
13. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
15. Abbate, Carolyn
16. Jenkins, Speight
17. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
19. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs (185 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. 2, 1994]

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Act 1 ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Peter Allen) ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Allen) -- CD 3. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Carolyn Abbate, Speight Jenkins and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 33918

Note

1. Durations: 0:33:06 (synopses and features) ; 2:32:07 (opera).
2. Compact discs.
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 745 (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, Apr. 2, 1994.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 745 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito after the play by Shakespeare.

Playing time

1. 003306 023207

Series

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

Performer

1. Kim Josephson (Montano) ; Richard Croft (Cassio) ; Sergei Leiferkus (Iago) ; Charles Anthony (Roderigo) ; Plʹacido Domingo (Otello) ; Carol Vaness (Desdemona) ; Jane Bunnell (Emilia) ; Yanni Yannissis (A herald) ; Paul Plishka (Lodovico) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Valery Gergiev, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 58, no. 14 (Apr. 2, 1994).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 2, 1994.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (3 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 745 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
3. Josephson, Kim. Performer
4. Croft, Richard. Performer
5. Leĭferkus, Sergeĭ, 1946- Performer
6. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
7. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
8. Vaness, Carol. Performer
9. Bunnell, Jane. Performer
10. Yannissis, Yanni. Performer
11. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
12. Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- Conductor
13. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
15. Abbate, Carolyn. Commentator
16. Jenkins, Speight. Commentator
17. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 33918 Service copy.
2. *LT-10-A 1598 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LDC 33918.
3. *LTCM 745 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes on file). Use service copy in *LDC 33918.