Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Rossi, Gaetano, 1774-1855.
2. Voltaire, 1694-1778.
3. Cheek, John, 1948-
4. Olsen, Stanford
5. Alaimo, Simone
6. Cuberli, Lella
7. Scalchi, Gloria, 1960-
8. Forest, Michael
9. Cho, Youmi
10. Yannissis, Yanni
11. Laurence, Suzanne
12. Marin, Ion
13. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
15. Eckert, Thor, Jr.
16. Hubay, Alfred
17. Stern, Kenneth
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
19. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 16, 1993]

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. Overture ; Act I, part 1 -- CD 2. Act I, part 2 ; Act II, part 1 -- CD 3. Act II, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of act I (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Thor Eckert Jr., Alfred Hubay and Kenneth Stern) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen).

Call number

1. *LT-10-A 1574

Note

1. Compact discs.
2. House program on file in Music Division.
3. Durations: 0:28:26 (synopses and features) ; 3:01:31 (opera).
4. 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

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 16, 1993.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 712 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

Title

1. Semiramide [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Gaetano Rossi, based on the tragedy by Voltaire.

Playing time

1. 002826 030131

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 16, 1993]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 16, 1993]

Performer

1. John Cheek (Oroe) ; Stanford Olsen (Idreno) ; Simone Alaimo (Assur) ; Lella Cuberli (Semiramide) ; Gloria Scalchi (Arsace) ; Michael Forest (Mitrane) ; Youmi Cho (Azema) ; Yanni Yannissis (Ghost of Ninus) ; Suzanne Laurence (Attendant to Azema) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ion Marin, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 57, no. 9 (Jan. 16, 1993).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 16, 1993.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1993, from borrowed masters (3 sound 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 712 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Rossi, Gaetano, 1774-1855. Librettist
2. Voltaire, 1694-1778. Sémiramis.
3. Cheek, John, 1948- Performer
4. Olsen, Stanford. Performer
5. Alaimo, Simone. Performer
6. Cuberli, Lella. Performer
7. Scalchi, Gloria, 1960- Performer
8. Forest, Michael. Performer
9. Cho, Youmi. Performer
10. Yannissis, Yanni. Performer
11. Laurence, Suzanne. Performer
12. Marin, Ion. Conductor
13. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
15. Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator
16. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
17. Stern, Kenneth. 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. *LT-10-A 1574 Preservation tape. Use service copy in *LDC 31776.
2. *LTCM 712 (F) Cassette copy. (Program notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 31776.
3. *LDC 31776 Service copy.