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Additional authors

1. Hoffman, William M. (William Moses), 1939-2017
2. Stratas, Teresa
3. Shaulis, Jane
4. Courtney, James, 1946-
5. Drews, Richard (Singer)
6. Norden, Betsy
7. Reuter-Foss, Kitt
8. Hoffman, Wendy (Mezzo-soprano)
9. Flanigan, Lauren
10. Kelly, Sondra
11. Best, Michael
12. Short, Kevin
13. Hagegård, Håkan
14. Quilico, Gino
15. Christin, Judith
16. Kazaras, Peter
17. Fleming, Renee
18. Dahl, Tracy
19. Rosenshein, Neil
20. Clark, Graham, 1941-
21. Pauley, Wilbur
22. Zambalis, Stella
23. Berberian, Ara
24. Badolato, Dean
25. Cokorinos, Philip
26. Horne, Marilyn
27. Serbagi, Midhat
28. Bernard, David
29. Combs, Steven
30. Darrenkamp, John
31. Murray, John Horton
32. Bender, Howard (Baritone)
33. Dobriansky, Andrij
34. Cincione, Theresa
35. Uecker, Korliss
36. Di Franco, Loretta
37. Hopkins, Janet (Singer)
38. Keith, Lynda
39. McCormick, Mary Ann
40. Harris, Hilda, 1930-
41. Thompson, Linda (Vocalist)
42. Chester, Kenn
43. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994
44. Levine, James, 1943-2021
45. Allen, Peter, 1920-
46. Downes, Edward, 1911-
47. Jellinek, George, 1919-
48. Gainsley, Philip
49. Purdy, Christopher
50. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
51. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs (225 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 4, 1992]

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. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1, pt. 1 -- CD 2. Act 1, pt. 2 -- CD 3. Act 2, pt. 1 -- CD 4. Act 2, pt. 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Philip Gainsley, George Jellinek and Christopher Purdy) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 30390

Note

1. Durations: 0:37:55 (synopses and features) ; 3:07:11 (opera).
2. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Teresa Stratas (Marie Antoinette) ; Jane Shaulis (Woman in hat) ; James Courtney (Louis XVI) ; Richard Drews (The Marquis) ; Betsy Norden, Kitt Reuter-Foss and Wendy Hoffman (The Gossips) ; Lauren Flanigan (Lucienne) ; Sondra Kelly (Diane) ; Michael Best (The Bishop) ; Kevin Short (Joseph) ; Håkan Hagegård (Beaumarchais) ; Gino Quilico (Figaro) ; Judith Christin (Susanna) ; Peter Kazaras (Count Almaviva) ; Renée Fleming (Rosina) ; Tracy Dahl (Florestine) ; Neil Rosenshein (Léon) ; Graham Clark (Bégearss) ; Wilbur Pauley (Wilhelm) ; Stella Zambalis (Cherubino) ; Ara Berberian (Suleyman Pasha) ; Dean Badolato (His page) ; Philip Cokorinos (The English ambassador) ; Marilyn Horne (Samira) ; Midhat Serbagi (An Egyptian violist) ; David Bernard, Steven Combs and John Darrenkamp (Three Muscovite traders) ; John Horton Murray (A Man with a ladder) ; Howard Bender (A Man with lather on his face) ; Andrij Dobriansky (The other man) ; Theresa Cincione and Korliss Uecker (Two women with babies) ; Loretta Di Franco, Janet Hopkins, Lynda Keith and Mary Ann McCormick (Four other women with children) ; Hilda Harris and Linda Thompson (Ladies of town) ; Kenn Chester and Andrea Velis (Two bailiffs) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 4, 1992.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 601 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Corigliano, John, 1938-

Title

1. The ghosts of Versailles [sound recording] : a grand opera buffa in two acts / music by John Corigliano ; libretto by William M. Hoffman, suggested by "La mère coupable" of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 4, 1992]

Cast

1. Teresa Stratas (Marie Antoinette) ; Jane Shaulis (Woman in hat) ; James Courtney (Louis XVI) ; Richard Drews (The Marquis) ; Betsy Norden, Kitt Reuter-Foss and Wendy Hoffman (The Gossips) ; Lauren Flanigan (Lucienne) ; Sondra Kelly (Diane) ; Michael Best (The Bishop) ; Kevin Short (Joseph) ; Håkan Hagegård (Beaumarchais) ; Gino Quilico (Figaro) ; Judith Christin (Susanna) ; Peter Kazaras (Count Almaviva) ; Renée Fleming (Rosina) ; Tracy Dahl (Florestine) ; Neil Rosenshein (Léon) ; Graham Clark (Bégearss) ; Wilbur Pauley (Wilhelm) ; Stella Zambalis (Cherubino) ; Ara Berberian (Suleyman Pasha) ; Dean Badolato (His page) ; Philip Cokorinos (The English ambassador) ; Marilyn Horne (Samira) ; Midhat Serbagi (An Egyptian violist) ; David Bernard, Steven Combs and John Darrenkamp (Three Muscovite traders) ; John Horton Murray (A Man with a ladder) ; Howard Bender (A Man with lather on his face) ; Andrij Dobriansky (The other man) ; Theresa Cincione and Korliss Uecker (Two women with babies) ; Loretta Di Franco, Janet Hopkins, Lynda Keith and Mary Ann McCormick (Four other women with children) ; Hilda Harris and Linda Thompson (Ladies of town) ; Kenn Chester and Andrea Velis (Two bailiffs) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in June, 1992, 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. 56, no. 8 (Jan. 4, 1992).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 4, 1992.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 601 (F)

Language

1. Sung in English.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Hoffman, William M. (William Moses), 1939-2017, librettist.
2. Stratas, Teresa. Performer
3. Shaulis, Jane. Performer
4. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
5. Drews, Richard (Singer) Performer
6. Norden, Betsy. Performer
7. Reuter-Foss, Kitt. Performer
8. Hoffman, Wendy (Mezzo-soprano) Performer
9. Flanigan, Lauren. Performer
10. Kelly, Sondra. Performer
11. Best, Michael. Performer
12. Short, Kevin. Performer
13. Hagegård, Håkan. Performer
14. Quilico, Gino. Performer
15. Christin, Judith. Performer
16. Kazaras, Peter. Performer
17. Fleming, Renee. Performer
18. Dahl, Tracy. Performer
19. Rosenshein, Neil. Performer
20. Clark, Graham, 1941- Performer
21. Pauley, Wilbur. Performer
22. Zambalis, Stella. Performer
23. Berberian, Ara. Performer
24. Badolato, Dean. Performer
25. Cokorinos, Philip. Performer
26. Horne, Marilyn. Performer
27. Serbagi, Midhat. Performer
28. Bernard, David. Performer
29. Combs, Steven. Performer
30. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
31. Murray, John Horton. Performer
32. Bender, Howard (Baritone) Performer
33. Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer
34. Cincione, Theresa. Performer
35. Uecker, Korliss. Performer
36. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
37. Hopkins, Janet (Singer) Performer
38. Keith, Lynda. Performer
39. McCormick, Mary Ann. Performer
40. Harris, Hilda, 1930- Performer
41. Thompson, Linda (Vocalist) Performer
42. Chester, Kenn. Performer
43. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
44. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
45. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
46. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
47. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
48. Gainsley, Philip. Commentator
49. Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
50. 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 30390 Service copy.
2. *LTCM 601 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 30390.