Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Romani, Felice, 1788-1865.
2. Grant Murphy, Heidi.
3. Pavarotti, Luciano.
4. Battle, Kathleen.
5. Pons, Juan.
6. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
7. Panni, Marcello.
8. Allen, Peter, 1920-
9. Downes, Edward, 1911-
10. Burroughs, Bruce.
11. Hubay, Alfred.
12. McNally, Terrence.
13. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
14. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound discs (169 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. 25, 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. Prelude ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Bruce Burroughs, Alfred Hubay and Terrence McNally) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 30387

Note

1. Durations: 0:36:12 (synopses and features) ; 2:12:53 (opera).
2. Production notes and official cast list (3 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. Heidi Grant Murphy (Giannetta) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Nemorino) ; Kathleen Battle (Adina) ; Juan Pons (Sergeant Belcore) ; Paul Plishka (Doctor Dulcamara) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Marcello Panni, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 25, 1992.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 604 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Title

1. L'elisir d'amore [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 25, 1992]

Cast

1. Heidi Grant Murphy (Giannetta) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Nemorino) ; Kathleen Battle (Adina) ; Juan Pons (Sergeant Belcore) ; Paul Plishka (Doctor Dulcamara) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Marcello Panni, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in June, 1992, from borrowed masters (2 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. 9 (Jan. 18, 1992).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 25, 1992.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 604 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Romani, Felice, 1788-1865. Librettist
2. Grant Murphy, Heidi. Performer
3. Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer
4. Battle, Kathleen. Performer
5. Pons, Juan. Performer
6. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
7. Panni, Marcello. Conductor
8. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
9. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
10. Burroughs, Bruce. Commentator
11. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
12. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
13. 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 30387 Service copy.
2. *LTCM 604 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 30387.