Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
2. Leech, Richard (Tenor)
3. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
4. Uecker, Korliss.
5. Nucci, Leo.
6. Croft, Dwayne.
7. Tian, Haojiang, 1955-
8. Held, Alan, 1959-
9. Rootering, Jan-Hendrik, 1950-
10. Swenson, Ruth Ann.
11. Shaulis, Jane.
12. Philley, Charlotte.
13. Bater, Glenn.
14. White, Wendy.
15. Santi, Nello.
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
17. Habachy, Nimet.
18. Downes, Edward, 1911-
19. Levy, Marvin David.
20. Livingstone, William.
21. Purdy, Christopher.
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound discs (183 min.) : 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 Mar. 7, 1992]

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. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II ; Act III ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Marvin David Levy, William Livingstone and Christopher Purdy) ; Synopsis of act III (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 610 (F)

Note

1. Compact discs.
2. House program on file in the Music Division.
3. Durations: 0:52:12 (synopses and features) ; 2:11:41 (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, Mar. 7, 1992.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 610 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.

Playing time

1. 005212 021141

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 7, 1992]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 7, 1992]

Performer

1. Richard Leech (The Duke) ; Charles Anthony (Borsa) ; Korliss Uecker (Countess Ceprano) ; Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) ; Dwayne Croft (Marullo) ; Hao Jiang Tian (Count Ceprano) ; Alan Held (Monterone) ; Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Sparafucile) ; Ruth Ann Swenson (Gilda) ; Jane Shaulis (Giovanna) ; Charlotte Philley (A page) ; Glenn Bater (Chief guard) ; Wendy White (Maddalena) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 56, no. 12 (Feb. 29, 1992).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 7, 1992.

Original version

1. Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in July, 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 610 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
2. Leech, Richard (Tenor) Performer
3. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
4. Uecker, Korliss. Performer
5. Nucci, Leo. Performer
6. Croft, Dwayne. Performer
7. Tian, Haojiang, 1955- Performer
8. Held, Alan, 1959- Performer
9. Rootering, Jan-Hendrik, 1950- Performer
10. Swenson, Ruth Ann. Performer
11. Shaulis, Jane. Performer
12. Philley, Charlotte. Performer
13. Bater, Glenn. Performer
14. White, Wendy. Performer
15. Santi, Nello. Conductor
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
17. Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
18. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
19. Levy, Marvin David. Commentator
20. Livingstone, William. Commentator
21. Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
22. 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. *LTCM 610 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 30381.
2. *LDC 30381 Service copy.