Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852.
2. Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805.
3. Caballé, Montserrat
4. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
5. Milnes, Sherrill
6. Tozzi, Giorgio
7. Flagello, Ezio
8. Pearl, Louise
9. Williams, Nancy, 1935-
10. Marcella, Luigi
11. Schippers, Thomas
12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
13. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
15. De Schauensee, Max
16. Harrison, Jay
17. Hubay, Alfred
18. Mohr, Richard
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
20. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (208 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 17, 1968]

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. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (William Weaver and Thomas Schippers discuss "Luisa Miller") ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Max de Schauensee, Jay Harrison, Alfred Hubay and Richard Mohr) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1, scenes 1-2 -- side 4. Act 1, scene 3 -- side 5. Act 2 -- side 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LTCM 277 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:02:22 (synopses and features) ; 2:26:00 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 17, 1968.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Luisa Miller [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after Friedrich Schiller's "Kabale und Liebe".

Playing time

1. 010200 022600

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 17, 1968]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 17, 1968]

Performer

1. Montserrat Caballé (Luisa) ; Richard Tucker (Rodolfo) ; Sherrill Milnes (Miller) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Count Walter) ; Ezio Flagello (Wurm) ; Louise Pearl (Federica) ; Nancy Williams (Laura) ; Lou Marcella (Peasant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 32, no. 16 (Feb. 17, 1968).

Event

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 17, 1968.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist
2. Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805. Kabale und Liebe.
3. Caballé, Montserrat. Performer
4. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
5. Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
6. Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
7. Flagello, Ezio. Performer
8. Pearl, Louise. Performer
9. Williams, Nancy, 1935- Performer
10. Marcella, Luigi. Performer
11. Schippers, Thomas Conductor. Commentator
12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
13. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
15. De Schauensee, Max. Commentator
16. Harrison, Jay. Commentator
17. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
18. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 277 (F) Production notes on file in listening room.