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Additional authors

1. Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954.
2. Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
3. Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952.
4. Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806.
5. Jones, Gwyneth, 1936-
6. Millo, Aprile
7. Popov, V. (Vladimir), 1947-
8. Macurdy, John
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
10. Hartman, Vernon
11. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
12. Laciura, Anthony
13. Cordial, Gary
14. Fritz, Joseph
15. Stocker, Christopher
16. Courtney, James, 1946-
17. Chew, Ming
18. Costello, Robert
19. Flasch, Christine
20. Meyers, Mary
21. Andrey, Pauline
22. Gelinas, Linda
23. Laurence, Suzanne
24. Lay, Deanne
25. Santi, Nello
26. Allen, Peter, 1920-
27. Shicoff, Neil
28. Hubay, Alfred
29. Downes, Edward, 1911-
30. Ames, Alison, 1945-
31. Jellinek, George, 1919-
32. Livingstone, William
33. Gutman, John
34. Raisa, Rosa, 1893-1963.
35. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
36. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs (194 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 13, 1990]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Met moments (Radio program)
4. 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 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Alfred Hubay) ; Met moments (John Gutman, host, with Rosa Raisa) ; Neil Shicoff ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alison Ames, George Jellinek, and William Livingstone) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 28841

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:07:41 (synopses and features) ; 2:06:34 (opera).
3. 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

Performer (note)

1. Gwyneth Jones (Turandot) ; Aprile Millo (Liù) ; Vladimir Popov (Calàf) ; John Macurdy (Timur) ; Andrea Velis (Emperor Altoum) ; Vernon Hartman (Ping) ; Charles Anthony (Pang) ; Anthony Laciura (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Joseph Fritz, Christopher Stocker (Three masks) ; James Courtney (Mandarin) ; Ming Chew (Executioner) ; Robert Costello (Prince of Persia) ; Christine Flasch, Mary Meyers (Handmaidens) ; Pauline Andrey, Linda Gelinas, Suzanne Laurence, Deanne Lay (Temptresses) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 13, 1990.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 562 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, based on the play by Carlo Gozzi ; last duet and finale by Franco Alfano.

Playing time

1. 010741 020634

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 13, 1990]

Cast

1. Gwyneth Jones (Turandot) ; Aprile Millo (Liù) ; Vladimir Popov (Calàf) ; John Macurdy (Timur) ; Andrea Velis (Emperor Altoum) ; Vernon Hartman (Ping) ; Charles Anthony (Pang) ; Anthony Laciura (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Joseph Fritz, Christopher Stocker (Three masks) ; James Courtney (Mandarin) ; Ming Chew (Executioner) ; Robert Costello (Prince of Persia) ; Christine Flasch, Mary Meyers (Handmaidens) ; Pauline Andrey, Linda Gelinas, Suzanne Laurence, Deanne Lay (Temptresses) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Feb. 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. 54, no. 8 (Jan. 6, 1990).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 13, 1990.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 562 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954. Composer
2. Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist
3. Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist
4. Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806. Turandot.
5. Jones, Gwyneth, 1936- Performer
6. Millo, Aprile. Performer
7. Popov, V. (Vladimir), 1947- Performer
8. Macurdy, John. Performer
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
10. Hartman, Vernon. Performer
11. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
12. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
13. Cordial, Gary. Performer
14. Fritz, Joseph. Performer
15. Stocker, Christopher. Performer
16. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
17. Chew, Ming. Performer
18. Costello, Robert. Performer
19. Flasch, Christine. Performer
20. Meyers, Mary. Performer
21. Andrey, Pauline. Performer
22. Gelinas, Linda. Performer
23. Laurence, Suzanne. Performer
24. Lay, Deanne. Performer
25. Santi, Nello. Conductor
26. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
27. Shicoff, Neil. Commentator
28. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
29. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
30. Ames, Alison, 1945- Commentator
31. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
32. Livingstone, William. Commentator
33. Gutman, John. Commentator
34. Raisa, Rosa, 1893-1963. Commentator
35. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 28841 Service copy
2. *LTCM 562 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 28841