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Additional authors

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
2. Hadley, Jerry.
3. Hampson, Thomas.
4. Van Allan, Richard.
5. Mims, Marilyn.
6. Troyanos, Tatiana.
7. Hong, Hei-Kyung.
8. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
9. Allen, Peter, 1920-
10. Ramey, Samuel.
11. Downes, Edward, 1911-
12. Masiello, Alberta.
13. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
14. Purdy, Christopher.
15. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
16. Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962.
17. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
18. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs (212 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. 20, 1990]

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Met moments (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 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1, part 1 -- CD 2. Act 1, part 2 ; Act 2, part 1 -- CD 3. Act 2, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alberta Masiello, Albert Innaurato and Christopher Purdy) ; Met moments (Clifton Fadiman, host, with Bruno Walter) ; Samuel Ramey ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 28844

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:32:45 (synopses and features) ; 2:59:00 (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. Jerry Hadley (Ferrando) ; Thomas Hampson (Guglielmo) ; Richard Van Allan (Don Alfonso) ; Marilyn Mims (Fiordiligi) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Dorabella) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Despina) ; 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. 20, 1990.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 563 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Composer

Title

1. Così fan tutte [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.

Playing time

1. 003245 025900

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 20, 1990]

Cast

1. Jerry Hadley (Ferrando) ; Thomas Hampson (Guglielmo) ; Richard Van Allan (Don Alfonso) ; Marilyn Mims (Fiordiligi) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Dorabella) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Despina) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Feb. 1992, from borrowed masters (4 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. 9 (Jan. 20, 1990).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 20, 1990.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 563 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
2. Hadley, Jerry. Performer
3. Hampson, Thomas. Performer
4. Van Allan, Richard. Performer
5. Mims, Marilyn. Performer
6. Troyanos, Tatiana. Performer
7. Hong, Hei-Kyung. Performer
8. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
9. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
10. Ramey, Samuel. Commentator
11. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
12. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
13. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
14. Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
15. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Host
16. Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962. Commentator
17. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Met moments (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 28844 Service copy
2. *LTCM 563 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 28844