Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795.
2. Du Roullet, François Louis Gaud Leland, marquis, 1716-1786.
3. Gutman, John.
4. Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969.
5. Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962.
6. Valentino, Frank.
7. Pernerstorfer, Alois, 1912-
8. Hawkins, Osie.
9. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
10. Darcy, Emery.
11. Bollinger, Anne, 1919-1963.
12. Amara, Lucine.
13. Roggero, Margaret.
14. Hayward, Thomas, 1921-
15. Vichegonov, Lubomir.
16. Erede, Alberto.
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
18. Barkley, Alvin, Mrs.
19. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
20. Bampton, Rose.
21. Graf, Herbert, 1903-
22. Ducloux, Walter.
23. Bagar, Robert C.
24. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
26. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound tape reels (198 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 29, 1952]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 29, 1952.

Uniform title

1. Alceste (1776). English
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Alceste (1776).

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 (Robert Lawrence, host, with Rose Bampton and Herbert Graf) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Walter Ducloux, Robert Bagar and Sigmund Spaeth) -- side 2. Opera quiz concluded ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 through "Apollon est sensible" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 -- side 6. Act 3.

Call number

1. *LTCM 366 (F)

Note

1. Paris version, sung in English.
2. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
3. Durations: 0:51:37 (synopses and features) ; 2:26:53 (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

Performer (note)

1. Brian Sullivan (Admetus) ; Kirsten Flagstad (Alcestis) ; Frank Valentino (The high priest) ; Alois Pernerstorfer (Apollo) ; Osie Hawkins (Thanatos) ; Norman Scott (The herald) ; Emery Darcy (Evander) ; Anne Bollinger (A woman) ; Lucine Amara, Margaret Roggero, Thomas Hayward and Lubomir Vichegonov (Leaders of the chorus) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Alberto Erede, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City and Washington D.C. Mar. 29, 1952.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 366 (F)

Author

1. Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.

Title

1. Alcestis : radio broadcast, 1952-03-29 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Christoph Willibald von Gluck ; libretto by Ranieri de Calzabigi ; revised French version by François Louis du Roullet ; new English version by John Gutman.

Playing time

1. 005137 022653

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 29, 1952]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 29, 1952.

Cast

1. Brian Sullivan (Admetus) ; Kirsten Flagstad (Alcestis) ; Frank Valentino (The high priest) ; Alois Pernerstorfer (Apollo) ; Osie Hawkins (Thanatos) ; Norman Scott (The herald) ; Emery Darcy (Evander) ; Anne Bollinger (A woman) ; Lucine Amara, Margaret Roggero, Thomas Hayward and Lubomir Vichegonov (Leaders of the chorus) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Alberto Erede, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in July, 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (7 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 16, no. 21 (Mar. 24, 1952).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City and Washington D.C. Mar. 29, 1952.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 366 (F)

Added author

1. Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795. Librettist
2. Du Roullet, François Louis Gaud Leland, marquis, 1716-1786. Librettist
3. Gutman, John. Translator
4. Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969. Performer
5. Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962.
6. Valentino, Frank. Performer
7. Pernerstorfer, Alois, 1912- Performer
8. Hawkins, Osie. Performer
9. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer
10. Darcy, Emery. Performer
11. Bollinger, Anne, 1919-1963. Performer
12. Amara, Lucine. Performer
13. Roggero, Margaret. Performer
14. Hayward, Thomas, 1921- Performer
15. Vichegonov, Lubomir. Performer
16. Erede, Alberto. Conductor
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
18. Barkley, Alvin, Mrs. Commentator
19. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
20. Bampton, Rose. Commentator
21. Graf, Herbert, 1903- Commentator
22. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
23. Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
24. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
25. 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 366 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4915.
2. *LT-10 4915 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 366 (F)