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Falstaff lyric comedy in three acts (six scenes)

Title
  1. Falstaff [sound recording] : lyric comedy in three acts (six scenes) / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, after Shakespeare's Henry IV and Merry wives of Windsor.
Author
  1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional authors
  1. Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  3. Flagello, Ezio
  4. Curtin, Phyllis
  5. Barbieri, Fedora
  6. Miller, Mildred, 1924-
  7. Raskin, Judith
  8. Guarrera, Frank, 1923-
  9. Alva, Luigi
  10. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  11. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
  12. Caruso, Mariano
  13. Amaducci, Bruno, 1925-
  14. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  15. Downes, Edward, 1911-
  16. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  17. Broiles, Mel
  18. Gniewek, Raymond, 1931-
  19. Horowitz, Richard, 1924-
  20. Nass, Richard
  21. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  22. Coveney, John
  23. Ducloux, Walter
  24. McEwen, Terry
  25. Hook, Howard J., Jr.
  26. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  27. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 3 sound cassettes (203 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 16, 1967]
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 (Robert Lawrence leads a roundtable discussion with orchestra members Melvyn Broiles, Raymond Gniewek, Richard Horowitz and Richard Nass) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, John Coveney, Walter Ducloux and Terry McEwen) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Howard J. Hook, Jr. on the Regional Auditions ; Broadcast closing remarks (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3.
Call number
  1. *LTCM 268 (F)
Note
  1. Titles from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 1:19:39 (synopses and features) ; 2:03:00 (opera).
  3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Performer (note)
  1. Ezio Flagello (Falstaff) ; Phyllis Curtin (Alice Ford) ; Fedora Barbieri (Dame Quickly) ; Mildred Miller (Meg Page) ; Judith Raskin (Nannetta) ; Frank Guarrera (Ford) ; Luigi Alva (Fenton) ; Andrea Velis (Bardolfo) ; Norman Scott (Pistola) ; Mariano Caruso (Dr. Caius) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Bruno Amaducci, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 16, 1967.
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian.
Author
  1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
  1. Falstaff [sound recording] : lyric comedy in three acts (six scenes) / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, after Shakespeare's Henry IV and Merry wives of Windsor.
Playing time
  1. 011930 020300
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 16, 1967]
Cast
  1. Ezio Flagello (Falstaff) ; Phyllis Curtin (Alice Ford) ; Fedora Barbieri (Dame Quickly) ; Mildred Miller (Meg Page) ; Judith Raskin (Nannetta) ; Frank Guarrera (Ford) ; Luigi Alva (Fenton) ; Andrea Velis (Bardolfo) ; Norman Scott (Pistola) ; Mariano Caruso (Dr. Caius) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Bruno Amaducci, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Jul. 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 32, no. 7 (Dec. 16, 1967).
Event
  1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 16, 1967.
Language
  1. Sung in Italian.
Added author
  1. Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
  2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV.
  3. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merry wives of Windsor.
  4. Flagello, Ezio. Performer
  5. Curtin, Phyllis. Performer
  6. Barbieri, Fedora. Performer
  7. Miller, Mildred, 1924- Performer
  8. Raskin, Judith. Performer
  9. Guarrera, Frank, 1923- Performer
  10. Alva, Luigi. Performer
  11. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
  12. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer
  13. Caruso, Mariano. Performer
  14. Amaducci, Bruno, 1925- Conductor
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
  17. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
  18. Broiles, Mel. Commentator
  19. Gniewek, Raymond, 1931- Commentator
  20. Horowitz, Richard, 1924- Commentator
  21. Nass, Richard. Commentator
  22. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
  23. Coveney, John. Commentator
  24. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
  25. McEwen, Terry. Commentator
  26. Hook, Howard J., Jr. Commentator
  27. 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 268 (F) Production notes in lisening room.
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