CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Acts 2 & 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (Bridget Paolucci discusses "Rigoletto: A character worthy of Shakespeare") ; Robert Marx previews "Parade" ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's Opera Quiz (Steven Blier, host, with Jason Ferrante, George Jellinek and Susan Webb) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
Call number
*LDC 27391
Note
Compact discs.
Performer (note)
Ruth Ann Swenson (Gilda) ; Denyce Graves (Maddalena) ; Marcelo Alvarez (Duke) ; Juan Pons (Rigoletto) ; Robert Lloyd (Sparafucile) ; Michael Forest (Borsa) ; Reveka Mavrovitis (Countess Ceprano) ; Rodion Pogossov (Marullo) ; Alfred Walker (Count Ceprano) ; James Courtney (Monterone) ; Diane Elias (Giovanna) ; Alexandra Newland (Page) ; Joseph Pariso (Chief guard) ; Marco Guidarini, conductor ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 9, 2002.
Source (note)
Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
Sung in Italian.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Rigoletto [sound recording] / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2002.
Series
ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 9, 2002.
ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 9, 2002.
Cast
Ruth Ann Swenson (Gilda) ; Denyce Graves (Maddalena) ; Marcelo Alvarez (Duke) ; Juan Pons (Rigoletto) ; Robert Lloyd (Sparafucile) ; Michael Forest (Borsa) ; Reveka Mavrovitis (Countess Ceprano) ; Rodion Pogossov (Marullo) ; Alfred Walker (Count Ceprano) ; James Courtney (Monterone) ; Diane Elias (Giovanna) ; Alexandra Newland (Page) ; Joseph Pariso (Chief guard) ; Marco Guidarini, conductor ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 9, 2002.