Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
2. Del Monaco, Mario, 1915-
3. Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
4. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
5. Elias, Rosalind, 1929-
6. Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006.
7. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
8. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968
9. Milanov, Zinka.
10. Carelli, Gabor.
11. Warfield, Sandra.
12. De Paolis, Alessio.
13. Hawkins, Osie.
14. Valentino, Frank.
15. Davidson, Lawrence.
16. Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
17. Cleva, Fausto.
18. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
20. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 2 sound cassettes (117 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 4, 1954]

Uniform title

1. Andrea Chénier
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Andrea Chénier

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- side 2. Act 2 -- side 3. Act 3 -- side 4. Act 4.

Call number

1. *LTCM 408 (F)

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
3. Durations: 1:57:01 (opera).
4. Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 4, 1954.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 408 (F)

Author

1. Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948.

Title

1. Andrea Chenier : radio broadcast, 1954-12-04 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Umberto Giordano ; libretto by Luigi Illica.

Playing time

1. 15701

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 4, 1954]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 4, 1954]

Performer

1. Mario Del Monaco (Andrea Chenier) ; Zinka Milanov (Maddalena di Coigny) ; Herta Glaz (The Countess di Coigny) ; Leonard Warren (Carlo Gérard) ; Rosalind Elias (La Bersi) ; George Cehanovsky (Pietro Fléville) ; Gabor Carelli (The abbé) ; Sandra Warfield (Madelon) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Mathieu) ; Alessio de Paolis (A spy) ; Norman Scott (Fouquier-Tinville) ; Osie Hawkins (Dumas) ; Frank Valentino (Roucher) ; Lawrence Davidson (Schmidt) ; Louis Sgarro (The major domo) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchrestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 19, no. 4 (Nov. 29, 1954).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 4, 1954.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Jan. 1990, from borrowed masters (1 sound tape reel : 3 3/4 ips, 1/2 track, mono. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 408 (F)

Added author

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
2. Del Monaco, Mario, 1915- Performer
3. Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Performer
4. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
5. Elias, Rosalind, 1929- Performer
6. Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006. Performer
7. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
8. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968 Performer
9. Milanov, Zinka. Performer
10. Carelli, Gabor. Performer
11. Warfield, Sandra. Performer
12. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
13. Hawkins, Osie. Performer
14. Valentino, Frank. Performer
15. Davidson, Lawrence. Performer
16. Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
17. Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
18. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 408 (F) \(Production notes on file.)