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Additional authors

1. Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831.
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
3. Sereni, Mario
4. Alva, Luigi
5. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
6. Corena, Fernando
7. Tozzi, Giorgio
8. Love, Shirley
9. Boucher, Gene
10. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
11. Sliker, Peter
12. Bonynge, Richard
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
15. McEwen, Terry
16. Weinstock, Herbert, 1905-1971.
17. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
18. Levarie, Siegmund, 1914-
19. Weibel, William
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Herbert Weinstock Memorial Fund
22. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (197 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 11, 1969]

Uniform title

1. Barbiere di Siviglia
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Barbiere di Siviglia

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: A Rossini tribute, with Edward Downes, Terry McEwen and Herbert Weinstock ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz, with quizmaster Edward Downes and panelists Robert Lawrence, Siegmund Levarie and William Weibel ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2, to Chi è? -- side 5. Act 2, from La forza! to conclusion ; Act 3, through Il vecchiotto cerca moglie -- side 6. Act 3, from Storm Scene to conclusion ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LTCM 292 (F)

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Titles from Opera news.
3. Durations: 0:54:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:23:00 (opera).
4. With production notes and official cast list (6 p.).

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 11, 1969.

Author

1. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

Title

1. Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 1969-01-11 [sound recording] : opera in three acts ... / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; book by Cesare Sterbini, after the play of Beaumarchais.

Playing time

1. 005400 022300

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 11, 1969]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 11, 1969]

Performer

1. Mario Sereni (Figaro) ; Luigi Alva (Count Almaviva) ; Roberta Peters (Rosina) ; Fernando Corena (Dr. Bartolo) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Don Basilio) ; Shirley Love (Berta) ; Gene Boucher (Fiorello) ; Andrea Velis (Sergeant) ; Peter Sliker (Ambrogio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Richard Bonynge, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 33, no. 11 (Jan. 11, 1969).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 11, 1969.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Jan. 1988, from masters lent by the Metropolitan Opera (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Added author

1. Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831. Librettist
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Barbiere de Séville.
3. Sereni, Mario. Performer
4. Alva, Luigi. Performer
5. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
6. Corena, Fernando. Performer
7. Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
8. Love, Shirley. Performer
9. Boucher, Gene. Performer
10. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
11. Sliker, Peter. Performer
12. Bonynge, Richard. Conductor
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
15. McEwen, Terry. Commentator
16. Weinstock, Herbert, 1905-1971. Commentator
17. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
18. Levarie, Siegmund, 1914- Commentator
19. Weibel, William. Commentator
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Herbert Weinstock Memorial Fund.

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 292 (F) Production notes in listening room.