Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
3. Siepi, Cesare
4. Stratas, Teresa
5. Zylis-Gara, Teresa
6. Krause, Tom
7. Elias, Rosalind
8. Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020.
9. Robinson, Gail, 1946-
10. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
11. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
12. Carelli, Gabor
13. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
14. Entner, Cecilia
15. Schichtanz, Judit
16. Krips, Josef
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
18. Stivender, David
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-
20. Coveney, John
21. McEwen, Terry
22. Mohr, Richard
23. Robinson, Francis, 1910-
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
25. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (237 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 11, 1970]

Uniform title

1. Nozze di Figaro
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Biographies in music (Radio program)
5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Nozze di Figaro

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: David Stivender and the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, with quizmaster Edward Downes and panelists John Coveney, Terry McEwen and Richard Mohr -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. Biographies in music: Francis Robinson concludes his retrospective of singers from the first 20 years of the Bing adminstration (pt. 3 of 3) ; Synopsis of Act 4 -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LTCM 327 (F)

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
3. Durations: 1:06:30 (synopses and features) ; 2:50:00 (opera).
4. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 11, 1970.

Author

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,1756-1791. Composer

Title

1. Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Playing time

1. 010630 025000

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 11, 1970]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 11, 1970]

Performer

1. Cesare Siepi (Figaro) ; Teresa Stratas (Susanna) ; Teresa Zylis-Gara (Countess Almaviva) ; Tom Krause (Count Almaviva) ; Rosalind Elias (Cherubino) ; Nedda Casei (Marcellina) ; Gail Robinson (Barbarina) ; Paul Plishka (Don Bartolo) ; Paul Franke (Don Basilio) ; Gabor Carelli (Don Curzio) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Antonio) ; Cecilia Entner, Judit Schichtanz (Peasant girls) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Josef Krips, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 34, no. 24 (Apr. 11, 197067).

Event

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 11, 1970.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in July 1988, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Added author

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.
3. Siepi, Cesare. Performer
4. Stratas, Teresa. Performer
5. Zylis-Gara, Teresa. Performer
6. Krause, Tom. Performer
7. Elias, Rosalind. Performer
8. Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020. Performer
9. Robinson, Gail, 1946- Performer
10. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
11. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
12. Carelli, Gabor. Performer
13. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
14. Entner, Cecilia. Performer
15. Schichtanz, Judit. Performer
16. Krips, Josef. Conductor
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
18. Stivender, David. Commentator
19. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
20. Coveney, John. Commentator
21. McEwen, Terry. Commentator
22. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
23. Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Biographies in music (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 327 (F) Production notes in listening room.