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Additional authors

1. Hoffman, William M. (William Moses), 1939-2017
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
3. Stratas, Teresa
4. Horne, Marilyn
5. Glassman, Allan
6. Quilico, Gino
7. Vásquez, Hector (Baritone)
8. Shaulis, Jane
9. Courtney, James, 1946-
10. Naldi, Ronald
11. Bishop, Elizabeth (Mezzo-soprano)
12. Gonzales, Yvonne
13. Hoffman, Wendy (Mezzo-soprano)
14. Cincione, Theresa
15. Lattimore, Margaret
16. Best, Michael
17. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
18. Christin, Judith
19. Streit, Kurt
20. Hong, Hei-Kyung
21. Dahl, Tracy
22. Groves, Paul (Tenor)
23. Garvin, Bradley
24. White, Wendy
25. Berberian, Ara
26. Badolato, Dean
27. Van Derick, Peter
28. Serbagi, Midhat
29. Combs, Steven
30. Darrenkamp, John
31. Gunn, Nathan
32. Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor)
33. Bender, Howard (Baritone)
34. Lehr, LeRoy
35. Goerke, Christine
36. Meyer, Carol (Soprano)
37. Di Franco, Loretta
38. Hopkins, Janet (Singer)
39. Krasovec, Kathryn
40. Pulley, Emily Ann
41. DeYoung, Michelle
42. Jepson, Kristine
43. Forest, Michael
44. Stevenson, Tony (Tenor)
45. Kahn, Kemal
46. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
47. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
48. Livingstone, William
49. Ellison, Cori
50. Hubay, Alfred
51. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
52. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
53. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 15, 1995]

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I, part 1 -- CD 2. Act I, part 2 -- CD 3. Act II, part 1 -- CD 4. Act II, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; John Corigliano reflects on Ghosts of Versailles ; Texaco's opera quiz (William Livingstone, host, with Cori Ellison, Alfred Hubay and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 32519

Note

1. Compact discs.
2. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 15, 1995.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Corigliano, John, 1938-

Title

1. The ghosts of Versailles [sound recording] : a grand opera buffa in two acts / music by John Corigliano ; libretto by William M. Hoffman, suggested by "La mère coupable" of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.

Imprint

1. [New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1995.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 15, 1995]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 15, 1995]

Performer

1. Teresa Stratas (Marie Antoinette) ; Marilyn Horne (Samira) ; Allan Glassman (Bégearss) ; Gino Quilico (Figaro) ; Hector Vasquez (Beaumarchais) ; Jane Shaulis (Woman in hat) ; James Courtney (Louis XVI) ; Ronald Naldi (The Marquis) ; Elizabeth Bishop, Yvonne Gonzales, Wendy Hoffman (The gossips) ; Theresa Cincione (Lucienne) ; Margaret Lattimore (Diane) ; Michael Best (The Bishop) ; Richard Vernon (Joseph) ; Judith Christin (Susanna) ; Kurt Streit (Count Almaviva) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Rosina) ; Tracy Dahl (Florestine) ; Paul Groves (Léon) ; Bradley Garvin (Wilhelm) ; Wendy White (Cherubino) ; Ara Berberian (Suleyman Pasha) ; Dean Badolato (His page) ; Peter Van Derick (The English Ambassador) ; Midhat Serbagi (An Egyptian violist) ; Steven Combs, John Darrenkamp, Nathan Gunn (Three Muscovite traders) ; Eduardo Valdes (A man with a ladder) ; Howard Bender (A man with lather on his face) ; LeRoy Lehr (The other man) ; Christine Goerke, Carol Meyer (Two women with babies) ; Loretta Di Franco, Janet Hopkins, Kathryn Krasovec, Emily Pulley (Four other women with babies) ; Michelle De Young, Kristine Jepson (Ladies of town) ; Michael Forest, Tony Stevenson (Two bailifs) ; Kemal Kahn (Harpsichord) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 59, no. 15 (Apr. 15, 1995).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 15, 1995.

Language

1. Sung in English.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Hoffman, William M. (William Moses), 1939-2017, librettist.
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mère coupable.
3. Stratas, Teresa. Performer
4. Horne, Marilyn. Performer
5. Glassman, Allan. Performer
6. Quilico, Gino. Performer
7. Vásquez, Hector (Baritone) Performer
8. Shaulis, Jane. Performer
9. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
10. Naldi, Ronald. Performer
11. Bishop, Elizabeth (Mezzo-soprano) Performer
12. Gonzales, Yvonne. Performer
13. Hoffman, Wendy (Mezzo-soprano) Performer
14. Cincione, Theresa. Performer
15. Lattimore, Margaret. Performer
16. Best, Michael. Performer
17. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
18. Christin, Judith. Performer
19. Streit, Kurt. Performer
20. Hong, Hei-Kyung. Performer
21. Dahl, Tracy. Performer
22. Groves, Paul (Tenor) Performer
23. Garvin, Bradley. Performer
24. White, Wendy. Performer
25. Berberian, Ara. Performer
26. Badolato, Dean. Performer
27. Van Derick, Peter. Performer
28. Serbagi, Midhat. Performer
29. Combs, Steven. Performer
30. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
31. Gunn, Nathan. Performer
32. Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor) Performer
33. Bender, Howard (Baritone) Performer
34. Lehr, LeRoy. Performer
35. Goerke, Christine. Performer
36. Meyer, Carol (Soprano)
37. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
38. Hopkins, Janet (Singer) Performer
39. Krasovec, Kathryn. Performer
40. Pulley, Emily Ann. Performer
41. DeYoung, Michelle. Performer
42. Jepson, Kristine. Performer
43. Forest, Michael. Performer
44. Stevenson, Tony (Tenor) Performer
45. Kahn, Kemal. Performer
46. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
47. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
48. Corigliano, John, 1938- Commentator
49. Livingstone, William. Commentator
50. Ellison, Cori. Commentator
51. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
52. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
53. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32519