Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
3. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
4. Albanese, Licia
5. Jobin, Raoul
6. Pinza, Ezio
7. Singher, Martial
8. Lipton, Martha
9. Votipka, Thelma
10. Baker, John, 1911-
11. Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
12. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
14. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
15. Bagar, Robert C.
16. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
17. Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959.
18. Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.
19. Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983.
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 5 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 16, 1944.

Uniform title

1. Column of the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Opera victory rally (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Synopsis of Act 4 ; Act 4 ; Post-curtain feature (Charles Kullman plug for war bonds) ; Closing remarks (Milton Cross) -- CD 5. Opening remarks (Cross) ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) ; Column of the air (Milton Cross discusses Faust and Regina Resnik's debut) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera quiz (Olin Downes questions Sigmund Spaeth, Robert Bagar, and George Marek) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Opera Victory Rally (Edward Johnson introduces Sinclair Lewis).

Call number

1. *LDC 34123

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 1:11:17 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:24:13 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

1. Licia Albenese (Marguerite) ; Raoul Jobin (Faust) ; Ezio Pinza (Mephistophélès) ; Martial Singher (Valentin) ; Martha Lipton (Siebel) ; Thelma Votipka (Marthe) ; John Baker (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 16, 1944.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.

Title

1. Faust [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after part I of Goethe's drama.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, 2004.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 16, 1944.
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 16, 1944.

Cast

1. Licia Albenese (Marguerite) ; Raoul Jobin (Faust) ; Ezio Pinza (Mephistophélès) ; Martial Singher (Valentin) ; Martha Lipton (Siebel) ; Thelma Votipka (Marthe) ; John Baker (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 16, 1944.

Language

1. Sung in French.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
3. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.
4. Albanese, Licia. Performer
5. Jobin, Raoul. Performer
6. Pinza, Ezio. Performer
7. Singher, Martial. Performer
8. Lipton, Martha. Performer
9. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
10. Baker, John, 1911- Performer
11. Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
12. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
14. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
15. Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
16. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
17. Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959. Commentator
18. Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Commentator
19. Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983. Commentator
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Column of the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Opera victory rally (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 34123