Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
3. Villarroel, Verónica.
4. Bunnell, Jane.
5. Berti, Marco, 1962-
6. Caproni, Bruno, 1960-
7. Sorenson, Joel.
8. Walker, Alfred (Bass)
9. Paynter, Stephen.
10. Courtney, James, 1946-
11. Mobbs, Daniel.
12. Mavrovitis, Reveka.
13. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
15. Zeger, Brian.
16. Ellison, Cori.
17. Bernheimer, Martin.
18. Thomason, Paul.
19. Plotkin, Fred.
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 24, 2004.

Uniform title

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

Subject

1. Operas
2. Horne, Marilyn

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Tone ; Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Pre-curtain delay feature (Edward Downes, host, with Birgit Nilsson and Joan Sutherland in a demonstration of technical terms - rebroadcast of Jan. 26, 1963) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; ChevronTexaco's opera quiz (Brian Zeger questions Cori Ellison, Martin Bernheimer, and Paul Thomason) ; Fred Plotkin pays tribute to Marilyn Horne ; Synopses of Acts 2 and 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 35344

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Subtitle from house program.
3. Durations: 55:49 (announcements, synopses and intermission feature) ; 2:22:00 (opera).
4. Compact discs.
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Veronica Villarroel (Cio-Cio San) ; Jane Bunnell (Suzuki) ; Marco Berti (B.F.Pinkerton) ; Bruno Caproni (Sharpless) ; Joel Sorenson (Goro) ; Alfred Walker (Imperial Commisary) ; Stephen Paynter (The registrar) ; James Courtney (The Uncle-priest) ; Daniel Mobbs (Yamadori) ; Reveka Evangelina Mavrovitis (Kate Pinkerton) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Placido Domingo, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York City, Jan. 24, 2004.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. Madama Butterfly [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2004.

Series

1. ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 24, 2004.
2. ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 24, 2004.

Cast

1. Veronica Villarroel (Cio-Cio San) ; Jane Bunnell (Suzuki) ; Marco Berti (B.F.Pinkerton) ; Bruno Caproni (Sharpless) ; Joel Sorenson (Goro) ; Alfred Walker (Imperial Commisary) ; Stephen Paynter (The registrar) ; James Courtney (The Uncle-priest) ; Daniel Mobbs (Yamadori) ; Reveka Evangelina Mavrovitis (Kate Pinkerton) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Placido Domingo, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 68, no. 7 (January 2004).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York City, Jan. 24, 2004.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
3. Villarroel, Verónica. Performer
4. Bunnell, Jane. Performer
5. Berti, Marco, 1962- Performer
6. Caproni, Bruno, 1960- Performer
7. Sorenson, Joel. Performer
8. Walker, Alfred (Bass) Performer
9. Paynter, Stephen. Performer
10. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
11. Mobbs, Daniel. Performer
12. Mavrovitis, Reveka. Performer
13. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
15. Zeger, Brian. Commentator
16. Ellison, Cori. Commentator
17. Bernheimer, Martin. Performer
18. Thomason, Paul. Commentator
19. Plotkin, Fred. Commentator
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. ChevronTexaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 35344