Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Romani, Felice, 1788-1865.
2. Blegen, Judith.
3. Pavarotti, Luciano.
4. Reardon, John, 1930-1988.
5. Flagello, Ezio.
6. Di Franco, Loretta.
7. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995.
8. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
9. Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini.
10. Downes, Edward, 1911-
11. Masiello, Alberta.
12. Behr, Jan.
13. Stivender, David.
14. Woitach, Richard.
15. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
16. 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. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 6, 1974
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 6, 1974.

Uniform title

1. Elisir d'amore
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Elisir d'amore

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) (8:11) ; Act 1 (1:06:13) -- CD 2. Act 2 (56:00) -- CD 3. Intermission features ; Opera News on the Air (Mrs. Wanda Toscanini Horowitz encourages purchase of the historic album of Le Nozzi di Figaro broadcast on Dec. 7, 1940) (5:00) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alberta Masiello, Jan Behr, David Stivender, and Richard Woitach) (20:00) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) (6:31).

Call number

1. *LDC 32134

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 2:02:14 (opera) ; 0:39:42 (synopses and features).
3. Compact disc.
4. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound under classmark *LTCM 784.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 6, 1974.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Title

1. L'Elisir d'amore [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Imprint

1. [New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 6, 1974
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 6, 1974.

Performer

1. Loretta Di Franco (Giannetta) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Nemorino) ; Judith Blegen (Adina) ; John Reardon (Sergeant Belcore) ; Ezio Flagello (Doctor Dulcamara) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Max Rudolf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 38, no. 22 (Apr. 6, 1974).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 6, 1974.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Romani, Felice, 1788-1865. Librettist
2. Blegen, Judith. Performer
3. Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer
4. Reardon, John, 1930-1988. Performer
5. Flagello, Ezio. Performer
6. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
7. Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Conductor
8. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
9. Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini. Commentator
10. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
11. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
12. Behr, Jan. Commentator
13. Stivender, David. Commentator
14. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
15. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32134