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Additional authors

1. Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
3. Vickers, Jon
4. Te Kanawa, Kiri
5. Stewart, Thomas, 1926-
6. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
7. Yuscarán, Guillermo
8. Kraft, Jean
9. Goodloe, Robert
10. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
11. Holloway, David, 1942-
12. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
14. Masiello, Alberta
15. Mahan, Chris
16. Nix, William
17. Randall, Tony
18. Stivender, David
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
21. 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 Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 9, 1974
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 9, 1974.

Uniform title

1. Otello
2. Opera News on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Otello

Subject

1. Operas
2. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 > Otello

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 -- CD 3. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Alberta Masiello gives a musical and dramatic analysis of Otello ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) -- CD 4. Texaco's opera quiz: Edward Downes questions Chris Mahan, William Nix, Tony Randall, and David Stivender ; Synopsis of Act 3 ; Intermission feature: Milton Cross plays excerpts from the historic album of the first Texaco broadcast on Dec. 7, 1940 of Le Nozze di Figaro, ; Synopsis of Act 4.

Call number

1. *LDC 32142

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Compact discs.
3. Durations: 2:24:22 (opera) ; 1:37:51 (synopses and features).
4. This performance is Kiri Te Kanawa's Metropolitan Opera debut.
5. Production notes and official cast list on file under classmark *LTCM 776.
6. 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, Feb. 9, 1974.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Otello [sound recording] : lyric drama in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boïto.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.

Playing time

1. 022422 013751

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 9, 1974
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 9, 1974.

Performer

1. Jon Vickers (Otello) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona) ; Thomas Stewart (Iago) ; Andrea Velis (Roderigo) ; William Lewis (Cassio) ; Jean Kraft (Emilia) ; Robert Goodloe (Montano) ; Paul Plishka (Lodovico) ; David Holloway (Herald) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 9, 1974.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 38, no. 14 (Feb. 9, 1974).

Source

1. Gift; Metropolitan Opera; May, 2003.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
3. Vickers, Jon. Performer
4. Te Kanawa, Kiri. Performer
5. Stewart, Thomas, 1926- Performer
6. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
7. Yuscarán, Guillermo. Performer
8. Kraft, Jean. Performer
9. Goodloe, Robert. Performer
10. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
11. Holloway, David, 1942- Performer
12. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
14. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
15. Mahan, Chris. Commentator
16. Nix, William. Commentator
17. Randall, Tony. Commentator
18. Stivender, David. Commentator
19. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

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 32142