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Additional authors

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
3. Dean, Stafford
4. Valente, Benita
5. Te Kanawa, Kiri
6. Elias, Rosalind
7. Kraft, Jean
8. Norden, Betsy
9. Mays, Linda
10. Shawn, Dorothy
11. Stewart, Thomas, 1926-
12. Foldi, Andrew, 1920-
13. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
14. Best, Richard, 1935-
15. Schmorr, Robert
16. Bedford, Steuart
17. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
18. Goldovsky, Boris
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-
20. Masiello, Alberta
21. Mohr, Richard
22. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
24. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. on 7 sides of 4 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 21, 1976

Uniform title

1. Nozze di Figaro
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Nozze di Figaro

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky on the character of musical keys) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Alberta Masiello, Richard Mohr, and William Weaver) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 2. Special piano quiz (Alberta Masiello, quizmaster-pianist, with Richard Mohr, William Weaver, and Edward Downes) ; synopsis of Act 4 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2, part 1 -- side 5. Act 2, part 2 -- side 6. Act 3 -- side 7. Act 4 ; Closing remarks(Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 799

Note

1. Title from house program.
2. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file.

Performer (note)

1. Stafford Dean (Figaro) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Countess Almaviva) ; Benita Valente (Susanna) ; Rosalind Elias (Cherubino) ; Jean Kraft (Marcellina) ; Betsy Norden (Barbarina) ; Linda Mays, Dorothy Shawn (Peasant girls) ; Thomas Stewart (Count Almaviva) ; Andrew Foldi (Don Bartolo) ; Andrea Velis (Don Basilio) ; Richard Best (Antonio) ; Robert Schmorr (Don Curzio) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Steuart Bedford, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 21, 1976.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

Title

1. Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 21, 1976

Cast

1. Stafford Dean (Figaro) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Countess Almaviva) ; Benita Valente (Susanna) ; Rosalind Elias (Cherubino) ; Jean Kraft (Marcellina) ; Betsy Norden (Barbarina) ; Linda Mays, Dorothy Shawn (Peasant girls) ; Thomas Stewart (Count Almaviva) ; Andrew Foldi (Don Bartolo) ; Andrea Velis (Don Basilio) ; Richard Best (Antonio) ; Robert Schmorr (Don Curzio) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Steuart Bedford, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 21, 1976.

Original version

1. Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 1982, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.
3. Dean, Stafford. Performer
4. Valente, Benita. Performer
5. Te Kanawa, Kiri. Performer
6. Elias, Rosalind. Performer
7. Kraft, Jean. Performer
8. Norden, Betsy. Performer
9. Mays, Linda. Performer
10. Shawn, Dorothy. Performer
11. Stewart, Thomas, 1926- Performer
12. Foldi, Andrew, 1920- Performer
13. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
14. Best, Richard, 1935- Performer
15. Schmorr, Robert. Performer
16. Bedford, Steuart. Conductor
17. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
18. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
19. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
20. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator. Performer
21. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
22. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Research call number

1. *LTCM 799 Notes on file.