Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
3. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
4. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
5. De Paolis, Alessio
6. Dudley, John
7. Moscona, Nicola
8. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
9. Engelman, Wilfred
10. Roman, Stella
11. Votipka, Thelma
12. Panizza, Héctor, 1875-1967.
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
14. Lord, Oswald B., Mrs
15. Liversage, Herbert
16. Hudson, Tony
17. Engelbach, Deveer
18. Doe, Doris, 1899-1985.
19. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
20. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
21. Milligan, Harold Vincent, Mrs
22. Parran, Thomas, Mrs
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
24. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 5 sound discs (in 2 containers) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Jan. 18, 1941

Uniform title

1. Otello
2. Opera Guild at Home (Radio program)
3. Opera Question Forum (Radio program)
4. Our American way of Living (Radio program)
5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Otello
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program).

Subject

1. Radio programs, Musical
2. Operas
3. Radio broadcasting

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Opening and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 -- CD 5. First intermission feature (Opera Guild at Home: Mrs. Oswald B. Lord and Milton Cross discuss broadcasting from the Met with director Herbert liversage, Audio engineer Tony Hudson, and backstage assistant Deveer Engelbach) ; Synopsis of Act 2 ; Second intermission feature (Opera Question Forum: Cross questions Doris Doe, John Brownlee, and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Act 3 ; Third intermission feature (Our American way of Living: Mrs. Harold Vincent Milligan introduces Mrs. Thomas Parran, wife of the U.S. Surgeon General, who speaks on longer life) ; Synopsis of Act 4.

Call number

1. *LDC 32997

Note

1. Title from house program.
2. Compact discs.
3. Durations: 1:15:07 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:25:00 (opera).
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 18, 1941.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's tragedy.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Jan. 18, 1941

Performer

1. Giovanni Martinelli (Otello) ; Lawrence Tibbett (Iago) ; Alessio De Paolis (Cassio) ; John Dudley (Roderigo) ; Nicola Moscona (Lodovico) ; George Cehanovsky (Montano) ; Wilfred Engelman (A Herald) ; Stella Roman (Desdemona) ; Thelma Votipka (Emilia) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ettore Panizza, conductor.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 18, 1941.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

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. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Performer
4. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Performer
5. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
6. Dudley, John. Performer
7. Moscona, Nicola. Performer
8. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
9. Engelman, Wilfred. Performer
10. Roman, Stella. Performer
11. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
12. Panizza, Héctor, 1875-1967. Conductor
13. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
14. Lord, Oswald B., Mrs. Commentator
15. Liversage, Herbert. Commentator
16. Hudson, Tony. Commentator
17. Engelbach, Deveer. Commentator
18. Doe, Doris, 1899-1985. Commentator
19. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Commentator
20. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
21. Milligan, Harold Vincent, Mrs. Commentator
22. Parran, Thomas, Mrs. Commentator
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera Guild at Home (Radio program)
2. Opera Question Forum (Radio program)
3. Our American way of Living (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program).

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32997