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Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
3. Juntwait, Margaret
4. Siff, Ira
5. Racette, Patricia, 1967-
6. Zifchak, Maria
7. Giordani, Marcello
8. Croft, Dwayne
9. Fedderly, Greg, 1961-
10. Miller, Keith (Bass-baritone)
11. Jeong, Christian
12. Peterson, Dean
13. Won, David
14. Kulczak, Edyta
15. Summers, Patrick
16. Del Carlo, John
17. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
18. Dessay, Natalie, 1965-
19. Berger, William, 1961-
20. Ashbaker, Susan
21. Krisel, Michelle
22. Goren, Neal
23. Nicholson, Mark
24. Josephson, Kim
25. Lewin, Naomi
26. Burlingame, Lloyd
27. Fleming, Renée.
28. Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
29. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) dnr NN-RHA
31. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

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

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 7, 2009

Uniform title

1. Madama Butterfly
2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
5. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 7, 2009.

Alternative title

1. Madama Butterfly

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 with commentary (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff) ; Act 1 ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath interviews John Del Carlo about singing the role of Dr. Bartolo in Rossini's Barber of Seville) ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Natalie Dessay, host, with William Berger, Susan Ashbaker, Michelle Krisel, and Neal Goren) [beginning] -- CD 2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz [conclusion] ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath interviews Met listener, Mark Nicholson, who reminisces about a 1969 Met broadcast of Die Walküre) ; synopsis of act 2, part 1 and commentary (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 2, part 1 ; Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin interviews Kim Josephson) ; Mary Jo Heath speaks with Dwayne Croft and Maria Zifchak about working with Anthony Minghella ; Met at 125 feature (Mary Jo Heath discusses Puccini's two visits to the Met (in 1907 and 1910) [beginning] -- CD 3. Met at 125 feature [conclusion] ; Met Memory (Naomi Lewin interviews opera fan Lloyd Burlingame) ; synopsis of act 2, part 2, and commentary (Juntwait and Siff) ; Renée Fleming interviews Patricia Racette ; Act 2, part 2 ; closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).

Call number

1. *LDC 47789

Note

1. Opera in 2 acts.
2. Compact discs.
3. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Patricia Racette (Cio-Cio-San) ; Maria Zifchak (Suzuki) ; Marcello Giordani (B.F. Pinkerton) ; Dwayne Croft (Sharpless) ; Greg Fedderly (Goro) ; Keith Miller (Imperial Commissary) ; Christian Jeong (The registrar) ; Dean Peterson (The uncle-priest) ; David Won (Yamadori) ; Edyta Kulczak (Kate Pinkerton) ; Blind Summit Puppetry (Cio-Cio-San's child) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Patrick Summers, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 7, 2009.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. Madama Butterfly : radio broadcast, 2009-03-07 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on the play by David Belasco.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2009.

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 7, 2009
3. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
4. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 7, 2009.

Cast

1. Patricia Racette (Cio-Cio-San) ; Maria Zifchak (Suzuki) ; Marcello Giordani (B.F. Pinkerton) ; Dwayne Croft (Sharpless) ; Greg Fedderly (Goro) ; Keith Miller (Imperial Commissary) ; Christian Jeong (The registrar) ; Dean Peterson (The uncle-priest) ; David Won (Yamadori) ; Edyta Kulczak (Kate Pinkerton) ; Blind Summit Puppetry (Cio-Cio-San's child) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Patrick Summers, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 73, no. 9 (Mar. 2009).

Event

1. Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 7, 2009.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
3. Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator
4. Siff, Ira. Commentator
5. Racette, Patricia, 1967- Performer. Interviewee
6. Zifchak, Maria. Performer. Interviewee
7. Giordani, Marcello. Performer
8. Croft, Dwayne. Performer. Interviewee
9. Fedderly, Greg, 1961- Performer
10. Miller, Keith (Bass-baritone) Performer
11. Jeong, Christian. Performer
12. Peterson, Dean. Performer
13. Won, David. Performer
14. Kulczak, Edyta. Performer
15. Summers, Patrick. Conductor
16. Del Carlo, John. Interviewee
17. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Interviewer
18. Dessay, Natalie, 1965- Host
19. Berger, William, 1961- Commentator
20. Ashbaker, Susan. Commentator
21. Krisel, Michelle. Commentator
22. Goren, Neal. Commentator
23. Nicholson, Mark. Interviewee
24. Josephson, Kim. Interviewee
25. Lewin, Naomi. Interviewer
26. Burlingame, Lloyd. Interviewee
27. Fleming, Renée. Interviewer
28. Belasco, David, 1853-1931. Madame Butterfly.
29. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Donor NN-RHA

Added title

1. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 47789