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La traviata opera in four acts

Title
La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by F.M. Piave [based on the play "La dame aux camélias" by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 34070 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895.
  • Tebaldi, Renata.
  • Campora, Giuseppe.
  • Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
  • Vanni, Helen.
  • Carelli, Gabor.
  • Marsh, Calvin.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Cundari, Emilia.
  • McCracken, James, 1926-
  • Hawkins, Osie.
  • Cleva, Fausto.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960.
  • Dorfmann, Ania.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  • Mark, Peter.
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Eaton, Quaintance.
  • Paola, Frank.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs (209 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 6, 1957\570306\]
Uniform Title
  • Traviata
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Traviata
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Durations: 1:18:15 (synopses and features) ; 2:10:40 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 81 (F).
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 6, 1957.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 81 (F).
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
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) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: John Brownlee, Ania Dorfmann and Dimitri Mitropoulos discuss Verdi's orchestral writing ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Robert Lawrence, Sigmund Spaeth, Deems Taylor, George Marek and Peter Mark ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Third intermission: Clifton Fadiman, Francis Robinson, Quaintance Eaton and Frank Paola discuss the Metropolitan Opera spring tours ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 34070
OCLC
NYPG84-R1089
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by F.M. Piave [based on the play "La dame aux camélias" by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
Playing Time
011815 021040
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 6, 1957\570306\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 6, 1957\570306\]
Performer
Renata Tebaldi (Violetta) ; Giuseppe Campora (Alfredo) ; Leonard Warren (Giorgio Germont) ; Helen Vanni (Flora) ; Alessio De Paolis (Gastone) ; Calvin Marsh (Baron Duphol) ; George Cehanovsky (Marquis D'Obigny) ; Clifford Harvuot (Doctor Grenvil) ; Emilia Cundari (Annina) ; James McCracken (Giuseppe) ; Osie Hawkins (gardener) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 21, no. 21 (Apr. 1, 1957).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 6, 1957.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Sep., 1984, from borrowed copies (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.
Reproduction
Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 81 (F).
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Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895. Dame aux camélias.
Tebaldi, Renata. Performer
Campora, Giuseppe. Performer
Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
Vanni, Helen. Performer
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Cundari, Emilia. Performer
McCracken, James, 1926- Performer
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Commentator
Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960. Commentator
Dorfmann, Ania. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
Mark, Peter. Singer. Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Eaton, Quaintance. Commentator
Paola, Frank. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 34070 Service copy.
*LTCM 81 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34070.
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