Research Catalog
La Gioconda opera in four acts
- Title
- La Gioconda [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Amilcare Ponchielli ; libretto by Tobia Gorrio (Arrigo Boito), after Victor Hugo's play, "Angelo, tyrant of Padua".
- Author
- Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 34073 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
- Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885.
- Milanov, Zinka, 1906-
- Rankin, Nell.
- Siepi, Cesare.
- Amparan, Belen.
- Poggi, Gianni.
- Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
- Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
- Marsh, Calvin.
- McCracken, James, 1926-
- De Paolis, Alessio.
- Scott, Norman, 1921-1968
- Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
- Cleva, Fausto.
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
- Goldovsky, Boris.
- Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981.
- Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
- Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999
- Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 4 sound discs (215 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 20, 1957\570420\]
- Uniform Title
- Gioconda
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Gioconda
- Subjects
- Note
- Sung in Italian.
- Durations: 0:49:28 (synopses and features) ; 2:45:37 (opera).
- Due to a labor problem, a commercial recording of this opera originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 20, 1957, and issued in 1977 on London Records OSA 13123 was broadcast.
- Compact discs.
- Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) filed in classmark: *LTCM 83 (F).
- House program on file in Music Division.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Reproduction (note)
- Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 83 (F).
- Source (note)
- Metropolitan Opera;
- Contents
- CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky interviews Rosa Ponselle ; Synopsis of At 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (fragment) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Third intermission: Clifton Fadiman interviews Rudolf Bing ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).
- Call Number
- *LDC 34073
- OCLC
- NYPG84-R1091
- Author
- Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886.
- Title
- La Gioconda [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Amilcare Ponchielli ; libretto by Tobia Gorrio (Arrigo Boito), after Victor Hugo's play, "Angelo, tyrant of Padua".
- Playing Time
- 004928 024537
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 20, 1957\570420\]Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 20, 1957\570420\]
- Performer
- Zinka Milanov (La Gioconda) ; Nell Rankin (Laura) ; Cesare Siepi (Alvise) ; Belen Amparan (La Cieca) ; Gianni Poggi (Enzo) ; Leonard Warren (Barnaba) ; George Cehanovsky (Zuane) ; Calvin Marsh (First singer) ; James McCracken (Second singer) ; Alessio De Paolis (Isepo) ; Norman Scott (monk) ; Louis Sgarro (steersman) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 21, no. 23 (Apr. 15, 1957).
- Original Version
- Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Sep., 1984, from borrowed copies (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track and 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.
- Reproduction
- Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 83 (F).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. LibrettistHugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Angelo, tyran de Padoue.Milanov, Zinka, 1906- PerformerRankin, Nell. PerformerSiepi, Cesare. PerformerAmparan, Belen. PerformerPoggi, Gianni. PerformerWarren, Leonard, 1911-1960. PerformerCehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. PerformerMarsh, Calvin. PerformerMcCracken, James, 1926- PerformerDe Paolis, Alessio. PerformerScott, Norman, 1921-1968 PerformerSgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. PerformerCleva, Fausto. ConductorCross, Milton, 1897-1975. CommentatorGoldovsky, Boris. CommentatorPonselle, Rosa, 1897-1981. CommentatorLawrence, Robert, 1912- CommentatorFadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999, interviewer.Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. CommentatorMetropolitan 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)
- Publisher No.
- OSA 13123 London
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 34073 Service copy.*LTCM 83 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34073.