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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.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876
  • Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895
  • Angeles, Victoria de los
  • Campora, Giuseppe
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Vanni, Helen
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986
  • Marsh, Calvin
  • Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985
  • Allen, Mildred
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-2008
  • Carelli, Gabor
  • Hawkins, Osie
  • Cleva, Fausto
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
  • Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008
  • MacWatters, Virginia
  • Gedda, Nicolai
  • Guarrera, Frank, 1923-2007
  • Harrison, Jay
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
  • Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-1988
  • Schumer, Harry G.
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999
  • Rubenstein, Arthur, 1887-1982
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound discs (198 min.) : digital, mono,; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Feb. 22, 1958\580222\]
Uniform Title
  • Traviata
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Traviata
Subject
  • Rubenstein, Artur, 1887- > Interviews
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata
  • Operas
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Durations: 1:15:50 (synopses and features) ; 2:02:25 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 94 (F).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 22, 1958.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 94 (F).
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air: Norman Dello Joio, Virginia MacWatters, Nicolai Gedda and Frank Guarrera discuss deleted Traviata cuts ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Jay Harrison, Mary Ellis Peltz, Edward Downes, Luigi Lucioni and Harry G. Schumer ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Third intermission: Texaco's Roving Opera Reporter Clifton Fadiman interviews Artur Rubenstein ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 34115
OCLC
NYPG84-R1146
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by F.M. Piave.
Playing Time
011550 020225
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Feb. 22, 1958\580222\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Feb. 22, 1958\580222\]
Performer
Victoria de los Angeles (Violetta) ; Giuseppe Campora (Alfredo) ; Robert Merrill (Giorgio) ; Helen Vanni (Flora) ; George Cehanovsky (Marquis d'Obigny) ; Calvin Marsh (Baron Douphol) ; Louis Sgarro (Doctor Grenvil) ; Mildred Allen (Anninia) ; Robert Nagy (Giuseppe) ; Gabor Carelli (Gastone) ; Osie Hawkins (Gardener) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 22, no. 16 (Feb. 17, 1958).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 22, 1958.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Nov., 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 94 (F).
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Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895. Dame aux camélias.
Angeles, Victoria de los. Performer
Campora, Giuseppe. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004, singer.
Vanni, Helen. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
Allen, Mildred. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929-2008, singer.
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
MacWatters, Virginia. Commentator
Gedda, Nicolai. Commentator
Guarrera, Frank, 1923-2007, commentator.
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.
Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-1988, commentator.
Schumer, Harry G. Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Commentator
Rubenstein, Arthur, 1887-1982, 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 34115 Service copy.
*LTCM 94 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34115.
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