Research Catalog

Title

Lucia di Lammermoor [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852.
• Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
• Pons, Lily, 1898-1976.
• Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984.
• Valentino, Frank
• Votipka, Thelma
• Moscona, Nicola
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• McCracken, James, 1926-
• Cleva, Fausto
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Goldovsky, Boris
• Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
• Bagar, Robert C.
• Gutman, John
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

3 sound cassettes (191 min.) : mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 14, 1956\560114\]

Uniform Title

• Lucia di Lammermoor
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Lucia di Lammermoor

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 2:10:42 (opera) ; 0:59:52 (synopses and features).
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 14, 1956.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky and six guest singers discuss the role of the ensemble in opera ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz: Robert Lawrence, Walter Ducloux, Robert Bagar and John Gutman ; Synopsis of act 3 -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 through Alfin son tua -- side 6. Act 3, conclusion ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call Number

*LTCM 58 (F)

OCLC

NYPG84-R816

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Title

Lucia di Lammermoor [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.

Playing Time

021042 005952

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 14, 1956\560114\]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 14, 1956\560114\]

Performer

Lily Pons (Lucia) ; Jan Peerce (Edgardo) ; Frank Valentino (Enrico) ; Thelma Votipka (Alisa) ; Nicola Moscona (Raimondo) ; Paul Franke (Arturo) ; James McCracken (Normanno) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 20, no. 10 (Jan. 9, 1956).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 14, 1956.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL, Jun., 1984, from borrowed copies (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.

Added Author

Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832. Bride of Lammermoor.

Pons, Lily, 1898-1976. Performer

Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984. Performer

Valentino, Frank. Performer

Votipka, Thelma. Performer

Moscona, Nicola. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

McCracken, James, 1926- Performer

Cleva, Fausto. Performer

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator

Bagar, Robert C. Commentator

Gutman, John. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 58 (F) Production notes on file.