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Le nozze di Figaro opera in four acts

Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

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Additional Authors
  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  • Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
  • Angeles, Victoria de los.
  • Guarrera, Frank.
  • Conner, Nadine.
  • Siepi, Cesare.
  • Miller, Mildred, 1924-
  • Warfield, Sandra.
  • Corena, Fernando.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Carelli, Gabor.
  • Davidson, Lawrence.
  • Cundari, Emilia.
  • Leone, María (Soprano)
  • Elias, Rosalind.
  • Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Madeira, Jean.
  • Singher, Martial.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Adler, Kurt, 1907-1977.
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  • Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs (254 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 7, 1956\560407\]
Uniform Title
  • Nozze di Figaro
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Nozze di Figaro
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Durations: 2:48:56 (opera) ; 1:25:23 (synopses and features).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 66 (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, Apr. 7, 1956.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 66 (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, Jean Madeira and Martial Singher discuss Le nozze di Figaro ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Robert Lawrence, Mrs. Peltz, Walter Ducloux, Robert Bagar and Kurt Adler ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Clifton Fadiman and Bruno Walter discuss Mozart ; Synopsis of Act 4.
Call Number
*LDC 34102
OCLC
NYPG84-R829
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Playing Time
024856 012523
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 7, 1956\560407\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 7, 1956\560407\]
Performer
Victoria de los Angeles (Countess Almaviva) ; Frank Guarrera (Count Almaviva) ; Nadine Conner (Susanna) ; Cesare Siepe (Figaro) ; Mildred Miller (Cherubino) ; Sandra Warfield (Marcellina) ; Fernando Corena (Don Bartolo) ; Alessio De Paolis (Don Basilio) ; Gabor Carelli (Don Curzio) ; Lawrence Davidson (Antonio) ; Emilia Cundari (Barbarina) ; Maria Leone, Rosalind Elias (two peasant girls) ; Max Rudolf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 20, no. 22 (Apr. 2, 1956).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 7, 1956.
Original Version
Cassette tapes 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.
Reproduction
Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 66 (F).
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Added Author
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.
Angeles, Victoria de los. Performer
Guarrera, Frank. Performer
Conner, Nadine. Performer
Siepi, Cesare. Performer
Miller, Mildred, 1924- Performer
Warfield, Sandra. Performer
Corena, Fernando. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Davidson, Lawrence. Performer
Cundari, Emilia. Performer
Leone, María (Soprano) Performer
Elias, Rosalind. Performer
Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Madeira, Jean. Commentator
Singher, Martial. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Adler, Kurt, 1907-1977. Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Commentator
Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962. 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 34102 Service copy.
*LTCM 66 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in: *LDC 34102.
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