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Le Nozze di Figaro opera in four acts
- Title
- Le Nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on the work by Beaumarchais.
- Author
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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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 31955 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
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 31955 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
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 31955 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
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 31955 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
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 31955 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
- Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
- Cheek, John, 1948-
- Hong, Hei-Kyung.
- Van Allan, Richard.
- Di Franco, Loretta.
- Otter, Anne Sofie von.
- Hampson, Thomas.
- Sénéchal, Michel.
- Alexander, Roberta.
- Courtney, James, 1946-
- Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
- Blackwell, Harolyn.
- Elder, Mark, 1947-
- Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
- Horne, Marilyn.
- Mohr, Richard.
- Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014.
- Downes, Edward, 1911-
- Livingstone, William.
- Woitach, Richard.
- Purdy, Christopher.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 5 sound discs (232 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 31, 1988]
- Uniform Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Sung in Italian.
- Durations: 0:48:36 (synopses and features) ; 3:05:12 (opera).
- Compact disc.
- Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark : *LTCM 539 (F).
- House program on file in Music Division.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 31, 1988.
- Reproduction (note)
- Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 539 (F)
- Contents
- CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Synopsis of Act IV (Allen) -- CD 4. Act IV ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 5. Opera News on the air (Richard Mohr, host, with Sid Caesar) ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with William Livingstone, Richard Woitach and Christopher Purdy) ; Synopsis of Act III (Allen).
- Call Number
- *LTCM 539 (F)
- OCLC
- NYPG92-R54
- Author
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
- Title
- Le Nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on the work by Beaumarchais.
- Playing Time
- 004836 030512
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 31, 1988]Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 31, 1988]
- Performer
- John Cheek (Figaro) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Susanna) ; Richard Van Allan (Don Bartolo) ; Loretta Di Franco (Marcellina) ; Anne Sofie von Otter (Cherubino) ; Thomas Hampson (Count Almaviva) ; Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio) ; Roberta Alexander (Countess Almaviva) ; James Courtney (Antonio) ; Andrea Velis (Don Curzio) ; Harolyn Blackwell (Barbarina) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Mark Elder, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 53, no. 7 (Dec. 24, 1988).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 31, 1988.
- Original Version
- Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Nov. 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Reproduction
- Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 539 (F)
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. LibrettistBeaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.Cheek, John, 1948- PerformerHong, Hei-Kyung. PerformerVan Allan, Richard. PerformerDi Franco, Loretta. PerformerOtter, Anne Sofie von. PerformerHampson, Thomas. PerformerSénéchal, Michel. PerformerAlexander, Roberta. PerformerCourtney, James, 1946- performerVelis, Andrea, 1932-1994. PerformerBlackwell, Harolyn. PerformerElder, Mark, 1947- ConductorAllen, Peter, 1920-2016. CommentatorHorne, Marilyn. CommentatorMohr, Richard. CommentatorCaesar, Sid, 1922-2014. CommentatorDownes, Edward, 1911- CommentatorLivingstone, William. CommentatorWoitach, Richard. CommentatorPurdy, Christopher. CommentatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- 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
- *LTCM 539 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room). Use service copy in *LDC 31955.*LDC 31955 Service copy.