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Rigoletto opera in three acts

Title
Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Leech, Richard (Tenor)
  • Fracker, Richard.
  • Grant Murphy, Heidi.
  • Nucci, Leo.
  • Hartman, Vernon.
  • Vernon, Richard, 1950-
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Dupont, Stephen.
  • Shin, Young Ok.
  • Kelly, Sondra.
  • Sielski, Carolyn.
  • Paola, Paul de.
  • White, Wendy.
  • Ajmone-Marsan, Guido.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Horne, Marilyn.
  • Paolucci, Bridget.
  • Purdy, Christopher.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Jellinek, George, 1919-
  • Hamilton, Stuart.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs (184 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 12, 1991]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Met moments (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:51:58 (synopses and features) ; 2:12:49 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  • Compact discs.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Richard Leech (The Duke of Mantua) ; Richard Fracker (Borsa) ; Heidi Grant (Countess Ceprano) ; Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) ; Vernon Hartman (Marullo) ; Richard Vernon (Count Ceprano) ; James Courtney (Monterone) ; Stephen Dupont (Sparafucile) ; Young Ok Shin (Gilda) ; Sondra Kelly (Giovanna) ; Carolyn Sielski (A Page) ; Paul De Paola (Chief Guard) ; Wendy White (Maddalena) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Guido Ajmone-Marsan, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 12, 1991.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 582 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (Bridget Paolucci) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Christopher Purdy, host, with Edward Downes, George Jellinek and Stuart Hamilton) ; Met moments (Francis Robinson) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 29111
OCLC
NYPG92-R921
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
Playing Time
005158 021249
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 12, 1991]
Cast
Richard Leech (The Duke of Mantua) ; Richard Fracker (Borsa) ; Heidi Grant (Countess Ceprano) ; Leo Nucci (Rigoletto) ; Vernon Hartman (Marullo) ; Richard Vernon (Count Ceprano) ; James Courtney (Monterone) ; Stephen Dupont (Sparafucile) ; Young Ok Shin (Gilda) ; Sondra Kelly (Giovanna) ; Carolyn Sielski (A Page) ; Paul De Paola (Chief Guard) ; Wendy White (Maddalena) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Guido Ajmone-Marsan, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 55, no. 8 (Jan. 5, 1991).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 12, 1991.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 582 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Leech, Richard (Tenor) Performer
Fracker, Richard. Performer
Grant Murphy, Heidi. Performer
Nucci, Leo. Performer
Hartman, Vernon. Performer
Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Dupont, Stephen. Performer
Shin, Young Ok. Performer
Kelly, Sondra. Performer
Sielski, Carolyn. Performer
Paola, Paul de. Performer
White, Wendy. Performer
Ajmone-Marsan, Guido. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Horne, Marilyn. Commentator
Paolucci, Bridget. Commentator
Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
Hamilton, Stuart. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Met moments (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 29111 Service copy.
*LTCM 582 (F) Preservation copy (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29111.
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