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Cavalleria rusticana : opera in one act

Title
Cavalleria rusticana : radio broadcast, 1952-01-26: opera in one act / music by Pietro Mascagni ; libretto by G. Targioni-Tozzetti and G. Menasci, after the story of Giovanni Verga. Pagliacci : opera in two acts / libretto and music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo [sound recording].
Author
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934.
  • Menasci, Guido
  • Verga, Giovanni, 1840-1922.
  • Milanov, Zinka
  • Miller, Mildred, 1924-
  • Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989.
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Votipka, Thelma
  • Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
  • Rigal, Delia
  • Vinay, Ramon
  • Guarrera, Frank, 1923-2007
  • Hayward, Thomas, 1917-1995
  • Capecchi, Renato
  • Erede, Alberto
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris
  • Guthrie, Tyrone, 1900-1971.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-1980
  • Gutman, John
  • Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound tape reels (194 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1952]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
I pagliacci.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:49:58 (synopses and features) ; 1:09:45 (Cavalleria) ; 1:14:59 (Pagliacci).
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • In 1st work: Zinka Milanov (Santuzza) ; Mildred Miller (Lola) ; Kurt Baum (Turiddu) ; Clifford Harvuot (Alfio) ; Thelma Votipka (Lucia).
  • In 2nd work: Delia Rigal (Nedda) ; Ramon Vinay (Canio) ; Frank Guarrera (Tonio) ; Thomas Hayward (Beppe) ; Renato Capecchi (Silvio).
  • In both works: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus : Alberto Erede, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 26, 1952.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 357 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Cavalleria (Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Tyrone Guthrie and Francis Robinson) ; Synopsis of act 1 of Pagliacci (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (John Gutman, host, with George Marek, Sigmund Spaeth and Deems Taylor) ; Synopsis of act 2 of Pagliacci (Cross) -- side 3. Prelude of Cavalleria through "No, no Turiddu, rimani ancora" -- side 4. Cavalleria concluded -- side 5. Prologue and act 1 of Pagliacci -- side 6. Intermezzo and act 2 of Pagliacci ; Broadcast concluded.
Call Number
*LT-10 4906
OCLC
NYPG89-R219
Author
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.
Title
Cavalleria rusticana : radio broadcast, 1952-01-26: opera in one act / music by Pietro Mascagni ; libretto by G. Targioni-Tozzetti and G. Menasci, after the story of Giovanni Verga. Pagliacci : opera in two acts / libretto and music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo [sound recording].
Playing Time
004958 010945 011459
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1952]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1952]
Cast
In 1st work: Zinka Milanov (Santuzza) ; Mildred Miller (Lola) ; Kurt Baum (Turiddu) ; Clifford Harvuot (Alfio) ; Thelma Votipka (Lucia).
In 2nd work: Delia Rigal (Nedda) ; Ramon Vinay (Canio) ; Frank Guarrera (Tonio) ; Thomas Hayward (Beppe) ; Renato Capecchi (Silvio).
In both works: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus : Alberto Erede, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in May, 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (7 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 16, no. 12 (Jan. 21, 1952).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 26, 1952.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 357 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934. Librettist
Menasci, Guido. Librettist
Verga, Giovanni, 1840-1922. Cavalleria rusticana.
Milanov, Zinka. Performer
Miller, Mildred, 1924- Performer
Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989. Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci.
Rigal, Delia. Performer
Vinay, Ramon. Performer
Guarrera, Frank, 1923-2007, singer.
Hayward, Thomas, 1917-1995, singer.
Capecchi, Renato. Performer
Erede, Alberto. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Guthrie, Tyrone, 1900-1971. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910-1980, commentator.
Gutman, John. Commentator
Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
I pagliacci.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 4906 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 357 (F)
*LTCM 357 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4906.
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