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Gala performance : in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversaries of the Metropolitan Opera debuts of Plʹacido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. Die Walküre.

Title
Gala performance : in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversaries of the Metropolitan Opera debuts of Plʹacido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. Die Walküre. Act 1 / music and libretto by Richard Wagner. Otello. Act 1 / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito. Il Trovatore. Act 3 / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano [sound recording].
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

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Additional Authors
  • Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  • Meier, Waltraud
  • Sotin, Hans
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • Josephson, Kim
  • Baker, Mark (Tenor)
  • Milnes, Sherrill
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Pavarotti, Luciano
  • Esperian, Kallen
  • Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852.
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Chernov, Vladimir, 1953-
  • Zajick, Dolora
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Bronson, Michael
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
4 sound discs (216 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Sept. 27, 1993]
Uniform Title
  • Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. 1. Aufzug
  • Singer's roundtable (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre. 1. Aufzug
  • Walküre.
  • Otello.
  • Trovatore.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Durations: 1:13:33 (synopses and features) ; 1:08:49 (Walküre) ; 0:37:43 (Otello) ; 0:36:27 (Trovatore).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 726 (F).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • In 2nd work: Kim Josephson (Montano) ; Mark Baker (Cassio) ; Sherrill Milnes (Iago) ; Charles Anthony (Roderigo) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Otello) ; Kallen Esperian (Desdemona).
  • In 3rd work: Paul Plishka (Ferrando) ; Vladimir Chernov (Count di Luna) ; Dolora Zajick (Azucena) ; Kallen Esperian (Leonora) ; Plʹacido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti (Manrico) ; Charles Anthony (Ruiz).
  • In all works: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Sept. 27, 1993.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 726 (F).
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in German (1st work) and Italian (2nd-3rd works).
Contents
CD 1. Die Walküre, Act 1 -- CD 2. Otello, Act 1 ; Il trovatore, Act 3 ; Presentation by Joseph Volpe to Plʹacido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 of Die Walküre (Allen) ; Singer's roundtable (Michael Bronson, host, with Plʹacido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti) ; Synopsis of Act 1 of Otello (Allen) -- CD 4. Roundtable concluded ; Synopsis of Act 3 of Il Trovatore (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 33901
OCLC
NYPG95-R578
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Title
Gala performance : in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversaries of the Metropolitan Opera debuts of Plʹacido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. Die Walküre. Act 1 / music and libretto by Richard Wagner. Otello. Act 1 / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito. Il Trovatore. Act 3 / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano [sound recording].
Playing Time
011333 010849 003743 003627
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Sept. 27, 1993]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Sept. 27, 1993]
Performer
In 1st work: Plʹacido Domingo (Siegmund) ; Waltraud Meier (Sieglinde) ; Hans Sotin (Hunding).
In 2nd work: Kim Josephson (Montano) ; Mark Baker (Cassio) ; Sherrill Milnes (Iago) ; Charles Anthony (Roderigo) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Otello) ; Kallen Esperian (Desdemona).
In 3rd work: Paul Plishka (Ferrando) ; Vladimir Chernov (Count di Luna) ; Dolora Zajick (Azucena) ; Kallen Esperian (Leonora) ; Plʹacido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti (Manrico) ; Charles Anthony (Ruiz).
In all works: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 58, no. 3 (Sept. 27, 1993).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Sept. 27, 1993.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (3 tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 726 (F).
Language
Sung in German (1st work) and Italian (2nd-3rd works).
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Added Author
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
Meier, Waltraud. Performer
Sotin, Hans. Performer
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello Atto 1o.
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore Atto 3o.
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
Josephson, Kim. Performer
Baker, Mark (Tenor), performer.
Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer
Esperian, Kallen. Performer
Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Chernov, Vladimir, 1953- Performer
Zajick, Dolora. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Bronson, Michael. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Singer's roundtable (Radio program)
Walküre.
Otello.
Trovatore.
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 33901 Service copy.
*LT-10-A 1579 Master tape. Request service copy in *LDC 33901.
*LTCM 726 F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 33901.
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