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Otello opera in four acts

Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito after the play by Shakespeare.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 33918 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Josephson, Kim
  • Croft, Richard
  • Leĭferkus, Sergeĭ, 1946-
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  • Vaness, Carol
  • Bunnell, Jane
  • Yannissis, Yanni
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953-
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Abbate, Carolyn
  • Jenkins, Speight
  • Weaver, William, 1923-2013
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
4 sound discs (185 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 2, 1994]
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Durations: 0:33:06 (synopses and features) ; 2:32:07 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 745 (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, Apr. 2, 1994.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 745 (F)
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Act 1 ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Peter Allen) ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Allen) -- CD 3. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Carolyn Abbate, Speight Jenkins and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 33918
OCLC
NYPG95-R647
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito after the play by Shakespeare.
Playing Time
003306 023207
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 2, 1994]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 2, 1994]
Performer
Kim Josephson (Montano) ; Richard Croft (Cassio) ; Sergei Leiferkus (Iago) ; Charles Anthony (Roderigo) ; Plʹacido Domingo (Otello) ; Carol Vaness (Desdemona) ; Jane Bunnell (Emilia) ; Yanni Yannissis (A herald) ; Paul Plishka (Lodovico) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Valery Gergiev, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 58, no. 14 (Apr. 2, 1994).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 2, 1994.
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 745 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
Connect to:
Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added Author
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Josephson, Kim. Performer
Croft, Richard. Performer
Leĭferkus, Sergeĭ, 1946- Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
Vaness, Carol. Performer
Bunnell, Jane. Performer
Yannissis, Yanni. Performer
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Abbate, Carolyn. Commentator
Jenkins, Speight. Commentator
Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 33918 Service copy.
*LT-10-A 1598 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LDC 33918.
*LTCM 745 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes on file). Use service copy in *LDC 33918.
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