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Billy Budd : opera in two acts

Title
Billy Budd : radio broadcast, 1992-04-04 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

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Additional Authors
  • Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970.
  • Crozier, Eric.
  • Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
  • Clark, Graham, 1941-
  • Wells, Jeffrey.
  • Perry, Herbert.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Leaf, Sven.
  • Meredith, Morley.
  • Schott, Benjamin.
  • Niles, Peter.
  • Evans, Joel.
  • Silverman, Joseph (Singer)
  • Hawkins, Gordon.
  • Forest, Michael.
  • Laciura, Anthony.
  • Fitch, Bernard.
  • Held, Alan, 1959-
  • Robbins, Julien.
  • Morris, James, 1947-
  • Murray, John Horton.
  • Castel, Nico.
  • Hampson, Thomas.
  • Oswald, Mark.
  • Macurdy, John.
  • Stewart, Andrew (Singer)
  • Bater, Glenn.
  • Mackerras, Charles, 1925-2010
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Eckert, Thor, Jr.
  • Purdy, Christopher.
  • Weaver, William, 1923-2013
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs (191 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 4, 1992
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 4, 1992.
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Compact discs.
  • House program available in Music Division.
  • Durations: 0:31:51 (synopses and features) ; 2:39:41 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 4, 1992.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 614 (F).
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I, part 1 -- CD 2. Act I, part 2 ; Act II, part 1 -- CD 3. Act II, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Thor Eckert Jr., Christopher Purdy and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 30396
OCLC
NYPG92-R1421
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Title
Billy Budd : radio broadcast, 1992-04-04 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville.
Playing Time
003151 023941
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 4, 1992
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 4, 1992.
Performer
Graham Clark (Captain Vere) ; Jeffrey Wells (First Mate) ; Herbert Perry (Second Mate) ; James Courtney (Mr. Flint) ; Sven Leaf (A sailor) ; Morley Meredith (Bosun) ; Benjamin Schott, Peter Niles, Joel Evans and Joseph Silverman (Midshipmen) ; Gordon Hawkins (Donald) ; Michael Forest (Maintop) ; Anthony Laciura (The Novice) ; Bernard Fitch (Squeak) ; Alan Held (Mr. Redburn) ; Julien Robbins (Lieutenant Ratcliffe) ; James Morris (Claggart) ; John Horton Murray (Red Whiskers) ; Nico Castel (Arthur Jones) ; Thomas Hampson (Billy Budd) ; Mark Oswald (The Novice's Friend) ; John Macurdy (Dansker) ; Andrew Stewart (Cabin Boy) ; Glenn Bater (Gunner's Mate) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Charles Mackerras, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 56, no. 14 (Mar. 28, 1992).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 4, 1992.
Original Version
Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in July, 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 614 (F).
Language
Sung in English.
Connect to:
Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added Author
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. Librettist
Crozier, Eric. Librettist
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd.
Clark, Graham, 1941- Performer
Wells, Jeffrey. Performer
Perry, Herbert. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer.
Leaf, Sven. Performer
Meredith, Morley. Performer
Schott, Benjamin. Performer
Niles, Peter. Performer
Evans, Joel. Performer
Silverman, Joseph (Singer) Performer
Hawkins, Gordon. Performer
Forest, Michael. Performer
Laciura, Anthony. Performer
Fitch, Bernard. Performer
Held, Alan, 1959- Performer
Robbins, Julien. Performer
Morris, James, 1947- Performer
Murray, John Horton. Performer
Castel, Nico. Performer
Hampson, Thomas. Performer
Oswald, Mark. Performer
Macurdy, John. Performer
Stewart, Andrew (Singer) Performer
Bater, Glenn. Performer
Mackerras, Charles, 1925-2010, conductor.
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator
Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 30396 Service copy.
*LTCM 614 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 30396.
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