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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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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 30396 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound | |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 30396 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound | |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Use in library | *LDC 30396 [CD. Service copy] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound | |
Not available - Please for assistance. | 1 of 3 | Audio | Restricted use | *LTCM 614 1 of 3 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | 2 of 3 | Audio | Restricted use | *LTCM 614 2 of 3 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | 3 of 3 | Audio | Restricted use | *LTCM 614 3 of 3 | Offsite |
Details
- 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, 1992Texaco-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:
- Added Author
- Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. LibrettistCrozier, Eric. LibrettistMelville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd.Clark, Graham, 1941- PerformerWells, Jeffrey. PerformerPerry, Herbert. PerformerCourtney, James, 1946- performer.Leaf, Sven. PerformerMeredith, Morley. PerformerSchott, Benjamin. PerformerNiles, Peter. PerformerEvans, Joel. PerformerSilverman, Joseph (Singer) PerformerHawkins, Gordon. PerformerForest, Michael. PerformerLaciura, Anthony. PerformerFitch, Bernard. PerformerHeld, Alan, 1959- PerformerRobbins, Julien. PerformerMorris, James, 1947- PerformerMurray, John Horton. PerformerCastel, Nico. PerformerHampson, Thomas. PerformerOswald, Mark. PerformerMacurdy, John. PerformerStewart, Andrew (Singer) PerformerBater, Glenn. PerformerMackerras, Charles, 1925-2010, conductor.Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. CommentatorDownes, Edward, 1911- CommentatorEckert, Thor, Jr. CommentatorPurdy, Christopher. CommentatorWeaver, 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.