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Aïda : opera in four acts
- Title
- Aïda : radio broadcast, 1991-12-28 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.
- Author
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
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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. | 5 | Use in library | *LDC 30391 [CD. Service copy] 5 | 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. | 4 | Use in library | *LDC 30391 [CD. Service copy] 4 | 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. | 3 | Use in library | *LDC 30391 [CD. Service copy] 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound | |
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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. | 1 | Use in library | *LDC 30391 [CD. Service copy] 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893.
- Plishka, Paul, 1941-
- Bartolini, Lando.
- Toczyska, Stefania.
- Mitchell, Leona.
- Wells, Jeffrey.
- Murray, John Horton.
- Johnson, Camellia.
- Morris, James, 1947-
- Saccani, Rico.
- Allen, Peter, 1920-
- Downes, Edward, 1911-
- Hammond, Antony D.
- Hubay, Alfred.
- McNally, Terrence.
- Crespin, Régine.
- Horne, Marilyn.
- McCracken, James, 1926-
- Corigliano, John, 1938-
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 5 sound discs (239 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 28, 1991
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 28, 1991.
- Uniform Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Met moments (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Durations: 1:16:17 (synopses and features) ; 2:43:17 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Compact discs.
- House program on file in Music Division.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Performer (note)
- Paul Plishka (Ramfis) ; Lando Bartolini (Radamès) ; Stefania Toczyska (Amneris) ; Leona Mitchell (Aïda) ; Jeffrey Wells (The King) ; John Horton Murray (A messenger) ; Camellia Johnson (A priestess) ; James Morris (Amonasro) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Rico Saccani, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 28, 1991.
- Reproduction (note)
- Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 600 (F)
- Source (note)
- Metropolitan Opera;
- Language (note)
- Sung in Italian.
- Contents
- CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Prelude ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 -- CD 5. Opera news on the air (Edward Downes gives his personal sentiments on Aida and Egypt) ; Met moments [recalling portions of Mar. 11, 1972 Singer's roundtable] (Edward Downes, host, with Régine Crespin, Marilyn Horne and James McCracken) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Antony D. Hammond, Alfred Hubay and Terrence McNally) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) ; Third intermission feature (Terrence McNally talks with John Corigliano about his opera, The ghosts of Versailles) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Allen).
- Call Number
- *LDC 30391
- OCLC
- NYPG92-R1389
- Author
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
- Title
- Aïda : radio broadcast, 1991-12-28 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 28, 1991Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 28, 1991.
- Cast
- Paul Plishka (Ramfis) ; Lando Bartolini (Radamès) ; Stefania Toczyska (Amneris) ; Leona Mitchell (Aïda) ; Jeffrey Wells (The King) ; John Horton Murray (A messenger) ; Camellia Johnson (A priestess) ; James Morris (Amonasro) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Rico Saccani, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Original Version
- Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in June, 1992, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 56, no. 7 (Dec. 21, 1991).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 28, 1991.
- Reproduction
- Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 600 (F)
- Language
- Sung in Italian.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893. LibrettistPlishka, Paul, 1941- PerformerBartolini, Lando. PerformerToczyska, Stefania. PerformerMitchell, Leona. PerformerWells, Jeffrey. PerformerMurray, John Horton. PerformerJohnson, Camellia. PerformerMorris, James, 1947- PerformerSaccani, Rico. ConductorAllen, Peter, 1920- CommentatorDownes, Edward, 1911- CommentatorHammond, Antony D. CommentatorHubay, Alfred. CommentatorMcNally, Terrence. CommentatorCrespin, Régine. CommentatorHorne, Marilyn. CommentatorMcCracken, James, 1926- CommentatorCorigliano, John, 1938- CommentatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)Met moments (Radio program)Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Added Title
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 30391 Service copy.*LTCM 600 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 30391.